XenServer/Install

= Installing Citrix XenServer =

First you need to decide what XenServer you will install:
 * Citrix XenServer: an open source product with commercial support available and the only enterprise-class, cloud-proven virtualization platform that delivers the critical features of live migration and centralized multi-server management at no cost.
 * The tech preview of xenserver-core: Many of the XenServer components built to be installed on an RPM-based distro of your choice
 * XCP: This is now retired (See http://xenserver.org/discuss-virtualization/q-and-a/i-am-a-user-of-xcp-how-will-i-be-impacted.html) and users should install XenServer 6.2 instead.

As of XenServer 6.2, all features are available in the open source version, and there are no paid-for features (Citrix does of course offer commercial support for XenServer)

The recommendation is to use XenServer 6.2.

You may follow one of the methods below, depending on what you choose to install and how:

Important Install Options
Please choose EXT local storage, also called "XenDesktop optimised" and not LVM based local storage.

Many of the OpenStack features will not work with LVM based storage (due to the need for easy access to the raw VHD files).

Installing Citrix XenServer using the CD
To get the XenServer CD go to: http://xenserver.org/overview-xenserver-open-source-virtualization/download.html

Once you have the ISO downloaded and burnt onto a CD, put the CD in your server, and follow the on screen instructions.

To help install Citrix XenServer, take a look at the official "Installation Guide" or "Quick Installation Guide" for your version of XenServer:
 * http://docs.vmd.citrix.com/XenServer/6.0.0/1.0/en_gb/QuickStartGuide_BasicVersion.html#server_installation
 * http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xenserver/xs-where-are-docs-wr.html

PXE install Citrix XenServer
For steps to create a PXE server to install XenServer take a look at: How to PXE Install XenServer.

= Post Install Steps =

You are almost there now, you probably want to checkout out:
 * Post Install steps to prepare XenServer to work with OpenStack