Installation guide

Installing XenServer

15. If you selected Using NTP in the preceding step, you are prompted to identify the time server or servers

you want to use. You can check NTP is configured by my DHCP server and the time server will be set

by DHCP. Otherwise, enter at least one NTP server name or IP address in the fields below. Choose

OK to proceed.

Otherwise, the installation script moves to the next step; you will be prompted for the manually-entered

time later, near the end of the installation.

Warning

Currently XenServer assumes that the time setting for the server’s BIOS is the current time

in UTC, and that the time for the VMs reflects the local time based on the time zone offset

specified.

16. You are next prompted to set up Networking for the management NIC, which is the interface that will

be used to connect to the XenCenter.

If the computer has multiple network interfaces, you are prompted to select one of them to be used as

the management NIC for the XenServer Host software. Select one and choose OK to proceed.

If the computer has a single network interface, that interface is used as the management NIC and no

prompt is displayed.

Next you can select Automatic configuration (DHCP) to configure the NIC using DHCP, or Static con-

figuration, which prompts you to configure the NIC's properties manually.

Note

To be part of a resource pool, XenServer Hosts need to have static IP addresses.

17. You are next prompted to specify the hostname and the configuration for the name service.

In the Hostname Configuration section, if you select Automatically set via DHCP, the DHCP server

will provide the hostname along with the IP address. If you select Manually specify, enter the desired

hostname for the server in the field below.

In the DNS Configuration section, if you select Manually specify, enter the IP addresses of your primary

(required), secondary (optional), and tertiary (optional) Nameservers in the fields below. Otherwise,

select Automatically set up via DHCP to get name service configuration via DHCP.

Select OK to proceed.

18. A message is displayed that the installation is ready to proceed and that this will format the primary

disk and any other disks selected for VM storage, destroying any data that is currently on them. Select

Install XenServer Host to proceed.

A progress bar is displayed as the installation commences. If you chose to set the system date and

time manually, a dialog box appears when the progress bar has reached about 90%. Enter the correct

numbers in the fields and select OK to proceed.

19. If you are installing from CD and selected to include support for Linux VMs, you will be prompted to

put in the Linux Pack disk. Eject the main disk, put in the Linux Pack disk, and close the CD drawer.

Select OK. A screen appears, identifying that this disk contains the Linux Pack. Select Use media to

proceed with installing it. Another progress bar is displayed, and when it reaches 100%, a completion

message is displayed.