Versions this guide is based on:
| EVE Image Foldername | Downloaded Filename | Version | vCPUs | vRAM | Console |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| csr1000vng-universalk9.16.09.06.Fuji | csr1000v-universalk9.16.09.06.iso | 16.09.06 | 1 | 4096 | telnet |
| csr1000vng-universalk9.17.03.02.Amsterdam | csr1000v-universalk9.17.03.02.iso | 17.03.02 | 1 | 4096 | telnet |
| Instructions |
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| Other versions should also be supported following bellow’s procedure. Successfuly tested, Denali, Everest, Fuji, Gibraltar, Amsterdam CSRv1000 16.x and 17.x images.
Steps below are based on csr1000vng-universalk9.16.09.06.Fuji creation, for other image deployment, use proper names respectively. 1. SSH to EVE and login as root, from cli and create temporary working directory on the EVE’s root: mkdir abc
cd abc
2. Upload the downloaded ISO CD image to the EVE using for example FileZilla or WinSCP. 3. Create new HDD for CSR installation: /opt/qemu/bin/qemu-img create -f qcow2 virtioa.qcow2 8G
4. Start CSR installation, it is very long CLI command with slider which are not visible using Edge or Chrome browsers. Please use Firefox browser! /opt/qemu-2.2.0/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -nographic -drive file=virtioa.qcow2,if=virtio,bus=0,unit=0,cache=none -machine type=pc-1.0,accel=kvm -serial mon:stdio -nographic -nodefconfig -nodefaults -rtc base=utc -cdrom csr1000v-universalk9.16.09.06.iso -boot order=dc -m 4096
5. Once on the screen appears prompt, hit any key and choose 2rd option CSR 1000V Serial console and confirm with ENTER: Press any key to continue. Press any key to continue. Press any key to continue. GNU GRUB version 0.97 (639K lower / 3144696K upper memory) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CSR1000v Virtual (VGA) Console - 2020-10-31_13.56 | |*CSR1000v Serial Console - 2020-10-31_13.56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ UP and DOWN arrow keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press <Enter> to boot the selected OS or `c' for a command-line. 6. IMPORTANT ! Wait till CSR installs and prompt the screenshowt below *Aug 22 17:57:59.574: %IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_SRC: (rp/0): CD-ROM Boot *Aug 22 17:57:59.598: %IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0): Using Serial console *Aug 22 17:57:59.621: %IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0): Installing GRUB2 to /dev/bootflash *Aug 22 17:58:00.676: %IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0): Copying image to /boot *Aug 22 17:58:02.747: %IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0): Copying image to /bootflash *Aug 22 17:58:04.628: %IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0): Creating grub configuration *Aug 22 17:58:04.847: %IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0): Ejecting CD-ROM tray *Aug 22 17:58:04.863: %IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0): CD-ROM Installation finished *Aug 22 17:58:04.871: %IOSXEBOOT-4-BOOT_CDROM: (rp/0): Rebooting from HD *Aug 22 17:58:06.104: %IOSXEBOOT-4-FACTORY_RESET: (local/local): This was not selected via cli. Rebooting like normal 7. Now exit from CSR installation and get to qemu prompt using key combo “ctrl+a”, release keys and then press key “c”, once appears (qemu) type quit. (qemu) quit
8. Create new CSR image target directory: mkdir /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/csr1000vng-universalk9.16.09.06.Fuji/
9. Move CSR HDD to target directory: mv virtioa.qcow2 /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/csr1000vng-universalk9.16.09.06.Fuji/
10. Clean and fix permissions: cd
rm -rf abc
/opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions
CSR Image is created and ready to use, now you can open lab and your image will be visible under nodes csr1000v |