Installing the Virtual Services Management Container

Perform the following steps to install the REST API virtual services management container.

Installing the Virtual Services Management Container

Prerequisites

Download the IOS XE REST API Support OVA file from the software download pages for the Cisco CSR 1000v: Download Software.

Step 1blank.gif Router# copy filename.ova bootflash:

Copies the.ova file into bootflash.

Example

Router# copy tftp: bootflash:
Address or name of remote host []? 192.168.1.254
Source filename []? /auto/myuser1/images/iosxe-remote-mgmt.2017-08-15_17.21.ova
Destination filename [iosxe-remote-mgmt.2017-08-15_17.21.ova]?
Accessing tftp://192.168.1.254//auto/wsmyuser1/images/iosxe-remote-mgmt.2017-08-15_17.21.ova...
Loading /auto/wsmyuser1/images/ios!O!!!O!!!!O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
[OK - 125696000 bytes]
 

Step 2blank.gif Router# virtual-service install name csr_mgmt package bootflash: filename.ova

Installs the virtual services management container.

Example

Router# virtual-service install name csr_mgmt package bootflash: iosxe-remote-mgmt.2017-08-15_17.21.ova
 

Step 3blank.gif Router# show virtual-service list

Verifies the virtual service has been installed.

Example

Router# show virtual-service list
 
Name Status Package Name
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
csr_mgmt Installed iosxe-remote-mgmt.2017-08-15_17.21.ova

 

Step 4blank.gif Router# configure terminal

Enters configuration mode.

Step 5blank.gif Router(config)# virtual-service csr_mgmt

Enters configuration sub-mode for the named virtual service.

Step 6blank.gif Router(config-virt-serv)# activate

Activates the virtual service.

Example

Router(config-virt-serv)# activate
 
% Activating virtual-service 'csr_mgmt', this might take a few minutes. Use 'show virtual-service list' for progress.
 

Step 7blank.gif Router(config-virt-serv)# exit

Step 8blank.gif Router(config)# exit

Step 9blank.gif Router# show virtual-service detail

Verifies the configuration of the virtual service.

Example

Router# show virtual-service detail
 
Virtual service csr_mgmt detail
State : Installed
Owner : IOSd
Package information
Name : iosxe-remote-mgmt.2017-08-15_17.21.ova
Path : bootflash:/iosxe-remote-mgmt.2017-08-15_17.21.ova
Application
Name : csr_mgmt
Installed version : 2017.10
Description : CSR-MGMT
Signing
Key type : Cisco release key
Method : SHA-1
Licensing
Name : Not Available
Version : Not Available
 
Detailed guest status
None
 
Activated profile name: None
Resource reservation
Disk : 119 MB
Memory : 0 MB
CPU : 0% system CPU
 
Attached devices
Type Name Alias
---------------------------------------------
NIC net1 ieobc
NIC net2 net2
Disk _rootfs
Disk /opt/var
Disk /opt/var/c
Serial/shell serial0
Serial/aux serial1
Serial/Syslog serial2
Serial/Trace serial3
 
Network interfaces
MAC address Attached to interface
------------------------------------------------------
52:54:00:d2:04:fe
52:54:00:d2:04:02
...
Resource admission (without profile) : passed
Disk space : 875MB
Memory : 512MB
CPU : 5% system CPU
VCPUs : Not specified
 

Step 10blank.gif Router# show virtual-service list

Verifies that the virtual service has been activated.

Example

The following example shows the virtual-service is still being activated.

Router# show virtual-service list
 
System busy activating virtual-service 'csr_mgmt'. The request may take several minutes...
 
Name Status Package Name
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
csr_mgmt Activating iosxe-remote-mgmt.2017-08-15_17.21.ova
 

Example

The following example shows the virtual-service has now been activated.

Router# show virtual-service list
 
Name Status Package Name
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
csr_mgmt Activated iosxe-remote-mgmt.2017-08-15_17.21.ova