How to Reattach a Forgotten Integrated StorageLink (iSL) Storage Repository

This article describes how to reattach a forgotten Intergrated StorageLink iSL Storage Repository SR. Requirements CLI access to XenServer master host XenCenter Access...

How to Evaluate the Read Speeds on the Block Type Storage Repositories for XenServer

This article describes how to evaluate theread speedsof the Storage Repository SR of block device, including LVM, LVM over HBA, iSCSI, NetApp and Dell EqualLogic. Requirements Ensure that the SR is configured properly and for NetApp or Dell EqualLogic type, at least one virtual disk is created...

High Availability Behavior When the Heartbeat is Lost in a XenServer Pool

This article describes High Availability HA behavior in situations when the heartbeat is lost on XenServer 5.x. HA does not check the link state of the interfaces. It rather works on the bases of HA Host Groups and Network Partitions. HA Daemon chooses the larger of the network partitions to take...

How to Remove a Server from a XenServer Pool that Contains Only One Host

This article describes how to remove a server from a XenServer pool that contains only one server. The procedure to remove servers is also described in the XenCenter help. When you remove a server from a pool that contains only one server Pool Master, the pool will be deleted and the Pool Master...

Error: The Pool Failed to Enable External Authentication in XenServer

When attempting to enable external pool authentication in a XenServer 5.6 Feature Pack 1 pool, the operation fails with one or more of the following errors: “Error: The pool failed to enable external authentication.” “Error: Enabling Active Directory Authentication on pool '' - Could not enable...

How to Introduce a Local Storage Repository in XenServer

This article describes how to introduce a local Storage repository SR on XenServer. The XenServer database has become corrupt or your XenServer does not see the local SR...

PVS Console Crashes while using XenDesktop Setup Wizard

After entering the Credentials to get the list of templates from the Hypervisor, the following error appears: "Microsoft Management Console has stopped working" Note : The issue does not occur with XenServer as Host Connections to XenServer do not allow the port number in the address...

Alternate Method to Reverse Image Provisioning Services vDisks (XenServer Direct VHD Boot)

This article describes an alternate method to Reverse Image Provisioning Services vDisks XenServer Direct VHD Boot. Note : Reverse imaging a Provisioning Services PVS vDisk is not the only way to get a vDisk back to your hypervisor for updates. This article explains the versatility associated wit...

How to Create an ISO Storage Repository by Using a CIFS Share with NTLMv2 Authentication Enabled

This article describes how to create an ISO Storage Repository by using a CIFS share with NTLMv2 authentication enabled. When Group Policy Object GPO of the Windows domain enforces NTLMv2 authentication, you are unable to create the ISO Storage Repository by using XenCenter. The following procedu...

How to Replace a Network Interface Card in a XenServer Host

This article describes the procedure to replace a Network Interface Card NIC in a XenServer Host. For example, the procedure can be used to replace a faulty NIC. Requirements The XenServer host must be standalone and not joined to a resource pool. Replacing the NIC used as management interface...

Considerations for Connecting XenServer to the Switch Ports

This article contains information about connecting XenServer to a switch. Background Switch ports must be configured differently for a XenServer host as opposed to a standard computer. The following considerations are recommended when connecting a XenServer to a switch: If using Spanning Tree...

Partition Details are Not Displayed After a Clean Install of XenServer 6.x

On a clean install of XenServer 6.0 or later, the detailed partition does not appear for XenServer boot disk when you run the command,fdisk –l. On XenServer 6.0 or later and running thefdisk –l command, following shows the output and does not display any partition details of the booting disk. Pri...

How to Configure XenServer to Send System Alerts through Authenticated SMTP Servers

This article describes how to configure XenServer to send system alerts through SMTP servers that require authentication. Requirements Administrative access to a XenServer host console either directly, through SSH, or by using theConsoletab in XenCenter. Background Customers can configure XenServ...

Cloud Software Group Security Advisory for CVE-2024-6387

Advisory for 3rd party CVE-2024-6387 Cloud Software Group is aware of the vulnerability CVE-2024-6387 impacting OpenSSH. Qualys has discovered a remote unauthenticated code execution vulnerability in OpenSSH’s server sshd in glibc-based Linux systems. Because this vulnerability is a regression of...

Static IP loss when updating to VM Tools for Windows 9.3.3 or earlier

Sometimes, when the drivers for XenServer VM Tools for Windows are updated through Windows Update, the static IP settings are lost and the network settings change to use DHCP. Important: This issue persists when updating from versions earlier than 9.3.3. This issue is fixed for updates from 9.3.3...

The vulnerability of Citrix Hypervisor and XenServer platform-related server virtualization solutions lies in improper speed limits at the final point, which allows attackers to trigger service failures.

The vulnerability of Citrix Hypervisor and XenServer platform-related servers is related to improper speed limits at the final point. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause service failures...

End of Sale and Renewal for XenServer Standard and Premium Editions

Cloud Software Group has decided to end of sale EOS, and end of renewal EOR XenServer Standard and Premium Edition stand-alone offerings on June 3rd, 2024. This change is designed to simplify our product line and deliver superior value and user experience to our customers. From June 3rd onwards,...

CVE-2024-5661

An issue has been identified in both XenServer 8 and Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR which may allow a malicious administrator of a guest VM to cause the host to become slow and/or unresponsive...

CVE-2024-5661

An issue has been identified in both XenServer 8 and Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR which may allow a malicious administrator of a guest VM to cause the host to become slow and/or unresponsive...

CVE-2024-5661 Potential Denial of Service affecting XenServer and Citrix Hypervisor

An issue has been identified in both XenServer 8 and Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR which may allow a malicious administrator of a guest VM to cause the host to become slow and/or unresponsive...