Cisco CSR 1000v Series

Creating a Cisco CSR 1000v KVM Instance
Creating the Cisco CSR 1000v VM Using the Self-installing .Run Package
The Cisco CSR 1000v KVM Installer package (with .run extension) is a self-installing CSR package for
KVM.
Default or Interactive
Installing a CSR instance using the .run package provides two options:
•
Default mode
Installation uses the bundled CSR image file and one of the default VM configuration options (small,
medium, large, xlarge) described in the procedure below.
•
Interactive mode
Allows customization of VM configuration and option to install the bundled CSR image file or a separate
.qcow2 image.
Installation Procedure
The following steps are performed on the KVM server.
Prerequisites
Download the .run executable from the Cisco CSR 1000v software installation image package and copy it
onto a local device.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
Run the .run executable to launch the CSR VM.
DETAILED STEPS
Run the .run executable to launch the CSR VM.
Example:
csr1000v-universalk9.03.16.01a.S.155-3.S1a-ext.run <option>
Values for <option>:
• interactive—Interactive mode
• small—Deploy CSR with: 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 3 vNICs
• medium—Deploy CSR with: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 3 vNICs
• large—Deploy CSR with: 4 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 3 vNICs
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Installing the Cisco CSR 1000v in KVM Environments
Creating a Cisco CSR 1000v KVM Instance