Chapter 5
Guest Operating System (Guest OS) Installation and Configuration
Command
bundle install flash: <bundle name>.CG
copy running config-config startup-config
reload
Configuring Cisco IOS
This section describes how to configure the Cisco IOS VM to provide network connectivity to the Guest
OS VM.
Guest OS connects to the network through a virtual Network Interface Card (VNIC) provided by the
Hypervisor. Network attributes on the interface are statically configured or configured for DHCP to
dynamically obtain IP addresses. Guest OS network connectivity is only through Cisco IOS, using the
virtual network interface provided by the Hypervisor. Network attributes such as IP address, can be
configured statistically or dynamically, and are obtained from Cisco IOS using DHCP requests. The
bundled Linux Guest OS is configured to use DHCP.
This section outlines the task to configure a Cisco IOS DHCP pool to provision the Linux Guest OS with
an IP address, and an external Ethernet interface in Cisco IOS to allow the Guest OS network
connectivity.
This section includes the following topics:
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Configuring the IR829 Ethernet Interface
You must enable one of the external Ethernet interfaces on the IR829 to provide network connectivity.
For details on interface configuration refer to the Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers Software
Configuration Guide:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/800/software/configuration/guide/SCG800Guide.
html
IPv6 Gigabit Ethernet
On Guest OS, IPv6 is enabled by default. The following example configuration uses IPv6 on Guest OS,
where Guest OS is automatically assigned an IPv6 address by enabling prefix delegation on the Cisco
IOS interface GigabitEthernet 5.
The following example configures G 0 for external connectivity:
interface GigabitEthernet 0
no switchport
Configuring the IR829 Ethernet Interface, page 5-3
Configuring Guest OS Interface on Cisco IOS, page 5-5
Enabling Guest OS Console, page 5-6
ipv6 address autoconfig default
ipv6 enable
Purpose
Installs the specified bundle.
Saves the current running configuration.
Reloads the router.
Cisco IR829 Integrated Services Router Hardware Installation Guide
Configuring Cisco IOS
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