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Cisco CSR1000V / IOS XE - KVM

I'm running this on CentOS 6.5

Download image

Virtual network bridge

  • Create an additional virtualized bridge on CentOS if you need to. Example:
    # virsh net-dumpxml cisco
    <network>
      <name>cisco</name>
      <uuid>2fb420fb-943c-e5be-0769-0b2700c9d7e0</uuid>
      <bridge name='virbr1' stp='on' delay='0' />
      <mac address='52:54:00:2B:F6:26'/>
      <ip address='192.168.200.1' netmask='255.255.255.0'>
      </ip>
    </network>

Create virtual machine

  • 4 GB memory.
  • 3 virtio network interfaces. For example 2 in the virtual isolated Cisco network and 1 to your own network.
  • Select the downloaded qcow2 image as storage.
  • Add serial port as first serial device. Select TCP net console (tcp), for example 127.0.0.1:4555 and select 'Use Telnet'.
  • Run the virtual machine.

Post install configuration

  • Enable serial console and reload.
    #en
    conf t
    platform console serial
    ctrl-z
    copy run start
    reload
  • Log in using telnet on the KVM host.
    telnet localhost 4555
  • After install, throughput is set to 2,5Mbit.
    #sh platform hardware throughput level
    The current throughput level is 2500 kb/s
  • Cisco CSR 1000V offers a 60-day evaluation license. The evaluation license is for the Premium technology package. Accept the license:
    Router>conf t
    #license accept end user agreement
  • Configure evaluation licence.
    #license boot level premium
  • Copy running-config to start-config and reload.

Verify

  • Throughput:
    #sh platform hardware throughput level
    The current throughput level is 50000 kb/s
  • License:
    sh license detail 
    Index: 1        Feature: prem_eval                         Version: 1.0
            License Type: Evaluation
            License State: Active, In Use
                Evaluation total period: 8  weeks 4  days 
                Evaluation period left: 8  weeks 3  days 
                Period used: 0  minute  3  seconds 
                Expiry date: Oct 13 2014 09:44:15
            License Count: Non-Counted
            License Priority: Low
            Store Index: 0
            Store Name: Built-In License Storage

Configure IP

  • Show interfaces.
    #sh ip int br
    Interface              IP-Address      OK? Method Status                Protocol
    GigabitEthernet1       unassigned      YES NVRAM  administratively down down    
    GigabitEthernet2       unassigned      YES NVRAM  administratively down down    
    GigabitEthernet3       unassigned      YES NVRAM  administratively down down    
  • Create management VRF.
    conf t
    Router(config)#ip vrf mgmt-irf 
    Router(config-vrf)#int g1           
    Router(config-if)#ip vrf forwarding mgmt-vrf
    Router(config-if)#^Z
    
    #sh run int g1
    Building configuration...
    
    Current configuration : 105 bytes
    !
    interface GigabitEthernet1
     ip vrf forwarding mgmt-vrf
     no ip address
     shutdown
     negotiation auto
    end
  • Configure IP address.
    conf t
    Router(config)#int g1
    Router(config-if)#ip add 1.2.3.4 255.255.255.0
    Router(config-if)#no shut
    Router(config-if)#^Z
    
  • Show interfaces.
    Router#sh ip int br
    Interface              IP-Address      OK? Method Status                Protocol
    GigabitEthernet1       1.2.3.4         YES manual up                    up      
    GigabitEthernet2       unassigned      YES NVRAM  administratively down down    
    GigabitEthernet3       unassigned      YES NVRAM  administratively down down    
  • Ping test.
    Router#ping vrf mgmt-vrf 1.2.3.2
    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 1.2.3.2, timeout is 2 seconds:
    .!!!!
    Success rate is 80 percent (4/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/2/4 ms
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