Finally I have found it! Citrix's XenServer switch configuration best practices document. While everyone in the world has blog posts and documentation regarding how to set up and configure bridged networks in Xen, they hardly ever go into the physical switch configuration required. This is the document that you will need to pass along to your friendly Network Administrator, as they will more than likely not be familar with networking for Xen as its much different from networking for Vmware ESX.
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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
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.