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Cisco CSR 1000V Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter1 Cisco CSR 1000V Series Cloud Services Router Overview
Introduction
Figure1-1 Cisco CSR 1000V Virtual Form Factor
Benefits of Virtualization Using the Cisco CSR 1000V Series Cloud Services Router
The Cisco CSR 1000V Series uses the benefits of virtualization in the cloud to provide the following:
•Hardware independence
Because the Cisco CSR 1000V runs on a virtual machine, it can be supported on any x86 hardware
that the virtualization platform supports.
•Sharing of resources
The resources used by the Cisco CSR 1000V are managed by the hypervisor, and resources can be
shared among VMs. The amount of hardware resources that the VM server allocates to a specific
VM can be reallocated to another VM on the server.
•Flexibility in deployment
You can easily move a VM from one server to another. Thus, you can move the CiscoCSR 1000V
from a server in one physical location to a server in another physical location without moving any
hardware resources.
Software Configuration and Management Using the Cisco IOS XE CLI
You can perform software configuration and management of the Cisco CSR 1000V using the following
methods:
•Provision a serial port in the VM and connect to access the Cisco IOS XE CLI commands.
•Use the VM console or the console on the virtual serial port to access the Cisco IOS XE CLI
commands.