XenServer 6: There Was an Error Connecting to the Server. The Service Did Not Reply Properly

GoombaWow, this is a really overly complicated error for such a simple problem to resolve. Allow me to give you some background. I am currently building my first production ready (well non-production really) XenServer cluster and ran into this issue when attempting to add my second host into the cluster. I hit google and found out that this was actually just a dns issue.

XenServer: How to Build and Configure a Dedicated NFS Storage Bond

GodzukiFirst of all let me start this off by saying that there is a lot of information out there on how to setup a dedicated storage interface on XenServer. However, I was unable to find anything specifically related to bonding two unmanaged interfaces and use them for as a dedicated uplink, which is seems rather silly to me as why would you not want to have a highly redundant network connection to your NFS storage. I digress.

Forcibly Remove Storage Devices From XenCenter via CLI

This is my second post in focused on forcibily something from XenCenter, as apparently XenCenter has a hard time knowing when to "forget" a device or host on its own. Now while this is annoying, it can be resolved rather easily from the command line. Now, lets take a step back and reflect for a … Continue reading Forcibly Remove Storage Devices From XenCenter via CLI

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

Overview of RedHat Virtualization

What exactly is going on nowadays in the world of Redhat Linux virtualization anyways since Xen has gone the way of the Dodo.Stumbled across this nice overview on another virtualization blog. There are actually several articles on this blog on the subject. http://www.vcritical.com/2010/04/what-is-red-hat-enterprise-virtualization/