Cisco CSR 1000v Series

The Microsoft Hyper-V requirements for older versions of Cisco IOS XE (before IOS XE Denali 16.3)
are shown in Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V—Cisco IOS XE 3.x, on page 143.
Note
The following Microsoft Hyper-V versions are supported:
• Windows Server 2012-R2, Hyper-V Mgr 6.3.9600.16384 is recommended—tested and meets performance
benchmarks.
vCPUs. The following vCPU configurations are supported:
•
1 vCPU: requires minimum 4 GB RAM allocation
•
2 vCPUs: requires minimum 4 GB RAM allocation
•
4 vCPUs: requires minimum 4 GB RAM allocation
Virtual CPU cores—1 vCPU is required
Virtual hard disk size—8 GB minimum
Supported vNICs—NetVSC (pmap)
Maximum number of vNICs supported per VM instance—8
Virtual CD/DVD drive installed—required
Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V—Cisco IOS
XE Everest 16.4
The Microsoft Hyper-V requirements for Cisco CSR 1000v using Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.4 are as follows:
The Microsoft Hyper-V requirements for older versions of Cisco IOS XE (before IOS XE Denali 16.3)
are shown in Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V—Cisco IOS XE 3.x, on page 143.
Note
The following Microsoft Hyper-V versions are supported:
• Windows Server 2012-R2, Hyper-V Mgr 6.3.9600.16384 is recommended—tested and meets performance
benchmarks.
vCPUs. The following vCPU configurations are supported:
•
1 vCPU: requires minimum 4 GB RAM allocation
•
2 vCPUs: requires minimum 4 GB RAM allocation
•
4 vCPUs: requires minimum 4 GB RAM allocation
Virtual CPU cores—1 vCPU is required
Virtual hard disk size—8 GB minimum
Supported vNICs—NetVSC (pmap)
Maximum number of vNICs supported per VM instance—8
Cisco CSR 1000v Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
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Installing the Cisco CSR 1000v in Microsoft Hyper-V Environments
Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V—Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.4