Example
The table below shows an example
cot deploy
command, and its arguments, that is used to deploy a Cisco
CSR 1000v VM in a vCenter environment.
Description
Script Step
cot deploy
vCenter server 10.122.197.5, target host
UCS/host/10.122.197.38
-s '10.122.197.5/UCS/host/10.122.197.38'
Credentials for the ESXi server. If unspecified, COT
will use your userid and prompt for a password.
-u administrator -p password
Name of the newly created CSR VM.
-n XE3.13
OVF hardware config profile. If this is not specified,
COT displays a list of available profiles and prompts
you to select one.
-c 1CPU-4GB
Mapping each NIC in the Cisco CSR 1000v OVA to
a vSwitch on the server.
-N "GigabitEthernet1=VM Network"
-N "GigabitEthernet2=VM Network"
-N "GigabitEthernet3=VM Network"
Target hypervisor (currently always ESXi)
esxi
OVA to deploy
~/Downloads/csr1000v-universalk9.ova
Any ESXi-specific parameters
—
here, the datastore
to use for disk storage.
-ds=datastore38a
Manually Creating the VM and Installing the Cisco CSR 1000v
Software Using the .iso File (VMware ESXi)
Overview of Tasks for Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000v VM
The figure below shows the typical high-level tasks required to manually create the Cisco CSR 1000v VM.
The specific procedures, terminology and the order the steps are performed may differ depending on the
hypervisor being used. See the sections following for detailed steps for creating the VM.
Cisco CSR 1000v Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
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Installing the Cisco CSR 1000v in VMware ESXi Environments
Manually Creating the VM and Installing the Cisco CSR 1000v Software Using the .iso File (VMware ESXi)