Cisco Catalyst 8000V Edge Software Installation And Configuration Guide

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Day 0 Configuration in Controller Mode

Updated: March 5, 2026

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Overview

Describes Day 0 configuration for Cisco Catalyst 8000V instances running in controller mode.

This section provides information on Day 0 configuration for a Cisco Catalyst 8000V in the controller (SD-WAN) mode.

  • Download the ciscosdwan_cloud_init.cfg file from Cisco vManage. Use the contents as provided for the Day 0 configuration.

  • For a Cisco Catalyst 8000V instance running on Cisco CSP-5000 hypervisor, enter the settings in the Day Zero Config screen.

    Maintain the format specified here:

    • Source File Name: Enter the value for this field in the day0_ciscosdwan_cloud_init.cfg format.

    • Destination File Name: Enter the value for this field in the day0-dest-filename /openstack/content/ciscosdwan_cloud_init.cfg format.

For detailed information on switching to controller mode or bootstrapping your virtual router with Cisco SD-WAN, see Install and Upgrade for Cisco Catalyst 8000V Controller Mode.