Cisco Systems Complete Cisco CSR 1000V Configuration Guide for VMware ESXi Environments

Chapter 4 Installing the Cisco CSR 1000V in VMware ESXi Environments

Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000V OVA Template to the VM

Table 4-11		BDEO Command-Line Bootstrap Properties (continued)
Command Name			Parameters	Description
-po -poweron				Enters the instruction to automatically power-on the VM.
				Note Cisco recommends you do not set the VM to
				automatically power-on because you need to
				manually edit the new VM settings for the serial
				console before powering up the VM on the
				vSphere Client.
Cisco IOS XE Configuration Options
-iu	-ios_username		string	Enters the Cisco IOS XE username (required for remote
				login).
-ipw -ios_password			string	Enters the Cisco IOS XE IOS password (required for
				remote login).
-epw			string	Enters the Cisco IOS XE IOS enable password.
-enable_password
-ipd -ip_domain			string	Enters the IP domain name
-hn -hostname			string	Enters the hostname.
-ip	-ip_address		address/mask	Enters the address/mask for management interface, such
				as “10.1.1.1/24” or “10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0”. You can
				also specify the string “dhcp” to use DHCP.
-mg	-mgmt_gateway		address	Enters the default gateway for management VRF. You can
				also specify the string “dhcp” to use DHCP.
-ssh				If set, enables Secure Shell (SSH) login (and disables
				Telnet).
-http				If set, enables the HTTP server.
-https				If set, enables the HTTPS server. Required in Cisco IOS
				Release XE 3.10S if implementing the Cisco CSR 1000V
				REST API.
-b	-bootstrap		path	Enters the Cisco IOS bootstrap configuration file (such as
				NVRAM output) to add to bootstrap, for any
				configurations not covered by the above options.

Editing the Cisco CSR 1000V Basic Properties Using the vSphere GUI

When deploying the OVA template, you have the option to set basic router properties using the vSphere GUI prior to booting, as described in the “Deploying the OVA Template to the VM” section on

page 4-10. You can also set custom properties matched to Cisco IOS XE CLI commands. See the “Adding Custom Properties for the Cisco CSR 1000V” section on page 4-19.

Note The functionality described in this chapter works only when using the vSphere GUI to connect to a vCenter server. If connecting directly to a host, these options are not available.

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