Step 1 |
Select Virtual machines in the left hand side panel.
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Step 2 |
Click Add.
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Step 3 |
Enter "csr".
Finds Cisco CSR 1000v VM deployments in the Azure Marketplace.
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Step 4 |
Choose a deployment.
For example, choose multiple interface deployment: Cisco CSR 1000v - XE 16.x with 2, 4 or 8 NICs.
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Step 5 |
Click Create.
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Step 6 |
Virtual Machine name - Select the Basics sub-menu and enter a name for the virtual machine.
Name of the cloud-based network used by Microsoft Azure to represent a private network.
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Step 7 |
Username - Select a user name.
Username for the Cisco CSR 1000v virtual machine, which you can use to log into the Cisco CSR 1000v.
Note
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For Cisco IOS XE version 3.16 and Cisco IOS XE 16.4, if you are going to enter an SSH public key as an authentication type,
to access the CSR 1000v, set “Username” to “azureuser”.
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Step 8 |
Authentication type - Enter a Password (default) or SSH public key.
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Step 9 |
Cisco IOS XE Image Version - Select a Cisco IOS XE version.
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Step 10 |
Subscription - (Optional) Change the subscription name.
Name of the subscription. A default subscription name is provided, based on the name of the virtual machine. You can change
this default subscription name.
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Step 11 |
Resource Group - Select either Create new or Use existing.
You can only create a Cisco CSR 1000v in a new Resource Group (or in a completely empty existing resource group). To remove
a Resource Group, first delete the Cisco CSR 1000v VM and then delete the Resource Group.
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Step 12 |
Click OK.
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Step 13 |
Select the Cisco CSR Settings sub-menu and then select Number of Network Interfaces in CSR.
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Step 14 |
Select the number of interfaces: 2, 4, or 8.
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Step 15 |
License Type - Select either BYOL or PAYG as the license type.
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Step 16 |
Managed Disk - Select Enabled.
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Step 17 |
Storage Account - Enter a storage account name.
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Step 18 |
Virtual machine size - Select the appropriate virtual machine size.
Based on the number of interfaces that you are using, select the appropriate virtual machine size. Microsoft Azure supports
different image types with different performance expectations. To view the supported instance types and the virtual machine
sizes, see the following links:
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Step 19 |
Custom Data - Select Yes if you want to provide a bootstrap configuration file for the Cisco CSR 1000v.
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Step 20 |
Availability Set - Select Yes.
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Step 21 |
Availability Set name - Enter a name for the availability set.
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Step 22 |
Availability Set fault domain count - Enter the availability set fault domain count.
Fault domains define the group of VMs that share a common power source and network switch. Availability sets arrange virtual
machines across fault domains.
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Step 23 |
Availability Set update domain count - Enter the availability set update domain count.
An update domain is a group of VMs and underlying physical hardware that can be rebooted at the same time.
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Step 24 |
Boot diagnostics - Enter the boot diagnostics.
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Step 25 |
Diagnostics Storage account - Enter the storage account name.
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Step 26 |
Public IP Address - Enter the public IP address name.
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Step 27 |
DNS label - (Optional) Change the name of the DNS label.
The DNS label is the name of the public IP address to be assigned to the Cisco CSR 1000v. A default value for the DNS label
is shown in the text box, which is the VM name followed by "-dns ".
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Virtual network - Choose one of the following: Create New or Use existing.
For a new virtual network, enter the name and IP address.
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Step 29 |
Click Subnets - Enter the subnet names and IP addresses.
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Step 30 |
Check that all the Cisco CSR Settings are acceptable, and then click OK.
The 3 Summary sub-menu is highlighted.
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Step 31 |
Click OK.
The 4 Buy sub-menu is highlighted.
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Step 32 |
Click Create
The VM is created and the purchase is confirmed.
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Step 33 |
Click Virtual machines on the left hand panel.
After a delay of a few minutes, the status of the recently created VM changes from “Creating” to “Running”. Make a note of
the Public IP address name.
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