Creating the Serial Console Access in KVM
Perform the following steps using the KVM console on your server. For more information, refer to the KVM
documentation.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
Power off the VM.
2.
Click on the default
Serial 1
device (if it exists) and then click
Remove
. This removes the default pty-based
virtual serial port which would otherwise count as the first virtual serial port.
3.
Click
Add Hardware
.
4.
Select
Serial
to add a serial device.
5.
Under Character Device, choose the
TCP Net Console (tcp)
device type from the drop-down menu.
6.
Under Device Parameters, choose the mode from the drop-down menu.
7.
Under Host, enter 0.0.0.0. The server will accept a telnet connection on any interface.
8.
Choose the port from the drop-down menu.
9.
Choose the
Use Telnet
option.
10.
Click
Finish
.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Power off the VM.
Step 2
Click on the default
Serial 1
device (if it exists) and then click
Remove
. This removes the default pty-based virtual serial
port which would otherwise count as the first virtual serial port.
Step 3
Click
Add Hardware
.
Step 4
Select
Serial
to add a serial device.
Step 5
Under Character Device, choose the
TCP Net Console (tcp)
device type from the drop-down menu.
Step 6
Under Device Parameters, choose the mode from the drop-down menu.
Step 7
Under Host, enter 0.0.0.0. The server will accept a telnet connection on any interface.
Step 8
Choose the port from the drop-down menu.
Step 9
Choose the
Use Telnet
option.
Step 10
Click
Finish
.
You can now access the Cisco IOS XE console using the Telnet port URI. See the
Opening a Telnet Session to the Cisco
CSR 1000v Console on the Virtual Serial Port, on page 151
.
To use these settings, either the
Auto Console
option or the
Serial Console
option in the GRUB menu must
have been selected while the Cisco CSR 1000v booted. If you have already installed the Cisco CSR 1000v
software using the virtual VGA console, you must configure either the Cisco IOS XE
platform console auto
command or
platform console serial command
and reload the VM in order for the console access through the
virtual serial port to work. See the
Changing the Console Port Access After Installation, on page 152
.
Note
Cisco CSR 1000v Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
150
Booting the Cisco CSR 1000v and Accessing the Console
Accessing the Cisco CSR 1000v Through the Virtual Serial Port