SUMMARY STEPS
1.
In the vSphere GUI, select the Options tab.
2.
Choose vApp Options > Advanced.
3.
Click on the Properties button.
4.
Click New to add a property.
5.
Enter the information to create the new custom property based on a Cisco IOS XE CLI command:
6.
When finished, click OK.
7.
In the Advanced Property Configuration window, click OK.
8.
Reboot the Cisco CSR 1000v.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
In the vSphere GUI, select the Options tab.
Step 2
Choose vApp Options > Advanced.
The Advanced Property Configuration window appears.
Step 3
Click on the Properties button.
Step 4
Click New to add a property.
The Edit Property Settings window appears.
Step 5
Enter the information to create the new custom property based on a Cisco IOS XE CLI command:
Before adding a custom property, make sure that the Cisco IOS XE command upon which it is based is supported
on the Cisco CSR 1000v in your release.
Note
a) (Optional) Enter the label. This is a descriptive string for the property.
b) Enter the class ID as
“
com.cisco.csr1000v
”
.
c) Assign the property an ID of
“
ios-config-xxxx
”
where xxxx is a sequence number from 0001 to 9999 that determines
the order in which the custom properties are applied.
d) (Optional) Enter a description for the property.
e) Enter the property type as
“
string
”
. This is the only type supported.
f) Enter the default value as the Cisco IOS XE CLI command the custom property is based on.
Step 6
When finished, click OK.
Step 7
In the Advanced Property Configuration window, click OK.
Step 8
Reboot the Cisco CSR 1000v.
The router must reboot in order for the new or edited properties to take effect.
Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000v to the VM using COT
Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000v OVA to the VM using COT
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
Cisco CSR 1000v Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
84
Installing the Cisco CSR 1000v in VMware ESXi Environments
Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000v to the VM using COT