Deploying Cisco Catalyst 8000V on Alibaba Cloud

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Alibaba Marketplace through either Alibaba Global or Alibaba China.

Step 2

Search for the Cisco Catalyst 8000V Edge Software - BYOL image. Click the offer and get into the Elastic Compute Service (ECS) page.

Step 3

On the Instances page, click Create Instance.

Step 4

From the Instance Details tab, click Connect.

Step 5

On the Connection and Command pop-up window, provide the IP address and Password. Proceed to the Basic Configuration steps.
Step 6

Select the Billing Method.

Note 

For this deployment, Pay-As-You-Go is not supported.
Step 7

Select the region from the Region drop-down list.

Step 8

From the Instance Type drop-down list, select one of the supported instance types. For information on the instance types, see the Supported Instance Types section in this guide.

Step 9

Select the number of instances you want to create by using the Quantity field.

Step 10

If you did not select an image by searching, you can also use the Marketplace Image tab to search and select your image here. This step is optional.

Step 11

Provide your disk specifications in the Storage field.

Step 12

If you want to create a snapshot to periodically create a backup for your disc, select a Backup Period from the Snapshot field. You can either choose the default value that creates a backup every day, or create your own backup rule by using the Create Automatic Snapshot Policy option in this field.

Step 13

Click Next to proceed to the Networking section.

Step 14

From the Networking page, choose the Network Type.

Step 15

From the Public IP Address field, select the Assign Public IPv4 Address checkbox. When you do so, the system automatically allocates an IP address.

Step 16

From the Security Group field, click Select Security Group. The system displays a pop-up window. Select the appropriate Security Group from this window.

Step 17

From the Elastic Network Interface field, select the Default ENI.

Step 18

Click Next to proceed to System Configurations.

Step 19

On the System Configuration page, in the Login Credentials field, select the Key Pair option.

Step 20

In the Instance Name field, specify a name for your instance.

Step 21

(Optional) In the User Data field, specify the day0 configuration details.

Here is a sample day0 configuration for Cisco Catalyst 8000V: 

#cloud-config
vinitparam:
otp : a1fbadd53b8548f09ae95ffa63580757
vbond : 173.39.145.83
uuid : C8K-3a351b20-66da-47bf-abdf-95c77e771931
org : vIPtela Inc Regression
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#cloud-config
vinitparam:
otp : a1fbadd53b8548f09ae95ffa63580757
vbond : 173.39.145.83
uuid : C8K-3a351b20-66da-47bf-abdf-95c77e771931
org : vIPtela Inc Regression
rcc : true
ca-certs:
remove-defaults: false
trusted:
|
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-----END CERTIFICATE-----

--===============3067523750048488884==
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MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: attachment;
filename="config-C8K-3a351b20-66da-47bf-abdf-95c77e771931.txt"

#cloud-boothook
system
ztp-status            success
pseudo-confirm-commit 300
personality           vedge
device-model          vedge-C8000V
chassis-number        C8K-3a351b20-66da-47bf-abdf-95c77e771931
host-name             cedge1
system-ip             1.1.1.5
overlay-id            1
site-id               175
no port-offset          
control-session-pps   300
admin-tech-on-failure
sp-organization-name  "vIPtela Inc Regression"
organization-name     "vIPtela Inc Regression"
vbond 173.39.145.83 port 12346

sdwan
interface GigabitEthernet1
tunnel-interface
encapsulation ipsec weight 1
color default
allow-service all
hostname cedge1
username admin privilege 15 secret Login_999!

interface GigabitEthernet1
no shutdown
arp timeout 1200
ip address dhcp client-id GigabitEthernet1
no ip redirects
ip dhcp client default-router distance 1
ip mtu    1500
load-interval 30
mtu           1500
negotiation auto
exit
interface Tunnel1
no shutdown
ip unnumbered GigabitEthernet1
no ip redirects
ipv6 unnumbered GigabitEthernet1
no ipv6 redirects
tunnel source GigabitEthernet1
tunnel mode sdwan
exit
line vty 0 4
login authentication default
transport input ssh
!
line vty 5 80
transport input ssh
! 
--===============3067523750048488884==--
Step 22

Click Preview. Preview all the settings and configurations for the instance that you are creating. If your settings are fine, accept the terms of service by clicking the ECS Terms of Service checkbox.

Step 23

Click Create Order.

After the instance is created, the system displays a pop-up window that has a Created message along with the instance ID.

What to do next

  • To manage your instance, click Console in the dashboard.

  • To create more instances, click Back.