Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000v OVA to the VM
Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000v OVA to the VM
You can use the provided CSR 1000v OVA file package to deploy the Cisco CSR 1000v to the VM. The
OVA package includes an OVF file that contains a default VM configuration based on a Cisco IOS XE release
and the supported hypervisor. (See the
“
Guidelines and Limitations
”
section of the installation configuration
that is included in the OVA file.)
The OVA can be deployed using VMware vSphere or COT (Common OVF Tool).
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Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000v OVA to the VM using vSphere, on page 76
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Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000v OVA to the VM using COT, on page 84
The Citrix XenServer, KVM and Microsoft Hyper-V implementations do not support deploying the VM
using the .ova file. You must manually install the VM using the .iso file.
Note
Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000v OVA to the VM using vSphere
Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000v OVA to the VM using vSphere
You can use the provided CSR 1000v OVA file package to deploy the Cisco CSR 1000v to the VM. The
OVA package includes an OVF file that contains a default VM configuration based on a Cisco IOS XE release
and the supported hypervisor. (See the
“
Guidelines and Limitations
”
section of the installation configuration
that is included in the OVA file.)
The Citrix XenServer, KVM and Microsoft Hyper-V implementations do not support deploying the VM
using the .ova file. You must manually install the VM using the .iso file.
Note
•
Restrictions and Requirements, on page 76
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Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000v OVA to the VM, on page 76
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Editing the Basic Properties of Cisco CSR 1000v using vSphere, on page 81
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Editing the Custom Properties of Cisco CSR 1000v using vSphere, on page 83
Restrictions and Requirements
The following restrictions apply when deploying the OVA package to the VM:
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(Cisco IOS XE Releases 3.10S and 3.11S) The OVA package only creates a VM with 4 virtual CPUs.
To change to the 1 or 2 virtual CPU configuration, first deploy the OVA template, and then use vSphere
to change the virtual CPU configuration and the required RAM allocation.
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Installing the Cisco CSR 1000v in VMware ESXi Environments
Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000v OVA to the VM