● Introducing Cisco CSR Product Overview
◦ Cloud Adoption and Cisco CSR 1000V Overview
◦ Virtual Machine Requirements
◦ Cisco Software Licensing
◦ Cisco Smart Software Licensing
◦ Differences Between Cisco CSR 1000V Series and Cisco ASR 1000 Series
◦ Supported Cisco IOS XE Technologies
◦ Management Support
◦ Compatibility with Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®)
● Preparing for Installation
◦ Obtaining the Cisco CSR 1000V Virtual Machine Image
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V Installation Files
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V Installation Options
◦ Guidelines and Limitations
◦ ROM Monitor (ROMMON) and Cisco CSR 1000V
● Installing Cisco CSR 1000V in VMware Elastic Sky X (ESXi) Environments
◦ Supported VMware Features and Operations
◦ VMware Requirements—Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9
◦ Virtual Machine Requirements for Different Cisco IOS XE Versions
◦ Deploying the Cisco CSR 1000V Open Virtualization Archive (OVA) to the Virtual Machine
◦ Manually Create the Virtual Machine and Install Cisco CSR 1000V Software with the .iso File
(VMware ESXi)
◦ Increasing Performance on VMware ESXi Configurations

● Booting Cisco CSR 1000V and Accessing the Console
◦ Booting the Cisco CSR 1000V Virtual Machine
◦ Configuring Access to the Cisco CSR 1000V Console
● Using Cisco IOS XE Software
◦ Use Cisco IOS XE Software
◦ Find Command Options
◦ Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) File Security

● Managing Cisco CSR 1000V Licenses
◦ Methods to Activate Cisco CSR 1000V Licenses
◦ Cisco Software Licensing
◦ Cisco Smart Software Licensing
◦ Smart Licenses Regular Operations
◦ Smart Licenses Advanced Operations
◦ Troubleshooting Cisco Smart License Issues
● Upgrading the Cisco IOS XE Software
◦ Prerequisites for the Software Upgrade Process
◦ Save Backup Copies of Your Old System Image and Configuration
◦ Use Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) or Remote Copy Protocol (RCP) to Copy the System Image into
Bootflash Memory
◦ Load the New System Image from Cisco IOS XE Software
◦ Load the New System Image from GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) Mode
◦ Save Backup Copies of Your New System Image and Configuration and Reboot Cisco CSR 1000V
● Mapping Cisco CSR 1000V Network Interfaces to Virtual Machine Network Interfaces
◦ Mapping Cisco CSR 1000V Network Interfaces to Virtual Machine Network Interfaces
◦ Mapping Cisco CSR 1000V Network Interfaces with vSwitch Interfaces
● Using GRUB Mode (Bootstrap Program)
◦ GRUB Mode and the Configuration Register Overview
◦ Access GRUB Mode and Use the Menu
◦ Modify the Configuration Register (confreg)
◦ Change the Configuration Register Settings

● Configuring Call Home for Cisco CSR 1000V
◦ Call Home Overview
◦ Obtain Smart Call Home Services
◦ Anonymous Reporting
◦ How to Configure Call Home
◦ Configuring Diagnostic Signatures
◦ Display Call Home Configuration Information
◦ Alert Group Trigger Events and Commands
◦ Message Contents
● Configuring Virtual CPU (vCPU) Distribution Across Data, Control, and Service Planes
◦ Information About vCPU Allocation and Distribution
◦ How to Boot Cisco CSR 1000V with an OVA Image
◦ How to Configure vCPU Distribution Across Data, Control, and Service Planes
● Troubleshooting Cisco CSR 1000V Virtual Machine Issues
◦ Verify the Cisco CSR 1000V Hardware and Virtual Machine Requirements
◦ Troubleshoot Network Connectivity Issues

◦ Troubleshoot Virtual Machine Performance Issues
● Rehosting the Cisco CSR 1000V License
◦ Rehosting a Classical License
◦ Rehosting a Smart License
● Supporting the Cisco CSR 1000V Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Feature
◦ Prerequisites for Cisco CSR 1000V VXLAN Support
◦ Configure Cisco CSR 1000V as a VXLAN Layer 2 Gateway
◦ Examples to Configure Cisco CSR 1000V as a VXLAN Layer 2 Gateway
● Deploying Cisco CSR 1000V in a Virtual Private Cloud
◦ Introduction to Virtual Port Channel (VPC)
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V in Microsoft Azure
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V in AWS
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V on Google Cloud Platform
● Exploring Cisco CSR 1000V Operations
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V as Highly Secure VPN Gateway
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V as an Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) WAN Endpoint
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V as a Layer 2 or Layer 3 Extension
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V as a Traffic Control Point
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V as a VXLAN Gateway
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V as a Virtual Route Reflector
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V as a Wireline or Fixed Wireless Gateway
◦ Cisco CSR 1000V in Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) Deployments

● Exploring Programmability on Cisco CSR 1000V
◦ Introduction to Programmability
◦ Provisioning on Cisco CSR 1000V
◦ Shells and Scripting on Cisco CSR 1000V
◦ Model-Driven Programmability on Cisco CSR 1000V

● Deploy or Install Cisco CSR 1000V in a VMware ESXi Environment
● Boot Cisco CSR 1000V and Access the Console
● Explore Cisco IOS XE with CLI and Web User Interface
● Install, Activate, and Verify License in Cisco CSR 1000V
● Upgrade Cisco IOS XE Software on Cisco CSR 1000V
● Map Cisco CSR 1000V Virtual Interfaces
● Access and Use GRUB Mode
● Configure Call Home on a Cisco CSR 1000V
● Modify Templates for vCPU Distribution in Cisco CSR 1000V
● Troubleshoot Cisco CSR 1000V Virtual Machine Issues

● Rehost a Cisco CSR 1000V License
● Configure VXLAN on Cisco CSR 1000V
● Deploy Cisco CSR 1000V in AWS
● Cisco CSR 1000V Operations
● Enable Guest Shell, Python, and Cisco Embedded Event Manager Cisco EEM) on Cisco CSR 1000V
● Configure Yet Another Next Generation (YANG) in Cisco CSR 1000V