Cisco CSR 1000v Series

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2 vCPUs: requires minimum 4 GB RAM allocation
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4 vCPUs: requires minimum 4 GB RAM allocation
Virtual CPU cores—1 vCPU is required
Virtual hard disk size—8 GB minimum
Supported vNICs—Virtio, ixgbe or ixgbevf
Maximum number of vNICs supported per VM instance—26
Virtual CD/DVD drive installed (applicable only when installing using an .iso file)—required
Installation Requirements for KVM—Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.4
The KVM requirements for Cisco CSR 1000v using Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.4.x are as follows:
The KVM requirements for older versions of Cisco IOS XE (before IOS XE Denali 16.3.1) are shown in
Installation Requirements for KVM—Cisco IOS XE 3.x, on page 132.
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KVM versions. The following KVM versions are supported:
• Linux KVM based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 is recommended—tested and meets performance
benchmarks. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 is supported, but RHEL 7.2 is recommended
vCPUs. The following vCPU configurations are supported:
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1 vCPU: requires minimum 4 GB RAM allocation
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2 vCPUs: requires minimum 4 GB RAM allocation
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4 vCPUs: requires minimum 4 GB RAM allocation
Virtual CPU cores—1 vCPU is required
Virtual hard disk size—8 GB minimum
Supported vNICs—Virtio, ixgbe or ixgbevf
Maximum number of vNICs supported per VM instance—26
Virtual CD/DVD drive installed (applicable only when installing using an .iso file)—required
Installation Requirements for KVM—Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3
The KVM requirements for Cisco CSR 1000v using Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3 are as follows:
The KVM requirements for older versions of Cisco IOS XE (before IOS XE Denali 16.3) are shown in
Installation Requirements for KVM—Cisco IOS XE 3.x, on page 132.
Note
KVM versions. The following KVM versions are supported:
Cisco CSR 1000v Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
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Installing the Cisco CSR 1000v in KVM Environments
Installation Requirements for KVM—Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.4