Cisco Systems Comprehensive Guide for Obtaining and Installing CSR 1000V Software

Chapter 3 Installation Overview

Obtaining the Cisco CSR 1000V Software

Obtaining the Cisco CSR 1000V Software

Step 1 Go to the product page for Cisco Routers at

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/hw/routers/index.html

Step 2 Navigate to the Cisco CSR 1000V Cloud Services Router product page.

Step 3 Click the “Download Software” link.

Step 4 Select the Cisco IOS XE release package and click Download Now or Add to Cart.

Follow the instructions for downloading the software.

Cisco CSR 1000V Installation Files

The following file types are included in the Cisco CSR 1000V software image package and are used to install the Cisco CSR 1000V on the supported hypervisors.

•.ova

Used for deploying the OVA template on the VM (in TAR format)

•.iso

Used for installing the software image on the VM (requires manually creating the VM)

•.qcow2

Used for installing the software image in KVM OpenStack environments.

•.bin

Used for upgrading and downgrading the software only. For more information, see the “Upgrading the Cisco IOS XE Software” section on page 9-1.

Note The .bin upgrade file cannot be used to upgrade AMIs obtained from Amazon Web Services. You must create a new AMI instance and migrate your configuration and license(s).

Cisco CSR 1000V Installation Options

The Cisco CSR 1000V supports the following installation options:

•Deploy the OVA template on the VM.

Uses the .ova file. This template creates a VM using recommended preset values. See the “Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000V OVA Template to the VM” section on page 4-10.

The .ova file can be used only for first-time installation. It cannot be used for upgrading the Cisco IOS XE software version.

•Deploy the .ova file on the VM using the Cisco Build, Deploy, Execute OVF (BDEO) configurator.

Uses the BDEO application included in your file package. Using the BDEO tool, you can customize the VM values and easily deploy the custom VM as part of the Cisco CSR 1000V installation process. See the “Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000V Software Using the Cisco Build, Deploy, Execute OVF Tool” section on page 4-14.

Cisco CSR 1000V Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide

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