SUMMARY STEPS
1.
In Hyper-V Manager, select the host, and then right-click on the VM that was created in the previous steps.
2.
Select
Settings
.
3.
Specify the number of virtual processors, also known as virtual CPU
’
s (vCPU
’
s) for the VM.
4.
Under IDE Controller 0, select the Hard Drive.
5.
Under IDE Controller1, select the
DVD Drive
.
6.
Select
Network Adapte
r to verify that the network connection to the virtual switch is configured.
7.
Select
Com 1
to configure the serial port.
8.
Select
Hardware
>
Add Hardware
to add the network interfaces (vNICs) to the VM.
9.
Click
BIOS
to verify the boot sequence for the VM.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
In Hyper-V Manager, select the host, and then right-click on the VM that was created in the previous steps.
Step 2
Select
Settings
.
Step 3
Specify the number of virtual processors, also known as virtual CPU
’
s (vCPU
’
s) for the VM.
See table "Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V" below, for the supported configurations.
Step 4
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
.
The Cisco CSR 1000v does not support the VHDX
format.
Note
b) On the
Choose Disk Type
screen, click on the
Fixed Size
option. Click
Next
.
The Cisco CSR 1000v does not support the other disk type options.
c) Specify the Name and Location for the virtual hard disk. Click
Next
.
d) On the
Configure Disk
screen, click the option to create a new blank virtual hard disk. For the size, specify 8 GB.
e) Click
Next
to view the Summary of the virtual hard disk settings.
f) Click
Finish
to create the new virtual hard disk.
When the new hard disk has been created, continue configuring the VM settings with the next step.
Step 5
Under IDE Controller1, select the
DVD Drive
.
The DVD Drive screen displays.
For the
Media
setting, click the
Image File
checkbox, and browse to the Cisco CSR 1000v .iso file that you downloaded
from Cisco.com.
Click
OK
.
Step 6
Select
Network Adapte
r to verify that the network connection to the virtual switch is configured.
Step 7
Select
Com 1
to configure the serial port.
This port provides access to the Cisco CSR 1000v console.
Telnet access to the Cisco CSR 1000v console is not supported for Microsoft Hyper-V. You must use a Putty
session to access the console.
Note
Cisco CSR 1000v Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
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Installing the Cisco CSR 1000v in Microsoft Hyper-V Environments
Configuring the VM Settings
