Forcibly Remove a Host From XenCenter via CLI

Welcome back to another XenServer adventure. Today we are going to review the process of removing an orphaned XenServer host from XenCenter via the command line. A few days ago one of my Xen hosts died due to an issue with the raid controller. In order to revive it I had to rebuild it, and … Continue reading Forcibly Remove a Host From XenCenter via CLI

Xenserver: How To Create A Custom Kickstart Template via the CLI

If you are reading this post, then you should know that I have been spending a lot of time as of late trying to learn XenServer, and I am doing my best to get Xenserver to do my evil bidding. When I first took a look at XenServer I was dissapointed to find that you … Continue reading Xenserver: How To Create A Custom Kickstart Template via the CLI

How to Create A Dedicated Storage NIC in XenServer

In Vmware ESX, when using NFS storage, you are required to create a separate and additional vmkernel portgroup to access your NFS storage. This way ESX Management traffic travels over one port group and NFS traffic travels over another.
In Xenserver the concept is similar; however executed much differently.

XenServer 6.0 Release Notes & Administrator Guide

Hello World! XenServer 6.0 was released in late September, 2011. I am currently working on building out my test cluster, as I expect to role out our first XenServer Server (hey that's redundant) in the next few weeks. I expect to be posting a lot more on the subject as I become more familiar with … Continue reading XenServer 6.0 Release Notes & Administrator Guide

Getting Started with XenServer: Features and Licensing

This post is pretty much a bunch of links that I have found that I am using to get up to speed with ZenServer. I've got a new virtualization project just around the corner and Vmware is no longer a good fit for us. The link below is from Citrix.com and compares the various features … Continue reading Getting Started with XenServer: Features and Licensing