Bootstrap Properties 126
Example ovf-env.xml File 128
Example iosxe_config.txt File 129
Increasing Performance on KVM Configurations 129
Cloning the VM 130
Installation Requirements for KVM—Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5 130
Installation Requirements for KVM—Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.4 131
Installation Requirements for KVM—Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3 131
Installation Requirements for KVM—Cisco IOS XE 3.x 132
CHAPTER 8
Installing the Cisco CSR 1000v in Microsoft Hyper-V Environments 135
Microsoft Hyper-V Support Information 135
Microsoft Hyper-V Limitations 136
Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V—Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6 136
Manually Creating the Cisco CSR 1000v VM using the .iso File (Microsoft Hyper-V) 137
Prerequisites 137
Prerequisites for Manually Creating the CSR 1000v VM using the .iso File 137
Configuring the Server Manager Settings 137
Creating the VM 138
Configuring the VM Settings 139
Launching the VM to Boot the Cisco CSR 1000v 141
Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V—Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5 141
Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V—Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.4 142
Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V—Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3.1 143
Installation Requirements for Microsoft Hyper-V—Cisco IOS XE 3.x 143
CHAPTER 9
Booting the Cisco CSR 1000v and Accessing the Console 145
Booting the Cisco CSR 1000v as the VM 145
Accessing the Cisco CSR 1000v Console 148
Accessing the Cisco CSR 1000v Through the Virtual VGA Console 148
Accessing the Cisco CSR 1000v Through the Virtual Serial Port 148
Introduction to Accessing the Cisco CSR 1000v through the Virtual Serial Port 148
Creating Serial Console Access in VMware ESXi 148
Creating the Serial Console Access in KVM 150
Creating the Serial Console Access in Microsoft Hyper-V 151
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