If you want to bootstrap certain IOS configuration on Day0, configure the “IOS Configuration” property. See the following example:

Section: IOS configuration 
hostname CSR1
interface  GigabitEthernet1 
description “static IP address config” 
ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0 
interface GigabitEthernet2
description “DHCP based IP address config” 
ip address dhcp

After the first line that reads Section: IOS configuration, you can enter a list of Cisco IOS XE configuration commands to be run on the Cisco CSR 1000v router.

When you run this command, the above mentioned IOS configuration is applied to the CSR 1000v router on Day0.

Scripts property helps you to automate your deployment and achieve other automation goals. If you want to run a python or a bash script on Day0 under guestshell context, you can achieve the same by providing the public URL and arguments of the python or the bash script in Scripts property.

A script must include a piece of code that includes the shebang (!) character in the first line of the script. This line tells Cisco IOS-XE which script interpreter (Python or Bash) must be used to parse the script code. For example, the first line of a python script can contain #!/usr/bin/env python, while the first line of a bash script can contain #!/bin/bash. This line allows the Python or Bash script to run as executable code in a Linux environment.

When you execute the script, the script runs in the guestshell container of the Cisco CSR 1000v instance. To access the guestshell container, use the guestshell EXEC mode command. For more information on guestshell command, see the Programmability Configuration Guide.

To configure the Scripts property, follow the format given below:

Section: scripts
public_url <arg1> <arg2>

In this script, the first line of the property should read Section: Scripts.

In the second line of the property, enter the URL of the script and the script's arguments. The script can be either a python or a bash script. The script is run in guestshell in the first boot when the bootstrap file is uploaded when you create the CSR1000v instance.

To view more examples of the scrips, see "scripts" at: https://github.com/csr1000v/customdata-examples. Also refer to the following two examples:

Example 1

Section: Script
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/csr1000v/customdata-
examples/master/scripts/smartLicensingConfigurator.py --idtoken "<token_string>" --throughput <throughput_value>

The two lines in the scripts property retrieve the smartLicensingConfigurator.py script from the customdata-examples repository at the specified URL. The script runs in the guestshell container of the Cisco CSR 1000v with the arguments idtoken and throughput.

Example 2

Section: Scripts 
ftp://10.11.0.4/dir1/dir2/script.py -a arg1 -s arg2

These two lines in the Scripts property retrieve the script.py script from the ftp server with the IP address 10.11.0.4, and runs the script with the ./script.py -a arg1 -s arg2 bash command in the guestshell container of the Cisco CSR 1000v using arguments arg1 and arg2.

Note

If a script in the Scripts property requires a Python package that is not included in the standard CentOS Linux release (the CentOS Linux release that is used by the guestshell, which is currently CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503), you must include information about the Python package in the Python package property. For more information, see Configuring the Python Package Property.

Prior to uploading the bootstrap file and running the bash or python script, we recommend that you test the URL that you intend to use in the Scripts property. You can test the ftp://10.11.0.4/dir1/dir2/script.py -a arg1 -s arg2 URL by first running the curl software tool to download the script file. In the guestshell, enter the curl command, as shown in the following example:

curl -m 30 --retry 5 --user username:password 
ftp://10.11.0.4/dir1/dir2/script_needs_credentials.py.

If the curl command is successful, a copy of the python script is downloaded, which verifies whether the URL is correct.

If you have specified an FTP server in the Script property, and the server requires a username and password credentials, specify the credentials using the Script credentials property. If the FTP server can be accessed anonymously, you need not use the Script credentials property.

Configure the Scripts property with a URL and parameters that match those in the Script credentials property. To configure the Script credentials property, follow the format given below:

Section: Script credentials
public_url <username> <password>

Example 1

Section: Script credentials

ftp://10.11.0.4/dir1/dir2/script1.py userfoo foospass

The second line in the Script credentials property specifies the values of the username (userfoo) and password (foospass) credentials for the python script script1.py.

Include the name of the FTP server that is also in the Scripts property. An example line in the Scripts property is: ftp://10.11.0.4/dir1/dir2/script1.py -a arg1 -s arg2. See example 2 in the Configuring Scripts Property section.

If a Python package is required by a script in the Scripts property and it is not part of the standard CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503, you must include information about the package in the Python package property. By including the Python package property in the bootstrap file, you ensure that the Cisco CSR 1000v downloads and installs the required Python package before running the script that you specified in the Scripts property.

To configure the Python package property, follow the format as specified below:

Section: Python package
package_name [ version ] [ sudo ] { [ pip_arg1 [ ..[ pip_arg9] ] ] }

The arguments: version , sudo , and pip_arg1 to pip_arg9 are optional. You must put the arguments to the pip command between “{“ and “}” braces.

If the version argument is specified, a specific version number is downloaded.

If the sudo argument is specified, the package is downloaded as a sudo user.

Example 1

In this example, the second line of the Python package property specifies that the package_name is "ncclient" and the version is "0.5.2". When the bootstrap file is uploaded, version 0.5.2 of the ncclient package is installed in the guestshell container of the Cisco CSR 1000v.

Section: Python package

ncclient 0.5.2

Example 2

Section: Python package

csr_azure_guestshell 1.1.2 sudo {--user}

In this example, the second line of the Python package property specifies that the package_name is "csr_azure_guestshell" and the version is "1.1.2". When the bootstrap file is uploaded, version 1.1.2 of the csr_azure_guestshell package is installed in the guestshell container of the Cisco CSR 1000v. The following command is executed as a sudo user: sudo pip install csr_azure_guestshell==1.1.2 --user.

Configure the license property to specify the license technology level for the Cisco CSR 1000v.

Enter the first line of the property: Section: License. Enter the second line of the property, which specifies the tech level of the license, using the following format: TechPackage:tech_level .

Note	There must be no spaces between "TechPackage:" and the tech_level. (tech_level values: ax, security, appx, or ipbase)

tech_level must be in lowercase.

Example 1

Section: License

TechPackage:security