Accessing the Cisco CSR 1000v Console
Accessing the Cisco CSR 1000v Through the Virtual VGA Console
When installing the Cisco CSR 1000v software image, the setting to use is as follows:
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(Cisco IOS XE 3.12S and earlier, Cisco_IOS XE 3.17S and later, and IOS XE Denali 16.3.1 and later)
Virtual VGA console
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(Cisco IOS XE 3.12S through Cisco IOS XE 3.16S) Automatic console detection
No other configuration changes are required to access the Cisco CSR 1000v CLI through the virtual VGA
console if:
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You do not change the console setting during the bootup process
and
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(If using automatic console detection) You do not add two virtual serial ports to the VM configuration
Accessing the Cisco CSR 1000v Through the Virtual Serial Port
Introduction to Accessing the Cisco CSR 1000v through the Virtual Serial Port
By default, the Cisco CSR 1000v is accessed using the virtual VGA console. If using automatic console
detection and two virtual serial ports are detected, the Cisco CSR 1000v CLI will be available on the first
virtual serial port.
You can also configure the VM to use the Serial Console, which always attempts to use the first virtual serial
port for the Cisco CSR 1000v CLI. See the following sections to configure the virtual serial port on your
hypervisor.
The Citrix XenServer does not support access through a serial console.
Note
Creating Serial Console Access in VMware ESXi
Perform the following steps using VMware VSphere. For more information, refer to the VMware VSphere
documentation.
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Booting the Cisco CSR 1000v and Accessing the Console
Accessing the Cisco CSR 1000v Console
