Cisco Systems CSR 1000V Prerequisites, Creating the VM, Configuring the Server Manager Settings

Chapter 7 Installing the Cisco CSR 1000V in Microsoft Hyper-V Environments

Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000V VM Using the .iso File (Microsoft Hyper-V)

Prerequisites

While the following procedure provides a general guideline for how to manually create the VM for the Cisco CSR 1000V, the exact steps that you need to perform may vary depending on the characteristics of your Microsoft Hyper-V environment and setup. For more information, see Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 documentation.

Note The Cisco CSR 1000V does not support deploying the OVA file in Microsoft Hyper-V environments.

Before installing the Cisco CSR 1000V on a Microsoft Hyper-V VM, the following must be installed on the host:

•Hyper-V Manager

•Failover Cluster Manager

•Virtual Switch

Although not required, it is recommended that you create the Virtual Switch prior to creating the VM for the Cisco CSR 1000V.

Configuring the Server Manager Settings

The following steps are performed on Server Manager on the host.

Step 1 On the Server Manager, select Dashboard to configure the local server.

Step 2 Select Manager from the top right, and then select Add Roles and Features from the drop-down menu.

The Add Roles and Features Wizard opens.

Step 3 Click Next.

Step 4 Select Server Roles. In the Roles list, select the following options by clicking on the checkbox:

•File and Storage Services

•Hyper-V

Step 5 Select Features. In the Features list, select the following option by clicking on the checkbox:

•Failover Clustering

Failover clustering is required. It is not automatically installed, so you must make sure this option is checked. This feature requires that Failover Cluster Manager is installed.

Step 6 Click Next.

Creating the VM

To create the VM, perform the following steps:

Step 1 In Hyper-V Manager, click on the host.

Step 2 Select New > Virtual Machine.

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