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Cisco CSR 1000V Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 3 Installation Overview
Obtaining the Cisco CSR 1000V Software
• Manually configure the VM using the .iso file.
Uses the .iso file. You can install the .iso file on your host and manually create the VM using your
hypervisor software. For example, if you are installing the Cisco CSR 1000V on VMware, you
would install the .iso file on the VMware ESXi host, and manually create the VM using the vSphere
GUI.
See the following sections:
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Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000V VM Using the .iso File (VMware ESXi), page 4-23.
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Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000V VM Using the .iso File (Citrix XenServer), page 5-3
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Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000V VM Using the .iso File (KVM), page 6-3
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Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000V VM Using the .iso File (Microsoft Hyper-V), page 7-2
• Create the Cisco CSR 1000V instance in KVM using OpenStack
Uses the .qcow2 file. The qcow2 (QEMU Copy on Write) image format is used to create the
Cisco CSR 1000V tenant in the KVM OpenStack cloud environment. See the “Creating the Cisco
CSR 1000V KVM Instance on OpenStack Using the .qcow2 File” section on page 6-5.
For information about upgrading the Cisco IOS XE software, see the “Upgrading the Cisco IOS XE
Software” section on page 9-1.
The following table lists the installation options for the supported hypervisors and the minimum
Cisco IOS XE software release required.
Guidelines and Limitations
Be aware of the following general guidelines and restrictions before installing the Cisco CSR 1000V in
your network:
• If the hypervisor does not support vNIC Hot Add/Remove, do not make any changes to the VM
hardware (memory, CPUs, hard drive size, and so on) while the VM is powered on.
• (Cisco IOS XE Release 3.11S and later) The GigabitEthernet0 interface is no longer available. You
can designate any interface as the management interface.
• Cisco IOS XE Release 3.10S and earlier) The GigabitEthernet0 interface is the default management
port and cannot be changed.
Table 3-1 Cisco CSR 1000V Supported Installation Options
Installation Option VMware ESXi Citrix XenServer KVM
Microsoft
Hyper-V
Deploy OVA Template
Using OVA Wizard
3.9S Not supported Not supported Not supported
Deploy OVA Using
BDEO
3.9S Not supported Not supported Not supported
Manually Configure
VM Using .iso File
3.9S 3.10S 3.10S 3.12S
Create the KVM
instance on OpenStack
Using .qcow2 File
NA NA 3.12S NA