Obtaining the Cisco CSR 1000v VM Image
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
Open Cisco CSR 1000v Cloud Services Router product page:
2.
Click the
Download Software for this Product
link to open the
Download Software
page.
3.
On the
Download Software
page, select the router model (Cloud Services Router 1000v).
4.
Click
IOS XE Software
. The recommended Cisco IOS XE release is selected by default.
5.
In the list of available images, click Download Now or Add to Cart. Follow the instructions for downloading
the software.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Open Cisco CSR 1000v Cloud Services Router product page:
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Step 2
Click the
Download Software for this Product
link to open the
Download Software
page.
Step 3
On the
Download Software
page, select the router model (Cloud Services Router 1000v).
Step 4
Click
IOS XE Software
. The recommended Cisco IOS XE release is selected by default.
Step 5
In the list of available images, click Download Now or Add to Cart. Follow the instructions for downloading the software.
Cisco CSR 1000v Installation Files
The following software images are available for installing the Cisco CSR 1000v on the supported hypervisors.
•
.ova
Used for deploying the OVA template on the VM (in TAR format)
•
.iso
Used for installing the software image on the VM (requires manually creating the VM)
•
.qcow2
Used for installing the software image in KVM OpenStack environments.
•
.run
(Cisco IOS XE 3.16 and later, and Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3.1 and later) Self-installing image used for
installation in a KVM environment.
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Installation Overview
Obtaining the Cisco CSR 1000v VM Image