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How to Remove a XenServer Slave when it No Longer Exists in the Pool
XenCenter shows the red icon of the XenServer Slave that no longer exists in the pool.You want to eliminate that XenServer Slave but you receive the following error message when you issue the command from XenServer Master xe host-forget of that Slave. "This host cannot be forgotten because there...
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...
XenServer in High Availability Enabled Pool is Unresponsive and Does not Self-Fence
A XenServer in a High Availability enabled pool is unresponsive. The Virtual Machines on that host might not work, or are unable to stop, or unable to migrate any Virtual Machines...
iSCSI Service (open-iscsi) Startup Best Practices for XenServer
This article containsbest practices for setting the iSCSI Service open-iscsi to start automatically in XenServer...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
