Setup Guide

Appendix 57
Appendix
Citrix
®
XenServer™ Dell™ Edition Local Console
Menu Items
The host local console can be used to configure the Citrix XenServer Dell
Edition and to set up storage repositories (SRs) for virtual machines (VMs).
NOTE: Installing, running, and managing VMs can be accomplished by opening a
command shell and using the xe command line interface. It is recommended that
you use the XenCenter management interface to work with VMs.
For information on how to download and install Citrix XenCenter
®
on a
Dell PowerEdge™ system running the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating
system, select Manage Server Using XenCenter from the XenServer
local console menu. You can use XenCenter as the management
console for XenServer.
On the left side of the XenServer local console, there is a list of menu names
or commands. Use the up- and down- arrow keys to select from the list, and
press <Enter> to display the menu or initiate the command.
The following sections cover the XenServer local console menus and
sub-menus.
Status Display
Displays the system vendor and model, the XenServer version and build,
and the configuration of the management NIC, i.e., its device name,
IP address, netmask, and gateway.
Manage Server Using XenCenter
Provides a download link to get the XenCenter application from the
Citrix XenServer Dell Edition website at citrix.com/xenserver/dell.