Technotes for XenServer 4.1

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XenServer and Provisioning Server Port Usage Information Summary The table shown below and the attached Visio diagram provide port communication information for a Citrix XenServer/Provisioning Server environment. Port usage information FRO... CTX117874	7/14/08	8/20/08	305	Unrated
How to Build a Kernel Module for XenServer XenSource KB 313 CTX116387	2/13/08	8/12/08	442	Unrated
Virtual Machine Conversion from Other Virtualization Solutions FAQ Summary This FAQ article includes questions related to converting virtual machines using XenServer 3.2. Q: Can you convert a virtual machine from other virtualization products to your produc... CTX116129	2/4/08	8/12/08	342	Unrated
How To Mount a Linux LVM Partition in a XenServer Host Summary This article describes how to mount a Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM) partition located inside a virtual disk (VDI) in a XenServer Host. If a Linux Virtual Machine (VM) with an LV... CTX117791	8/1/08	8/11/08	199	Unrated
How to Fine-tune Virtual CPU Management Summary This document describes how to fine-tune the virtual CPU management of virtual machines (VMs) running on a Citrix XenServer . Background In the default setup of XenServer, physical CP... CTX117960	8/5/08	8/6/08	121	Unrated
The XenServer Installation Fails on Some Servers with More than 32 GB of Memory Symptoms The Citrix XenServer installation fails on install.img, then constantly reboots on a server with more than 32 GB of memory installed. By default Dom0 has a maximum of 752MB or memory... CTX117871	8/1/08	8/4/08	75	Unrated
How to Install an Update or Hotfix for XenServer 4.1 with XenCenter 4.1 Summary This article describes how to install an update on XenServer 4.1 with XenCenter 4.1. Requirements Basic knowledge of XenServer 4.1 and XenCenter 4.1 Procedure Note : The installation... CTX117629	8/1/08	8/4/08	140	Unrated
How to Create a Completely Separate Network Inside XenServer Summary This document describes how to create a separate network inside a XenServer. Such a network can be used for testing purposes because it is completely separate from other networks (be... CTX116456	5/7/08	8/4/08	1,102
How to Modify Network Speed and Duplexing Summary XenServer version 4.1 introduced Xen-managed network interface cards (NICs). In version 4.0, modifications could be made to the configuration files located in the /etc/sysconfig/netw... CTX117568	8/1/08	8/1/08	133	Unrated
How to use Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista to resize a XenServer Windows VM Virtual Disk Summary This article describes how to use Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista to resize a XenServer Windows VM vDisk (VDI). IMPORTANT: Export a copy of the VM vDisk you need to resize for b... CTX117630	8/1/08	8/1/08	202
How to Add the Linux Templates from the Second CD-ROM After Installing XenServer Summary This article describes how to add the Linux templates from the second CD-ROM after an installation of XenServer. Requirements You did not select to install the Linu... CTX116124	1/28/08	8/1/08	500	Unrated
How to Create a Fedora 8 VM for XenServer Summary This article describes how to create a Linux - Fedora 8 virtual machine (VM) for Citrix XenServer without the virtualization extensions. Requirements Before we begin we will need a co... CTX118005	7/29/08	7/29/08	163	Unrated
How to Configure Network Interface Cards in Unmanaged Mode Summary This document describes XenServer managed and unmanaged network interfaces and the main differences between the two. Background By default, XenServer recognizes and configures all ava... CTX117583	7/24/08	7/25/08	227
FAQ - Can You Install XenServer Host and Preserve Other Partitions? Q: Can you install XenServer Host on a disk with other partitions and preserve the other partitions? A: No, installing XenServer Host reformats the entire disk. CTX116123	1/29/08	7/11/08	277	Unrated
How to Recover a Deleted XenServer Virtual Machine Summary This article describes how to recover a deleted Virtual Machine (VM) that was stored on a Logical Volume Manager (LVM)-based Storage Repository (SR) on a XenServer. Contents : Backgro... CTX117508	6/26/08	6/26/08	502
How to Implement Pool Monitoring for XenServer Summary This article describes how to implement Pool Monitoring for Citrix XenServer. You can easily increase the availability of a XenServer environment by implementing the simple Pool Monit... CTX117249	6/17/08	6/17/08	651
How to Convert VMware Virtual Machines to XenServer Virtual Machines Summary This document describes how to convert a VMware-formatted virtual machine (VM) into a Citrix XenServer virtual machine. Requirements You must be comfortable using VMware Workstation a... CTX116603	6/17/08	6/17/08	1,831
How to Change the IP Address of an Network File Share Storage Respository Summary In a production environment, at times it is required to change the IP address of the NFS server on which SR is created. This article explains how to change the IP address of NFS SR. R... CTX117200	6/16/08	6/16/08	477
How to Enable Promiscuous Mode on a Physical Network Card Summary This article describes how to enable promiscuous mode on a physical Network Interface Card (NIC). Background In a network, promiscuous mode allows a network device to intercept and re... CTX116493	6/9/08	6/9/08	541	Unrated
How to Configure and Test Time Using the Network Time Protocol on XenServer Summary This article describes how to configure and test time through Network Time Protocol (NTP) on XenServer. Background XenServer Hosts manage time for all virtual machines (VMs), unless t... CTX116458	5/12/08	5/13/08	582	Unrated
How to Reset a Forgotten Root Password for a XenServer Host Document describes how to reset the root password on the XenServer host system CTX116019	1/24/08	5/12/08	561	Unrated
How to Check the XenServer Version and Build Number in XenServer 4.1 Summary This article describes how to check the XenServer version and build number from the XenCenter, the Command Line Interface (CLI), and a bug report. The examples below use XenServer 4.1... CTX116684	5/12/08	5/12/08	506	Unrated
ISO Library Does Not Detach in XenCenter Unable to detach ISO library to to VM having an ISO image in it's CD-ROM/DVD drive. CTX116804	5/12/08	5/12/08	425	Unrated
P2V Conversion Tool Expects a DHCP Server XenSource KB article 73 CTX116306	2/5/08	5/9/08	778	Unrated
Conversion of a Windows Instance Using PlateSpin PowerConvert with XenServer Version 4 Summary This article describes how to use PlateSpin PowerConvert to convert a physical instance of a Windows installation to a virtual machine (VM) for running under XenServer version 4.x. A ... CTX116323	2/8/08	5/9/08	1,418	Unrated
How to Create a Local File-based Storage Repository Summary This article describes how to create a local file-based storage repository Procedure 1. Install XenEnterprise on the system with the default Logical Volume Manager (LVM)-backed stora... CTX116322	2/7/08	5/9/08	1,161
How to Change Default Resolution for a Debian Virtual Machine Summary This article describes how to change the screen resolution for a Debian Xen Virtual Server (XenVM). A XenVM created from the Debian template provided with XenServer has the default re... CTX116318	2/7/08	5/9/08	601
How to Set Up an NTP Server for a XenServer Network XenSource KB article 72 CTX116307	2/5/08	5/9/08	868	Unrated
Graphical User Interface is Not Working on a Linux Xen Virtual Machine XenSource KB article 74 CTX116305	2/5/08	5/9/08	659	Unrated
XenServer API/SDK FAQ Frequently asked questions about the Citrix XenServer SDK and API. CTX115796	1/21/08	5/9/08	562	Unrated