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Chapter7 Installing the Cisco CSR 1000V in Microsoft Hyper-V Environments
Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000V VM Using the .iso File (Microsoft Hyper-V)
Step3 Click Specify Name and Location.
•Enter the name of the VM.
•(Optional) Click the checkbox to store the VM in a different location.
Click Next.
Step4 On the Assign Memory screen, enter the Startup Memory value.
The Cisco CSR 1000V requires 4096 MB for the startup memory.
Click Next.
Step5 On the Configure Networking screen, select a network connection to the virtual switch that was
previously created.
The network adapter selected in this step will become the first interface for the CiscoCSR 1000V once
the VM is launched and the router boots. The other vNICs for the VM are created in the next procedure
Click Next.
Step6 On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk Screen, select the following option:
•Attach a virtual hard disk later.
Note The New Virtual Machine Wizard only supports creating a virtual hard disk using the .vhdx format. The
Cisco CSR 1000V requires that the hard disk uses the .vhd format. You will create the virtual hard disk
after the VM has been created.
Click Next. The Summary screen displays.
Step7 Review the VM settings, and if correct, click Finish.
The new VM is created.
Configuring the VM Settings
To configure the VM settings before launching the VM, perform the following steps:
Step1 In Hyper-V Manager, select the host, and then right-click on the VM that was created in the previous
steps.
Step2 Select Settings.
Step3 Specify the number of virtual processors, also known as virtual CPU’s (vCPU’s) for the VM.
See Table7-1 on page 7-2 for the supported configurations.
Step4 Under IDE Controller 0, select the Hard Drive.
Click the Virtual Hard Disk checkbox and click New to create a new virtual hard disk.
The New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard opens. Click Next.
a. On the Choose Disk Format screen, click the VHD checkbox to create the virtual hard disk using
the .vhd format. Click Next.
Note The Cisco CSR 1000V does not support the VHDX format.
b. On the Choose Disk Type screen, click on the Fixed Size option. Click Next.