Here are the settings used to get a lot of the Qemu Vms working:

NOTES -

1) Except where otherwise specified, leave -nographic and kvm enabled.

2) The amount of vCPUs and interfaces can usually be whatever you wish. I only listed vCPU and
interface count on Vms with specific requirements.
3) All image files, unless otherwise specified, should be used in hda.
4) If you're using the Windows Vmware GNS3-VM, and run into problems with telnet (especially some
ASAv versions), then use vnc to console into the devices.

ASAv - 2GB RAM

IOS-Xrv – 3GB RAM

CSR-1000v – 3 to 4 GB RAM

NX-Osv – 3GB RAM

vIOS - Specify Type as IOSv when adding this image, and accept the defaults

vIOS-L2 – Specify Type as IOSv-L2 when importing this image, and accept the defaults

vEOS - 2GB RAM

Aboot-veos-serial-2.0.8.iso in hda
vEOS-lab-<version>.vmdk in hdb
23 interfaces or less (it'll crash with 24)
(eth0 is the management interface)

vMX (14.1.R1.10, 14.1R2.9, 14.1R3.5, and 14.1R4.8 versions ONLY)

1GB RAM
desired amount of interfaces +2
(eth0 and 1 are internal interfaces, so use Eth2 as ge-0/0/0, and so on)

vSRX (12.1X47-D20.7 version ONLY)

2GB RAM
2 vCPUs

VyOS – 512MB RAM

installed vyos image file in hda

EXOS – 256MB RAM

installed exospc image in hda
12 interfaces (there seems to be a 12 interface limit)
(Eth0 is the management interface)
-cpu <cpu_model> ←required on the new versions of exospc.

TiMOS 12.0R6
2GB RAM
 6 interfaces
-no-kvm

TiMOS 13.0R4
2GB RAM
1 vCPU (more than one seems to crash it)
6 interfaces
(kvm can be enabled for this)

Tiny Core – 96MB RAM

remove -nographic (we want the GUI), and add -usbdevice tablet, if your mouse pointer
doesn't work.

Micro Core – 64MB RAM