Contents |
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1. About this Document | 1 |
1.1. Overview | 1 |
1.2. XenServer Documentation | 1 |
2. Virtual Machines | 2 |
2.1. Creating VMs | 2 |
2.1.1. Using VM Templates | 2 |
2.2. Other Methods of VM Creation | 2 |
2.2.1. Physical to Virtual Conversion (P2V) | 2 |
2.2.2. Cloning an Existing VM | 2 |
2.2.3. Importing an Exported VM | 3 |
2.3. XenServer Tools | 3 |
3. Supported Guests and Allocating Resources | 5 |
3.1. Supported Guests, Virtual Memory, and Disk Size Limits | 5 |
3.2. Experimental Guests | 7 |
3.3. Deprecated Guests | 8 |
3.4. XenServer Product Family Virtual Device Support | 8 |
3.4.1. VM Block Devices | 9 |
4. Creating Windows VMs | 10 |
4.1. Basic Procedure for Creating a Windows VM | 10 |
4.2. Available Windows Templates | 10 |
4.2.1. Attaching an ISO Image Library | 11 |
4.3. Using XenCenter to Create a VM | 11 |
4.4. Using the CLI to Create a Windows VM | 13 |
5. Creating Linux VMs | 14 |
5.1. Creating a Linux VM by Installing from an Internet Repository | 16 |
5.2. Creating a Linux VM by Installing from a Physical CD/DVD | 16 |
5.3. Creating a Linux VM by Installing From an ISO Image | 17 |
5.3.1. Network Installation Notes | 17 |
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