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Citrix* XenServer* 5.5.0 Installation Guide -

Intel® Server Board S3420GP

Contents

Hardware Components ......................................................................................................................... 5

Software Components .......................................................................................................................... 5

Citrix* XenServer* 5.5.0 Installation Recipe Overview ..................................................... 6

Additional Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................. 6

Enterprise-Ready Features in XenServer* 5.5.0 ....................................................................................................... 6

System Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 9

XenServer* Host System Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 9

XenCenter* Requirements............................................................................................................................................................. 9

VM Support .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 10

XenServer* Licensing ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Install a License File with XenCenter* ............................................................................................................................ 11

Install a License File with the “xe” CLI ............................................................................................................................. 11

Install the XenServer* and XenCenter* Software ........................................................... 12

Install the XenServer* Host ...................................................................................................................................................... 12

Install or Upgrade the XenServer* Host ........................................................................................................................ 13

Install XenCenter* .............................................................................................................................................................................. 17

Uninstall XenCenter* ....................................................................................................................................................................... 18

XenServer* Installation and Deployment Scenarios ....................................................... 18

XenServer* Hosts with Local Storage ............................................................................................................................ 18

XenServer* Hosts with Shared NFS Storage ........................................................................................................... 19

Setup an NFS Share on an NFS Server ........................................................................................................................... 19

Create a Pool-Level SR on the NFS Share ................................................................................................................... 20

XenServer* Hosts with Shared iSCSI Storage ......................................................................................................... 20

Prepare the iSCSI Storage .......................................................................................................................................................... 21

Configure the iSCSI IQN for Each XenServer* Host via the CLI ............................................................... 21

Create a Pool-Level SR on the iSCSI Share via the CLI .................................................................................... 22

Upgrade, Update, or Reinstall XenServer* ............................................................................ 22

Prepare to Upgrade XenServer* Hosts .......................................................................................................................... 22

Apply XenServer* Updates ........................................................................................................................................................ 23

Apply Updates with the CLI ...................................................................................................................................................... 24

Reinstall the Same XenServer* Version ........................................................................................................................ 25

Backup and Restore XenServer* Hosts and VMs ............................................................. 26

Backup Virtual Machine Metadata ...................................................................................................................................... 26

Backup Pooled Installations ...................................................................................................................................................... 27

Restore the Backup on a New Set of Hosts ............................................................................................................. 27

XenServer* Hosts Backup Options .................................................................................................................................... 28

Backup a XenServer* Host ........................................................................................................................................................ 28

Restore a Running XenServer* Host ............................................................................................................................... 28

Restart a Crashed XenServer* Host ................................................................................................................................. 29

Backup VMs ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 29

Appendix A: Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................... 29