Intel S3420GP Installation Guide

Citrix* XenServer* 5.5.0 Installation Guide -
Intel® Server Board S3420GP
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Element
Description
Required
<root-password>
The desired root password for the XenServer* host.
Y
<source>
Where the packages should be installed from.
Attributes:
type: url, nfs, or local
If local, leave the PCDATA empty. For example,
<source type="url">
http://server/packages
</source>
<source type="local" />
<source type="nfs">
server:packages
</source>
Y
<post-install-
script>
Where the post-install-script is.
Attributes:
type: url, nfs, or local
If url or nfs, put the url or NFS path in the PCDATA; if local, leave the PCDATA
empty. For example,
<source type="url">
http://server/scripts
</source>
<source type="local" />
<source type="nfs">
server:scripts
</source>
Y
<admin-
interface>
The single network interface to be used as the host administration interface.
Attributes:
proto: dhcp or static
name: eth0 for example.
Children:
 <ip>: The IP address, if proto="static"
 <subnet-mask>: The subnet mask, if proto="static"
 <gateway>: The gateway, if proto="static"
All three child elements are required if proto="static"
N
<timezone>
In the format used by the TZ variable, e.g., “Europe/London” or
“America/Los_Angeles”.
Y
<nameserver>
The name of a nameserver. Use one of these elements for each nameserver to
nominate.
N
<hostname>
Specify if a hostname is to be set manually.
N
<bootloader>
Specify which bootloader to install for startup time. Only change this if there are
booting problems. Currently either “grub” (the default) or “extlinux”.
N
Table 5 – Elements of an Answerfile
Automated upgrades are also possible by varying the answerfile in the following manner:
1) Set the mode attribute of the installation element to “reinstall”.
2) Specify the disk the existing installation is on with the “existing-installation” element.
3) Leave the “primary-disk” and “guest-disk” elements unspecified. For example:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<installation mode="reinstall">
<existing-installation>sda</existing-installation>
<keymap>us</keymap>
<root-password>mypassword</root-password>
<source type="url">http://pxehost.example.com</source>
<post-install-script type="url">

Intel S3420GP Specifications

General

Product Type	Server Board
Chipset	Intel 3420
Socket	LGA 1156
Maximum Memory	16GB
Form Factor	ATX
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Supported CPU	Intel Xeon 3400 series, Intel Core i3, Intel Celeron
Memory Type	DDR3
Storage Interface	6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s
Integrated LAN	2 x Gigabit Ethernet
USB Ports	6 x USB 2.0