Step 5
Telnet to the VM using one of the following two commands:
telnet://host-ipaddress:portnumber
or, from a UNIX xTerm
terminal:
telnet host-ipaddress portnumber
The following example shows the Cisco CSR 1000v initial boot output on
the VM.
Example:
%IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_SRC: (rp/0): CD-ROM Boot%IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0):
Installing GRUB%IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0): Copying super packagecsr1000v-universalk9
2011-10-20_13.09.SSA.bin%IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0):
Creating /boot/grub/menu.lst%IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0):
CD-ROM Installation finished%IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0): Ejecting CD-ROM tray
The system first calculates the SHA-1, which may take a few minutes. Once the SHA-1 is calculated, the kernel is brought
up. Once the initial installation process is complete, the .iso package file is removed from the virtual CD-ROM, and the
VM is rebooted. This enables the Cisco CSR 1000v to boot normally off the virtual Hard Drive.
The system reboots during first-time installation
only.
Note
The time required for the Cisco CSR 1000v to boot may vary depending on the release and the hypervisor used.
Step 6
After booting, the system presents a screen showing the main software image and the Golden Image, with an instruction
that the highlighted entry is booted automatically in three seconds. Do not select the option for the Golden Image and
allow the main software image to boot.
The Cisco CSR 1000v does not include a ROMMON image that is included in many Cisco hardware-based
routers. During installation, a
“
backup
”
copy of the installed version is stored in a backup partition. This copy
can be selected to boot from in case you upgraded your boot image, deleted the original boot image, or somehow
corrupted your disk. Booting from the backup copy is equivalent to booting a different image from ROMMON.For
more information on changing the configuration register settings to access GRUB mode, see
Using GRUB Mode, on page 221
.
Note
You can now enter the router configuration environment by entering the standard commands
enable
and then
configure
terminal. The following should be noted for the initial installation:
When the Cisco CSR 1000v is booted for the first time, the mode the router boots in depends on the release version.
For Cisco IOS XE 3.13S and later, and IOS XE Denali 16.3.1 and later, the Cisco CSR 1000v boots with the AX package
set of features and throughput is limited to 100 Kbps. For Cisco IOS XE 3.12S and earlier, the Cisco CSR 1000v boots
in a limited mode that provides limited feature support and throughput is limited to 2.5 Mbps.
You must install the software license or enable an evaluation license to obtain the supported throughput and features.
Depending on the release version, you must enable the boot level or change the maximum throughput level, and reboot
the Cisco CSR 1000v. For more information, see
Installing Cisco CSR 1000v Licenses, on page 155
.
For Cisco IOS XE 3.13S and later, and IOS XE Denali 16.3.1 and later, the installed license technology package must
match the package level configured with the
license boot level
command. If the license package does not match the
configured setting, throughput is limited to 100 Kbps.
(VMware ESXi only) If you manually created the VM using the .iso file, then you need to configure the basic router
properties. You can use either the Cisco IOS XE CLI commands or you can manually configure the properties in the
vSphere GUI. For more information, see
Editing the Basic Properties of Cisco CSR 1000v using vSphere, on page 81
.
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Booting the Cisco CSR 1000v and Accessing the Console
Booting the Cisco CSR 1000v as the VM
