# netlab 1.8.4: vrnetlab Containers, Catalyst 8000v

DevFeed: [netlab 1.8.4: vrnetlab Containers, Catalyst 8000v](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/netlab-1-8-4-vrnetlab-containers-catalyst-8000v-11024.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2024/06/netlab-1-8-4-vrnetlab-cat8000/>)

Published: 2024-06-24T05:43:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [container images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-images.md>), [Disk image](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/disk-image.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [VXLAN](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vxlan.md>), [MPLS VPN](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mpls-vpn.md>)

Tags: [container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [mpls-vpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mpls-vpn.md>), [netlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/netlab.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [vxlan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vxlan.md>)

## AI overview

The netlab 1.8.4 release adds support for vrnetlab containers for supported devices with available disk images, including Catalyst 8000v. It also introduces unified readiness checks and a handler for interruptions during long-running commands. VXLAN support for Catalyst 8000v is temporarily disabled, and MPLS/VPN was not tested.

## Source excerpt

I don't think I ever created two netlab releases in a week, but last week, I stumbled upon a motherlode of goodies, and it would be a shame not to make them available. Someone tried to use netlab with vrnetlab containers for CSR 1000v and Nexus 9300v. We got it to work, but when I started integrating his changes into the development branch, I wanted to test them, so I installed vrnetlab to create my own container images. vrnetlab is an excellent tool, and building containers is a breeze (running them is a different story), so I added support for vrnetlab containers for every device supported by that tool and netlab for which I happened to have a disk image. Read more ...