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

Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000V OVA Template to the VM

Figure 4-2 Cisco CSR 1000V Advanced Property Configuration Screen

See Table 4-9and Table 4-10for the basic Cisco CSR 1000V properties that can be edited in the vSphere vApps GUI.

Step 4 Select the property to be edited and click Edit.

Step 5 Once you have edited the property, click OK to close.

Adding Custom Properties for the Cisco CSR 1000V

You can add custom properties to the Cisco CSR 1000V based on Cisco IOS XE CLI commands using the vSphere GUI. You can add these properties either before or after your boot the Cisco CSR 1000V. If you set these custom properties after the Cisco CSR 1000V has booted, you will need to reload the router or power-cycle the VM for the properties settings to take effect.

To edit the vApp options to add custom Cisco CSR 1000V properties, do the following:

Step 1 In the vSphere GUI, select the Options tab.

Step 2 Choose vApp Options > Advanced.

See Figure 4-1 on page 4-18.

Step 3 Click on the Properties button.

Step 4 Click New to add a property.

The Edit Property Settings window appears. See Figure 4-3.

 

 

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