def _build_command(self):
        """
        Command to start the IOU process.
        (to be passed to subprocess.Popen())

        IOU command line:
        Usage: <image> [options] <application id>
        <image>: unix-js-m | unix-is-m | unix-i-m | ...
        <application id>: instance identifier (0 < id <= 1024)
        Options:
        -e <n>        Number of Ethernet interfaces (default 2)
        -s <n>        Number of Serial interfaces (default 2)
        -n <n>        Size of nvram in Kb (default 64KB)
        -b <string>   IOS debug string
        -c <name>     Configuration file name
        -d            Generate debug information
        -t            Netio message trace
        -q            Suppress informational messages
        -h            Display this help
        -C            Turn off use of host clock
        -m <n>        Megabytes of router memory (default 256MB)
        -L            Disable local console, use remote console
        -l            Enable Layer 1 keepalive messages
        -u <n>        UDP port base for distributed networks
        -R            Ignore options from the IOURC file
        -U            Disable unix: file system location
        -W            Disable watchdog timer
        -N            Ignore the NETMAP file
        """

        command = [self._path]
        if len(self._ethernet_adapters) != 2:
            command.extend(["-e", str(len(self._ethernet_adapters))])
        if len(self._serial_adapters) != 2:
            command.extend(["-s", str(len(self._serial_adapters))])
        if not self.use_default_iou_values:
            command.extend(["-n", str(self._nvram)])
            command.extend(["-m", str(self._ram)])

        # do not let IOU create the NVRAM anymore
        #startup_config_file = self.startup_config_file
        # if startup_config_file:
        #    command.extend(["-c", os.path.basename(startup_config_file)])

        if self._l1_keepalives:
            yield from self._enable_l1_keepalives(command)
        command.extend([str(self.application_id)])
        return command
Command to start the IOU process.
        (to be passed to subprocess.Popen())

        IOU command line:
        Usage: <image> [options] <application id>
        <image>: unix-js-m | unix-is-m | unix-i-m | ...
        <application id>: instance identifier (0 < id <= 1024)
        Options:
        -e <n>        Number of Ethernet interfaces (default 2)
        -s <n>        Number of Serial interfaces (default 2)
        -n <n>        Size of nvram in Kb (default 64KB)
        -b <string>   IOS debug string
        -c <name>     Configuration file name
        -d            Generate debug information
        -t            Netio message trace
        -q            Suppress informational messages
        -h            Display this help
        -C            Turn off use of host clock
        -m <n>        Megabytes of router memory (default 256MB)
        -L            Disable local console, use remote console
        -l            Enable Layer 1 keepalive messages
        -u <n>        UDP port base for distributed networks
        -R            Ignore options from the IOURC file
        -U            Disable unix: file system location
        -W            Disable watchdog timer
        -N            Ignore the NETMAP file