Archive for the ‘xenserver’ Category

Install XenServer from USB and repair XenServer installation

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Working on my XenServer lab making a new blog post about Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 my XenServer suddenly stopped function properly. My network interface was showing disconnected, even though I was connected! The biggest problem was that XenCenter reported NaN% of CPU and NaN% of memory making it impossible to ...

Virtual Router / Firewall / VPN for XenServer & VMware

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

I have to admit that networking is not my strongest side, I relay on the network folks for FW rules, NAT and so on. The reason why I have installed and configured the Vyatta Virtual Router is that I need to have more control and make my own configurations. My XenServer ...

Automatic XenServer Documentation

Friday, August 28th, 2009

This cheap and cool product let you document your XenServer environment in a couple of minutes. The demo have a lot of sections which are not included. I would rather like a limited numbers of hosts with full details in the demo version. Check it out at Halfmode.com

Build a Cheap XenServer for your Home Lab

Monday, August 17th, 2009

In the beginning I decided not to have a XenServer at Home, simply because I wanted to totally relax after work. But because of ongoing projects and this blog I found it easier to have one at home as well. I have chosen these components : ASUS M4A78-EM AMD Phenom X4 Corsair 8GB (4x2GB) MiniATX ...

Should Citrix pay more attention to Citrix Forums ?

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

I started watching the Provisioning Server for Datacenters thread at Citrix Support Forums in end of May. In July there where more than 257 threads posted. I would personally like to thank Jarian Gibson who have 3 times more replies than Citrix. Should it be this way ? Provisioning Services has ...

Citrix XenServer 5.5 on VMware Workstation 6.5

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

This video shows you how to install Citrix XenServer 5.5 on VMware Workstation 6.5. Though it's not possible to run Virtual Machines inside XenServer it demonstrates how fast & easy it is to install. XenServer on VMware Workstation is also great for exam preparation & upgrade scenarios.

Essentials for XenServer 5.5 Features

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

The Citrix XenServer 5.5 has just be released and can be downloaded here. The download site offers : XenServer 5.5 Disc1 & Disc2 - ISO StorageLink Gateway and Manager - ISO Workload Balancing - ISO XenCenter Installer - MSI New features in XenServer 5.5.0 Improved backup and snapshot support allows you to perform live snapshot and ...

Citrix Access Gateway (CAG) on XenServer

Friday, June 5th, 2009

To install Citrix Access Gateway Standard Edition 4.6 on XenServer first download the AGSE_v4.6.0-44.iso from here. From the XenCenter Console select New VM - other install media - 12 GB disk - 256 mb memory and 1 vCPU - 2 Network Interfaces. Unmount the ISO and reboot It may seems like the CAG ...

Citrix XenApp Power and Capacity Management Technology Preview

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Citrix just released the Technology Preview of the XenApp Power and Capacity Management. The XenApp PCM management feature can help administrators reduce power consumption and better manage XenApp server capacity by dynamically scaling up or scaling down the number of online XenApp servers. Consolidating sessions onto fewer online servers improves ...

Citrix TV Beta

Monday, May 4th, 2009

You can follow the Synergy 2009 at Citrix TV Beta.