Cisco CSR 1000v Series

• 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 3.x
This section contains information about VMware requirements for older Cisco IOS XE releases (before IOS
XE Denali 16.3.1). To see the installation requirements for Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3 or later, see sections
such as Installation Requirements for KVM—Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3, on page 131.
The table below lists the installation requirements for KVM environments. For installation procedures, see
Creating the Cisco CSR 1000v VM Using the Self-installing .Run Package, on page 115 and subsequent
sections.
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 3.x