Installation guide

Installing XenServer

3. A list of programs installed on the computer is displayed. Scroll down if necessary and select XenCenter.

4. In Windows XP or 2003, click the Remove button. In Windows Vista, select Uninstall from the toolbar

above the list of programs.

This will remove the Citrix application. At the end, a message is displayed. Click OK to close the mes-

sage box.

3.3. Installation and deployment scenarios

This section describes several common installation and deployment scenarios:

• one or more XenServer Hosts with local storage

• two or more XenServer Hosts with shared NFS storage

• two or more XenServer Hosts with shared iSCSI storage

and details the steps that differ between scenarios.

3.3.1. XenServer Hosts with local storage

The simplest use of XenServer is to set up a simple network of VMs running on one or more XenServer

Hosts without shared storage. This, of course, means that live relocation of VMs from one XenServer Host

to another is not possible, as this requires shared storage.

Requirements

• one or more 64-bit x86 servers with local storage

• one or more Windows workstations, on same network as the XenServer Hosts

Procedure 3.4. Basic procedure

1. Install XenServer Host software on server(s)

2. Install XenCenter on workstation(s)

3. Run XenCenter and connect to XenServer Hosts

3.3.2. XenServer Hosts with shared NFS storage

Adding shared storage to the XenServer network enables grouping of XenServer Hosts into resource pools,

enabling live relocation of VMs and sharing of server resources.

Requirements

• two or more 64-bit x86 servers with local storage

• one or more Windows workstations, on same network as the XenServer Hosts

• a server exporting a shared directory via NFS