SUMMARY STEPS
1.
Power-down the VM.
2.
Select the VM and configure the virtual serial port settings.
3.
Select
Select Network Backing
.
4.
Power on the VM.
5.
When the VM is powered on, access the virtual serial port console.
6.
Configure the security settings for the virtual serial port.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Power-down the VM.
Step 2
Select the VM and configure the virtual serial port settings.
a) Choose Edit Settings > Add.
b) Choose Device Type > Serial port.
Click
Next
.
c) Choose
Select Port Type
.
Select
Connect via Network
and click
Next
.
Step 3
Select
Select Network Backing
.
Select the
Server (VM listens for connection)
option.
Enter the
Port URI
using the following syntax:
telnet
://:
portnumber
where
portnumber
is the port number for the virtual serial port.
Under I/O mode, select the option
Yield CPU on poll
and click
Next
.
Step 4
Power on the VM.
Step 5
When the VM is powered on, access the virtual serial port console.
Step 6
Configure the security settings for the virtual serial port.
a) Select the ESXi host for the virtual serial port.
b) Click the
Configuration
tab and click Security Profile.
c) In the Firewall section, click
Properties
, and then select the
VM serial port connected over Network
value.
You can now access the Cisco IOS XE console using the Telnet port URI. When you configure the virtual serial port,
the CSR 1000v is no longer accessible from the VM
’
s virtual console. See
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 during the Cisco CSR 1000v bootup. 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 t
he Cisco IOS XE
platform console serial command
and reload the VM for the console
access through the virtual serial port to work. See
Changing the Console Port Access After Installation, on
page 152
.
Note
Cisco CSR 1000v Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
149
Booting the Cisco CSR 1000v and Accessing the Console
Accessing the Cisco CSR 1000v Through the Virtual Serial Port