Setup Guide

Appendix 75
Appendix
Citrix XenServer Dell Edition Local Console Menu
Items
This section details the available menu options in the local console
configuration utility.
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.
Select Manage Server Using XenCenter from the XenServer local console
menu for information on how to download and install Citrix XenCenter
®
on
a Dell PowerEdge™ system running the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating
system to use it as the management console for the 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 server 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).