XenServer/Install
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Installing Citrix 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 releases, as of March 2012).
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
Getting the Software
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 instructions. See the above install docs for more details.
Installing Citrix XenServer using PXE
For steps to create a PXE server to install XenServer take a look at: How to PXE Install XenServer.
Install XCP
There are two main ways to get XCP:
- Packages in Debian/Ubuntu (and soon CentOS/RedHat)
- Binary distribution similar to XenServer
Installing XCP from Debian/Ubuntu
Use the latest SID, and do:
- apt-get install xcp-xapi
- then read the README.Debian
Install Binary XCP Distribution
You can download XCP here:
Notes:
- Install steps are almost identical to XenServer (You do PXE following similar steps to those of 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
