cat9kv – Cisco Catalyst 9000v virtual switch/routerprd – Likely indicates a production release train17.12.01prd9 – Software version 17.12.01, build/release prd9.qcow2 – QEMU Copy-On-Write v2 format (used by KVM/QEMU hypervisors)Official Product Documentation: Detailed information on the use and function of this file can be found in the Cisco Modeling Labs Cat 9000v Guide.
image is a major milestone. This image represents the virtualized version of Cisco’s flagship Catalyst 9000 hardware, running the latest IOS-XE "Dublin" 17.12.1 release. What is the Cat9kv? Catalyst 9000v cat9kv-prd-17.12.01prd9.qcow2