automatic Rolling Pool Upgrade from XenServer 6.1 to XenServer 6.2

Alright, XenServer 6.2 has been released a few days ago. There seem to be no well-known update issues – so time to get the job done…

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Create local Intellicache Storage Repository after Installation

One thing that is really missing in XenCenter is the possibility to create local storage repositories. So if you missed to create one during installation, or just want to add more local hdd capacity you have to use the commandline.

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scriptbased XenServer guest OS customization

One feature that is really missing at Citrix XenServer compared to VMware vSphere is OS Customization. My dear co-blogger Birk (the VMware guy) will never stop to underline this. At vSphere settings like Hostname, Network configuration, Domain membership, Licensing can be defined in specifications and applied to templates and VM images.

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Troubleshooting XenServer VM network performance

Recently I had to troubleshoot network performance issues for VMs running on Citrix XenServer 6.0.2. All VMs were running W2k8R2 and it seems that CIFS copy jobs where incredible slow. The network itself couldn’t be the problem as all VMs were connected to the same virtual network on only one XenServer.

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XenCenter is syncing endless with XenServer

Some days ago I ran into the problem that XenCenter was not connecting to my XenServer correctly. The initial connect seems to be fine, but it got stuck at “synchronizing with …”.

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