Troubleshooting common issues with XenServer clustered pools and GFS2 SRs

XenServer uses GFS2 to make thin provisioning available by using block-based storage devices that are accessed through iSCSI software initiator or Hardware HBA. This article provides a guide for troubleshooting common issues when GFS2 SRThin Provisioning is being used in XenServer or Citrix...

How to configure console access on XenServer or Citrix Hypervisor

This article is for customers running Citrix Hypervisor or XenServer who want to configure serial console access to their XenServer hosts. In some support cases, serial console access to the XenServer host is required for debug purposes. The serial connection is to use with HyperTerminal or simil...

Citrix Hypervisor unable to sync to NTP server

Unable to sync to NTP server...

Recommended Hotfixes for Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1

This article contains the minimum set of hotfixes to install to get your Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1 installation up to date. If you use theAutomated Updatesfeature of XenCenter, this is the set of hotfixes that are installed. Note : Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1 reaches...

GPU tab on XenCenter is not visible for Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 hosts

We are not able to see the GPU tab in XenCenter. However we are able to run commands like nvidia-smi and xe vgpu-list...

How to take Pool Metadata backup on XenServer 8.2 CU1

What is Pool Metadata ? XenServer hosts use a database on each host to store metadata about VMs and associated resources such as storage and networking. When combined with storage repositories, this database forms the complete view of all VMs available across the pool. Therefore, it is important ...

How to Collect SSR for Citrix Insight Services (CIS) Using the CLI in Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1

How to Collect Data for Citrix Insight Service CIS using the CLI in Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 and later without the use of XenCenter...

How To perform Emergency Network Reset on Citrix Hypervisor/XenServer

To configure or restore the management interface from either XSCONSOLE or from CLI command-line interface...

How to trigger a memory dump from a Windows virtual machine

This article describes how to trigger and capture a memory dump from a Windows Virtual Machine VM running on a XenServer 8 or Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 host. Refer to the Microsoft KB article, Generate a kernel or complete crash dump for more information. Troubleshooting unresponsive Windows VMs...

How to Use IIS to Acquire SSL Certificates for XenServer or Citrix Hypervisor

This article describes how to create a certificate in IIS and transfer it to a XenServer or Citrix Hypervisor server. This article applies to Citrix Hypervisor 8.1 or earlier...

Citrix Hypervisor / XenServer Detection (SSH Login)

SSH login-based detection of Citrix Hypervisor / XenServer. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...