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As XenServer uses an inbuilt database which is shared between hosts within a resource pool, the XenCenter
client can be installed and run on any windows machine and used by administrators to connect and manage
them; therefore there is no requirement for a separate management server.
One of the goals we set out to test in this exercise was to virtualize the entire infrastructure components including
the Citrix XenDesktop management services. We accomplished that with absolutely zero bare metal install of any
operating system. All infrastructure components were in a virtual machine.
5.7.1 Cisco UCS Configuration for Citrix XenServer Installation
Boot from SAN was used to install Citrix XenServer rather than local disk, this is in keeping with the dynamic
provisioning of service profiles the Cisco Unified Computing System offers, making them portable and thus
allowing physical resources to be reused quickly and easily if required.
Prior to installation, each XenServer was allocated its own 50GB volume on NetApp storage and the WWPNs
zoned to allow dedicated access to use this resource.
The Cisco UCS server policy used also has a consistent‖ Boot Order‖ policy attached and configured for all
servers in the Cisco UCS pool.