Chapter 3 Installation Overview
Obtaining the Cisco CSR 1000V Software
•Manually configure the VM using the .iso file.
Uses the .iso file. You can install the .iso file on your host and manually create the VM using your hypervisor software. For example, if you are installing the Cisco CSR 1000V on VMware, you would install the .iso file on the VMware ESXi host, and manually create the VM using the vSphere GUI.
See the following sections:
–Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000V VM Using the .iso File (VMware ESXi), page
–Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000V VM Using the .iso File (Citrix XenServer), page
–Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000V VM Using the .iso File (KVM), page
–Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000V VM Using the .iso File (Microsoft
•Create the Cisco CSR 1000V instance in KVM using OpenStack
Uses the .qcow2 file. The qcow2 (QEMU Copy on Write) image format is used to create the Cisco CSR 1000V tenant in the KVM OpenStack cloud environment. See the “Creating the Cisco CSR 1000V KVM Instance on OpenStack Using the .qcow2 File” section on page
For information about upgrading the Cisco IOS XE software, see the “Upgrading the Cisco IOS XE Software” section on page
The following table lists the installation options for the supported hypervisors and the minimum Cisco IOS XE software release required.
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Deploy OVA Template | 3.9S | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | |
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Deploy OVA Using | 3.9S | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | |
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Manually Configure | 3.9S | 3.10S | 3.10S | 3.12S | |
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Guidelines and Limitations
Be aware of the following general guidelines and restrictions before installing the Cisco CSR 1000V in your network:
•If the hypervisor does not support vNIC Hot Add/Remove, do not make any changes to the VM hardware (memory, CPUs, hard drive size, and so on) while the VM is powered on.
•(Cisco IOS XE Release 3.11S and later) The GigabitEthernet0 interface is no longer available. You can designate any interface as the management interface.
•Cisco IOS XE Release 3.10S and earlier) The GigabitEthernet0 interface is the default management port and cannot be changed.
Cisco CSR 1000V Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
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