After you enter whatever you want the hostname to be, and your DNS Server, Select Ok. The hostname is the name of your Xenserver the DNS server is what will allow the Xenserver machine to find other machines on the network based on their host names. The next screen will ask you about your DNS Servers and host name. After your networking information has been entered, press the tab key until OK is highlighted, then press Enter. If you don’t know what an IP Address, Gateway, or Subnet mask are, then stick with DHCP. Press the arrow key on your keyboard to select static configuration,Įnter your IP Address, press Enter (Example: 10.0.0.155)Įnter your subnet mask, press Enter (Example: 255.255.0.0)Įnter your Default gateway, press Enter (Example: 10.0.0.1) However, in some cases DHCP may work for you. I recommend entering a static IP address. The next screen prompts you for your IP Information. Verify OK is Highlighted, press Enter a third time. Enter your root password a second time to confirm, press Enter. After you have selected whichever option you want to use, press the tab key until Ok is highlighted, then press Enter.Įnter your root password, press Enter. But if you have had the CD laying around for a while, you may want to verify the installation source. I don’t typically have any problems when I select Skip verification. If you select Skip verification it will just continue with the installation. If you Select Verify installation source it will scan your CD and make sure there are no errors. The next screen asks if you want to test your media. Select No to installing Supplemental Packs Press Tab until Ok is Highlighted, then press Enter. Next it will ask you where you are installing from, the Default is local Media. At this point pause for a moment and make sure you don’t care about anything on the hard disk one last time, then Press tab to highlight the Ok Button, then press Enter to proceed. The next Dialog again warns you that if you proceed all data on the hard drive will be erased. Unfortunately every motherboard is different, so I cannot post step by step instructions on how to enable it. AMD calls their Hardware Assisted Virtualization “AMD-V” and Intel calls their version “Intel VT”. If you get this message, press Enter to select Ok then next time your restart your machine, go into the BIOS and check to see if you can enable this feature. In some cases your hardware supports this, but it is not enabled. If your system does not support the hardware assisted Virtualization, you will not be able to run 64bit virtual machines. In the case of my video on how to install Xenserver, it warns me that my machine does not have the Hardware virtualization Assist support and that some features may not be available. Press the Tab Key to Select the “Accept EULA” button, press EnterĪt this point you may get a dialog box warning you if there is a problem with your hardware. Otherwise press the tab key to select reboot and press Enter to Reboot. Assuming you don’t have any data on your hard disk you care about, press Enter to say Ok. The next screen will warn you if you proceed then all the data on your hard disk will be erased. Select your keyboard layout using the up and down arrows on your keyboard, and press Enter. If you are in the United states you are most likely using qwerty. The next screen you will come to will ask what keyboard layout you use. If you have any questions about this, let me know and I will do my best to answer your questions.Ī few seconds after booting off the CD you will be presented with a screen which is light on top and dark on the bottom and says Welcome to XenServer. Depending on your system you may have to press a key such as f12 or f9 at the post screen to get to a boot menu to boot off the CD. Installing XenServer:Īfter you have burned your ISO onto a CD, put the CD in the drive of your server, and boot off the CD. For our purposes we will be using the free version.īefore we start you can download Xenserver from Citrix’s website: Click Download, then select Download Installerįor those who don’t know how to work with ISO Files I will soon post an article on how to work with ISO files. All the basics are included in the free version, then the more advanced versions give you features such as load balancing between servers, high availability, power management, and support. You can see a chart by going to The Citrix Website. Like VMWare’s ESX Server Xenserver is the base operating system you install on your hardware, then you can run virtual machines on top of that. VHD files for it’s virtual hard disks as opposed to VMWare which uses VMDK files. Xenserver is a Virtualization platform made by Citrix and Based on Linux. Below are written instructions on how to install Xenserver in case you prefer that to the video: Introduction to XenServer:
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