Cisco IOS XRv 9000 Appliance is a package of UCS hardware and Cisco XRv 9000 Router software with all applicable licenses. The Appliance package enables you to virtualize your network routing function without having operational concerns about ownership of hardware and software.
Cisco IOS XRv 9000 Router software is pre-installed from factory on a bare metal UCS server hardware. In this setup, the extra layer of software (hypervisor) is not required to manage, secure and support the system. Cisco IOS XRv 9000 Appliance supports hyper scalability as it can scale to 70 Million route prefixes when run as a Virtual Route Reflector. Cisco IOS XRv 9000 Appliance also supports Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP), which allows easier insertion into existing networks.