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Cisco CSR 1000V Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 7 Installing the Cisco CSR 1000V in Microsoft Hyper-V Environments
Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V
Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V
Table 7-1 lists the installation requirements for Microsoft HyperV.
Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000V VM Using the .iso File
(Microsoft Hyper-V)
• Prerequisites
• Configuring the Server Manager Settings
• Creating the VM
• Launching the VM to Boot the Cisco CSR 1000V
Table 7-1 Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V
Microsoft Hyper-V
Requirements Cisco IOS XE 3.12S
Microsoft Hyper-V version
supported
Windows Server 2012 R2
Supported vCPU
configurations
1
1. The required vCPU configuration depends on the throughput license and
technology package installed. See the data sheet for your release for more
information.
• 1 vCPU: requires minimum
2.5 GB RAM allocation
• 2 vCPUs: requires minimum
2.5 GB RAM allocation
• 4 vCPUs: requires minimum
4 GB RAM allocation
Virtual CPU cores required 1
Virtual hard disk size
2
2. The VHD format is supported only. The VHDX format is not supported.
8 GB
Supported vNICs HV driver
Minimum number of vNICs
required
3
Maximum number of vNICs
supported per VM instance
8
Virtual CD/DVD drive
Installed
Required