In a lab environment it might be handy to quickly rollout new (virtual) routers without much manual intervention. The following script creates a VirtualBox-VM and boots it up.
- Prepare
- Execute
- Use it
Install VirtualBox and have a CSR1000V-ISO-File ready.
set VM=CSR1000V set BASE=c:\RH\LAB\VM set ISO=C:\Downloads\csr1000v-universalk9.16.09.01.iso : Create VM VBoxManage createvm --name %VM% --ostype "Linux26_64" --basefolder %BASE% --register !:now the Path in the Filesystem to ...LOC... exists set LOC=%BASE%\%VM% : Customize VM VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --memory 4096 VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --vram 16 VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --pae on --paravirtprovider default --hwvirtex on --nestedpaging on : Storage VBoxManage createhd --filename %LOC%\%VM%.vdi --size 8192 VBoxManage storagectl %VM% --name "IDE-CTL" --add ide --portcount 2 --bootable on VBoxManage storageattach %VM% --storagectl IDE-CTL --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium %LOC%\%VM%.vdi VBoxManage storageattach %VM% --storagectl IDE-CTL --port 1 --device 0 --type dvddrive --medium %ISO% VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --boot1=dvd --boot2=disk --boot3=none --boot4=none : Serial-Interfaces via "Pipe" VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --uartmode1 server \\.\pipe\%VM% VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --uart1 0x3f8 4 VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --uartmode2 server \\.\pipe\%VM%_diag VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --uart2 0x2f8 4 : Audio VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --audio none : NICs VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --nic1 nat --nic2 hostonly --nic3 hostonly --nic4 hostonly VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --nictype1 virtio --nictype2 virtio --nictype3 virtio --nictype4 virtio VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --nicpromisc1 allow-all --nicpromisc2 allow-all --nicpromisc3 allow-all --nicpromisc4 allow-all VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --hostonlyadapter2 "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter" VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --hostonlyadapter3 "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter" VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --hostonlyadapter4 "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter" : Set the VM-Logo for the VirtualBox-Inventory VBoxManage modifyvm %VM% --iconfile C:\RH\LAB\72px-Cisco_logo.svg.png : Boot the VM, it'l reboot once to apply the running-config VBoxManage startvm %VM%
conf t platform console serial end
After another reboot the serial console can be accessed by a windows pipe: