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Chapter4 Installing the Cisco CSR 1000V in VMware ESXi Environments
Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000V OVA Template to the VM
When finished configuring the router properties, click Next. The Ready to Complete screen displays,
showing the settings to be used when the template is deployed.
You can also configure advanced properties after the router boots. See the .
Step10 Select Power on after deployment to automatically power on the VM.
Step11 Click Finish to deploy the OVA.
The OVA deploys the .iso file and, if the “Power on after deployment” setting is selected, automatically
powers on the VM. Once the VM is powered on, the Cisco CSR 1000V begins the installation and boot
process. If a bootstrap configuration file was included in the OVA, the router configuration will
automatically be enabled.
See the “Booting the Cisco CSR 1000V and Accessing the Console” section on page 8-1.
Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000V Software Using the Cisco Build, Deploy, Execute OVF Tool
The Cisco Build, Deploy, Execute OVF (BDEO) tool included in the CiscoCSR 1000V software
package is a Linux-based application that enables you to create attributes for one or more VMs and
quickly deploy the VMs with the cloud services router software pre-installed. This tool can speed the
process of deploying the Cisco CSR 1000V on multiple VMs.
The BDEO tool provides a simple command-line interface to enter the VM attributes into the .ova file.
The BDEO tool can be run either in a LINUX shell or on Solaris, and VMware ovftools must be installed.
Note The BDEO tool is provided without official Cisco support and is to be used at your risk.
Enable SSH Login
(Cisco IOS XE
Release 3.11S)
Enable SSH Login
and Disable Telnet
Login (Cisco IOS XE
Release 3.12S and
later)
Enables remote login using SSH and disables remote login
via Telnet. Requires that the login username and password
are set.
Additional Configuration Properties
Enable Password Configures the password for privileged (enable) access.
Domain Name Configures the network domain name.
Table4-10 OVA Bootstrap Properties for Cisco IOS XE Release 3.11S and Later (continued)
Property Description