Citrix Systems 6.2.0 manual

To copy BIOS strings using the CLI, see Section 9.8, “Installing a VM from Reseller Option Kit (BIOS-locked) Media”

3.Enter a name and an optional description for the new VM.

4.Choose the source of the OS media to install on the new VM.

Installing from a CD/DVD is the simplest option for getting started. To do so, choose the default installation source option (DVD drive), insert the disk into the DVD drive of the XenServer host, and choose Next to proceed.

XenServer also allows you to pull OS installation media from a range of sources, including a pre-existing ISO library. An ISO image is a file that contains all the information that an optical disc (CD, DVD, and so on) would contain. In this case, an ISO image would contain the same OS data as a Windows installation CD.

To attach a pre-existing ISO library, click New ISO library and indicate the location and type of ISO library. You can then choose the specific operating system ISO media from the drop-down list.

5.The VM will run on the installed host. Choose Next to proceed.

6.For a Windows 7 VM, the default is 1 virtual CPU and 2048 MB of RAM. You may also choose to modify the defaults. Select Next to continue.

7.Allocate and configure storage for the new VM.

Click Next to select the default allocation (24 GB) and configuration, or you may wish to:

a.Change the name, description or size of your virtual disk by clicking Properties.

b.Add a new virtual disk by selecting Add.

8.Configure networking on the new VM.

Click Next to select the default network interface card (NIC) and configurations, including an automatically- created unique MAC address for each NIC, or you may wish to:

a.Change the physical network, MAC address or quality-of-service (QoS) priority of the virtual disk by clicking Properties.

b.Add a new virtual NIC by selecting Add.

9.Review settings, and then click Finish to create the new VM and return to the Search tab. An icon for your new VM appears under the host in the Resources pane.

On the Resources pane, select the VM, and then click the Console tab to see the VM console.

10.Follow the OS installation screens and make your selections.

11.Once the OS installation completes and the VM reboots, install the XenServer Tools.

XenServer Tools provide high-speed I/O for enhanced disk and network performance. XenServer Tools must be installed on each VM in order for the VM to have a fully-supported configuration. A VM will function without them, but performance will be significantly hampered. XenServer Tools also enable certain functions and features, including cleanly shutting down, rebooting, suspending and live migrating VMs.

Warning:

You must install XenServer Tools for each VM. Running VMs without XenServer Tools is not supported. For more information on XenServer Tools see Section 9.3, “XenServer Tools”.

Note:

To install XenServer Tools on a Windows VM, the VM must be running the Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.0 or later. If a VM is running Windows 2003, you need to install the

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