Cisco CSR 1000v Series

Hypervisor Versions—Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3.1 and Later
The following hypervisors/versions are supported by Cisco CSR 1000v on Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3.1 and
later. If you are using other versions of Cisco IOS XE, see Hypervisor Versions—Cisco IOS XE 3.x, on page
9.
VMware ESXi
Server 6.0 update2 (instance running vm11)—recommended. F.ully tested and meets performance benchmarks
Server 5.5 update3 (instance running vm10)
Although 5.5 update 3 is supported for Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3.1 and later, we recommend using VMware
ESXi Server 6.0 update 2 instead.
Kernel Based Virtual Machine (KVM)
RHEL 7.2—recommended
RHEL 7.1
Citrix XenServer
6.5—recommended
6.2
Microsoft Hyper-V
Windows Server 2012-R2, Hyper-V Mgr 6.3.9600.16384—recommended
Amazon Web Services
C4 and T2 instance types—recommended
C3 instance types—supported (in Cisco IOS XE 3.11 to IOS XE 3.17)
See "Amazon Web Services" in Hypervisor Support, on page 8.
Microsoft Azure
Standard D2 and Standard D3—recommended
Standard D4—supported
See "Microsoft Azure" in Hypervisor Support, on page 8.
Hypervisor Versions—Cisco IOS XE 3.x
The following table lists the supported hypervisor versions for older software releases (Cisco IOS XE 3.x).
For recent hypervisor versions see the Hypervisor Versions—Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3.1 and Later, on
page 9.
Note
Cisco CSR 1000v Series Cloud Services Router Software Configuration Guide
9
Cisco CSR 1000v Series Cloud Services Router Overview
Hypervisor Support