Xen FileSystem Performance Test
Testing XenServer filesystem performance on plain hardware and the difference between EXT and LVM. How To Change the Default Storage Repository to EXT3 HardwareHardware IBM Blade HS21 2x Intel(R) Xeon(R)…
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.…
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…
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)…