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* Citrix [[XenServer]]: a commercial product 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
 
* Citrix [[XenServer]]: a commercial product 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
 
* XCP: the open source version
 
* XCP: the open source version
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If using Essex, you are best using [[XenServer]] 6.0.2 or XCP 1.1 (the latest stable, as of March 2012)).
  
 
== Install [[XenServer]] ==
 
== Install [[XenServer]] ==
  
To help install Citrix [[XenServer]], take a look at the official "Installation Guide" doc for your version of [[XenServer]]:
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To help install Citrix [[XenServer]], take a look at the official "Installation Guide" or "Quick Installation Guide" for your version of [[XenServer]]:
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* 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
 
* http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xenserver/xs-where-are-docs-wr.html
  
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=== Install form PXE ===
 
=== Install form PXE ===
  
See Appendix C in the install guide on how to setup a PXE boot server.
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See [http://docs.vmd.citrix.com/XenServer/6.0.0/1.0/en_gb/installation.html#pxe_boot_install Appendix C] in the install guide on how to setup a PXE boot server.
  
 
See here for setting up a PXE server on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PXEInstallServer
 
See here for setting up a PXE server on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PXEInstallServer

Revision as of 10:47, 6 March 2012

Installing XenServer

First you need to decide what XenServer you will install:

  • Citrix XenServer: a commercial product 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
  • XCP: the open source version

If using Essex, you are best using XenServer 6.0.2 or XCP 1.1 (the latest stable, as of March 2012)).

Install XenServer

To help install Citrix XenServer, take a look at the official "Installation Guide" or "Quick Installation Guide" for your version of XenServer:

Install form ISO

To get the XenServer CD go to: http://www.citrix.com/XenServer and click "Try It", then select the "XenServer free edition".

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

See the above install docs for more details.

Install form PXE

See Appendix C in the install guide on how to setup a PXE boot server.

See here for setting up a PXE server on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PXEInstallServer

Install XCP

You can download XCP here:

Notes:

  • Install steps are almost identical to XenServer
  • If you want a feature set similar to XenServer 6.0, then take a look at XCP 1.5 beta
  • If you want a more stable system, try XCP 1.1