Cisco Cloud Service Router Virtual Machine Loading Issue on VMware ESXi 5.5

Experts,

When the router boots up I get the console view shown image called boot, however when try and connect to the router using terminal client I get the screen shot shown in image crt.

I should be presented with the same image from my terminal client that I see from the console, correct?

Cheers
boot.PNG
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Experts,

I'm still having problems.

Can someone tell if the settings in image seem ok?
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Are you using the exact same OVA as pictured in the Blog Article you are reading ?

It could also be, you are not seeing the POST and BOOT process is TOO quick.

Alter the VM settings and slow it down.

Also looks like you are not running the serial output version, which you select at GRUB BOOT.

and when you are switched to Serial Console output, Serial (Telnet Output) is different to what is on the console.

It depends on which "view" or access method you want to use

1. Console
2. Serial (via telnet)

See screenshot

I'm running 1000V in Serial Mode, you can see a connection via Telnet, (serial), serial output is different to what is ont he current console of the VM!

Hi Andrew,

I'm not sure how to get the VM to run the serial version you mentioned:

Also looks like you are not running the serial output version, which you select at GRUB BOOT.

Can you help?

Are you selecting the serial port option from the GRUB menu?

or do you not see the options?

if you do not see the options, it's possible the VM is booting to quickly.

Turn off the VM, Edit the VM Settings (Right Click!)

Select Options Tab, and select Boot Options, and I would select Power On Boot Delay

Hi Andrew,

Can you show me how to slow it down

Alter the VM settings and slow it down.

Hi Andrew,

I changed the boot options as shown in image, however I'm still not seeing the GRUB menu.

I will increase the seconds.
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Hi Andrew,

I'm getting this GRUB message see image, but not a GRUB menu to select serial port:

Forgot the image
boot.PNG

is that screen via Serial Port...?

or via the Console ?

It looks like via Serial Port, so that screen is correct for Serial Port.

It already outputting to the serial port, it's already been selected.

Hi Andrew,

Yes, you're correct - it is already outputting to the serial port.

I guess the problem is that I'm not getting the same out from the serial port  on my application called secureCRT that I'm getting from the console port via VMware Client :-(

Hi Andrew,

Sorry for my late response.

So, what I would really like is for the output to be just displayed via my serial port. For that to happen, does that mean I shouldn't attempt to access the console port via VMware vSphere? Then I will get all the output through serial port?

I hope that makes sense.

Hi Andrew,

I'm not expecting you to know the answer to this question(the question is still connected), the screen shot shows the point where my serial port hangs.

Have you seen something like that before

That's correct

Use either the Console or Serial Port.

If you were a Cisco die hard network engineer you would not have access to the console.

So stop using it!

Use serial.

I believe your original posted question has been answered. If these answers have been helpful please assign points. Your last question issue requires a new question. Myself or other experts will be glad to assist.

Hi Andrew,

I think the statement in the screenshot maybe normal behaviour, I checked the statement from the following link

http://blog.ine.com/2013/04/15/installing-the-cloud-services-router-1000v-in-esxi-5-1/

I think I need to be patient and let the router continue booting - but its seems to be taking so long....

Thanks once again Andrew

If you have further issues post a new question.