Installation guide

Installing XenServer

If you selected not to install support for Linux VMs, a completion message is displayed.

Note

If you decide later to add Linux support, mount the Linux Pack installation CD or ISO image on

the XenServer Host and run the script install.sh, located in the root of the CD.

20. Select Reboot. Upon reaching the login prompt, the system should now be ready to be managed via

XenCenter. To connect to it, you will need the IP address or hostname of the XenServer Host. This is

displayed at the login prompt.

3.2. Installing XenCenter

XenCenter is a Windows client application. XenCenter must be installed on a remote machine that can

connect to the XenServer Host through the network; it cannot run on the same machine as the XenServer

Host. It can be installed and run on Windows 2003, XP SP2, or Vista. The .NET framework version 2.0 or

above must be installed as well.

Procedure 3.2. To install XenCenter

1. Before installing XenCenter, be sure to uninstall the previous version if one exists.

2. Put the Base Pack CD in the drive.

3. If Auto-play is enabled for the CD drive, the application installer launches automatically after a few

moments.

If Auto-play is not enabled for the CD drive, browse to the /client_install directory on the CD

and find the file named XenCenter.msi. Then double-click on the file’s icon to launch the application

installer.

4. Follow the instructions displayed in the installer window. When prompted for installation directory, either

click Browse to change the default installation location, or click Next to accept the default path C:

\Program Files\Citrix\XenCenter.

When complete, there will be a Citrix XenCenter group on the All Programs list.

Note

By default, XenCenter allows saving of usernames and passwords. To disable this, use the registry

Editor, navigate to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Citrix\XenCenter and add a

key named AllowCredentialSave with the string value false. This will cause XenCenter to no

longer save usernames or passwords, and disables the Save and Restore Connection State dialog

box in XenCenter (Tools -> Save and Restore).

Should you need to, XenCenter can be uninstalled from a system quite easily.

Procedure 3.3. To uninstall XenCenter

1. Select Control Panel from the Start menu.

2. In Windows XP or 2003, select Add or Remove Programs. In Windows Vista, select Programs, then

select Programs and Features.