Enable SNMP on Citrix XenServer 5.6
Open XenServer Console or open a SSH connection to your XenServer for this howto: 1. Firewall Settings Open "/etc/sysconfig/iptables" with "vi" editor and add the following line to allow SNMP…
Ubuntu Lucid on XenServer 5.6 FP1
Describes howto install Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 LTS (32-Bit or 64-Bit) on a Citrix XenServer 5.6 FP1 and convert the virtual machine into a template. Note: Click to enlarge a picture.…
Resize images (folder) with imagemagick (mogrify)
Before upload pictures to my online gallery i want to resize them to a smaller size. I don't want to open all with a tool or something. I want to…
Change DNS-Server in XenServer 5.6 FP1
Citrix removed the change DNS from their console. But to change DNS-Server in "/etc/resolv.conf" are not solid settings. If you reboot the server the settings will be changed back to…
Upgrade Debian Lenny to Squeeze on Citrix XenServer
1. Update your Lenny installation Make sure that your current Lenny is up-2-date. aptitude update aptitude upgrade 2. Change sources to Squeeze Open "/etc/apt/sources.list" and replace "Lenny" with "Squeeze" here…
Puppet Dashboard / Reports – Ubuntu
Puppet reports with "Puppet Dashboard": Installation: Add the following lines to your "/etc/apt/sources.list" file: deb http://apt.puppetlabs.com/ubuntu lucid main deb-src http://apt.puppetlabs.com/ubuntu lucid main Run aptitude update to updates your packet list.…
Install VirtualBox 4.0 on Ubuntu / Debian
1. Add new software repository Edit the file ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' with your favorite editor and add the following line depending on your Ubuntu version: Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)…
Install Tomcat 7 on Debian (Lenny) with virtual hosts and Apache2 integration
Please see new version Tomcat 8 on Debian 7 here ! This article is a new version of my Apache Tomcat 6 article. This article describes how to install Apache…
VMWare Open Virtualization Format Tool
Command line utility that supports import and export of OVF packages. Download Download VMWare Open Virtualization Format Tool here: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/vsphere/automationtools/ovf You can download this tool for Windows (64-Bit or 32-Bit),…
Adding an additional local storage to an existing XENServer
Add the new physical device "/dev/sdb" as second local storage to an existing Citrix XENServer installation: (Note: I use XENServer 5.6) xe sr-create content-type="local SR" host-uuid=(uuid of your xenserver host)…