Downloading The Brocade Vrouter Files For Xenserver; Installing The Brocade Vrouter Xenserver Template; Importing The Brocade Vrouter Template - Brocade Communications Systems 5600 Installation Manual

Downloading the Brocade vRouter files for XenServer

Downloading the Brocade vRouter files for XenServer

Before downloading the files, determine the type of installation you require. Brocade provides both ISO
and XVA files for download.
The Brocade vRouter ISO image can be installed on any of the hypervisors that Brocade supports.
This file has an .iso extension.
XVA is a format for Citrix XenServer-based hypervisors that is used for packaging a single virtual
machine. The XVA file contains both the XenServer template and disk image files. This file has an .xva
extension. The .xva file includes the Xen Server template and XenServer-specific customizations and
optimizations for the Brocade vRouter. If you are going to use the XenServer template, download
the .xva file. Otherwise, download only the .iso file.
To download the Brocade vRouter files for XenServer:
NOTE
For detailed instructions on how to download software from the
to MyBrocade Software Download User Guide available at this web site.
1. Go to the MyBrocade web site at
2. Click on the downloads tab.
3. From the Product Downloads page, select Network Functions Virtualization from the drop-down
list of product classifications.
4. Under Product Name, click on the specific Brocade vRouter release that you require for download.
The release folder expands to show all sub folders beneath it.
5. From the list of Brocade vRouter downloadable files, locate the XenServer-related files.
6. Click on the required file to proceed with the download.
After you click on the file to be downloaded, the Export Compliance screen with an Export
Compliance statement is displayed followed by an End User License Agreement (EULA).
7. You must agree to accept both the statement and the EULA to download the file.
If you have any concerns with the EULA, consult Brocade technical support.
8. Save the downloaded file to a location that is accessible by your XenCenter machine.

Installing the Brocade vRouter XenServer template

To simplify the installation process, Brocade provides an optimized XenServer template for each
release.

Importing the Brocade vRouter template

Before installing the Brocade vRouter XenServer template, import the Brocade vRouter Xenserver
template to the XenServer. You can import the template by using Xen Center.
NOTE
The following procedure describes the import by using XenCenter 6.0. A similar procedure is required
for other versions of XenCenter.
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