Citrix Systems 6.1.0 Installation and Deployment Scenarios, XenServer Hosts with Local Storage

Chapter 4. Installation and Deployment Scenarios

This chapter steps through the following common installation and deployment scenarios:

•One or more XenServer host(s) with local storage

•Pools of XenServer hosts with shared storage:

•Multiple XenServer hosts with shared NFS storage

•Multiple XenServer hosts with shared iSCSI storage

4.1. XenServer Hosts with Local Storage

The simplest deployment of XenServer is to run VMs on one or more XenServer host(s) with local storage.

Note:

Without shared storage, XenMotion live migration of VMs between XenServer hosts is not available.

Basic hardware requirements:

•One or more 64-bit x86 server(s) with local storage

•One or more Windows workstation(s), on the same network as the XenServer host(s)

High-level procedure:

1.Install the XenServer host software on the server(s).

2.Install XenCenter on the workstation(s).

3.Connect XenCenter to the XenServer host(s).

Once you have connected XenCenter to a XenServer host, storage is automatically configured on the local disk of the host.

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