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=Accessing VNC Consoles=
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All the vm consoles on xenserver are per default only accessible via the http(s) interface, but with some few tricks you can access them directly:
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All commands are done via SSH on xenserver
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Warning - this bypasses a lot of xenservers security measures
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# Allow VNC ports through firewall
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## Append following line to /etc/rc.local
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## iptables --insert INPUT -p tcp --dport 5900:5999 -j ACCEPT
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# Set vncterm to listen on all interfaces instread of 127.0.0.1
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## Edit /opt/xensource/libexec/vncterm-wrapper
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## Alter the VNCTERM_LISTEN variable to "-v 0.0.0.0:1"
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=Autostart of VM's=
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The free xenserver doesn't allow to set a vm to autostart via xencenter, but there's a work-around that issue:
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# edit /etc/rc.local
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# add a line with "sleep 45" - to allow all the xen components to complete initialization (on more powerfull hardware the delay can be less than 45 seconds)
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# add a line with xe vm-start vm=<vm-name> for each vm you want to auto start
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=Running XenCenter on linux - doesnt work=
 
=Running XenCenter on linux - doesnt work=
  
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# Install XenCenter from msi: wine start XenServer-6.0.0-XenCenter.msi
 
# Install XenCenter from msi: wine start XenServer-6.0.0-XenCenter.msi
 
# use wine to launch mono and xencenter: wine "C:\\Program Files\\Mono-2.10.6\\bin\\mono.exe" "c:\\XenCenter\\XenCenterMain.exe"
 
# use wine to launch mono and xencenter: wine "C:\\Program Files\\Mono-2.10.6\\bin\\mono.exe" "c:\\XenCenter\\XenCenterMain.exe"
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=Basic Centos admin=
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Enable standard repos in /etc/yum.repos.d/Centos-Base.repo (set enabled=1)
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* Install epel: yum install epel-release
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* list installed packages: rpm -qa (filter with grep)
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* search packages: yum search
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* install packages: yum install
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* apache package is called httpd
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** make sure that it starts automatically: chkconfig --level 2345 httpd on
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** xapi uses port 80 so run apache from eg port 88 or 8080
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** remember to add a firewall rule (see accessing vnc)
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** no longer the case on 6.2.0 <strike>make sure apache can navigate down from root folder: chmod 711 / (by default it is 700)</strike>
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=hoerup's custom xen install=
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* 6.5.0 install
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* yum install epel-release
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* installeret apache httpd via ovenstående sektion
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* rc.local
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** iptables --insert INPUT -j ACCEPT
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* installed packages
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** epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm
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** yum install ser2net
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** yum install smartmontools
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** yum install php php-xmlrpc php-pear php-gd
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*  /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf
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** rewriteDomain=xen.t-hoerup.dk
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** mailhub=rafiki
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** root=torben
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* /etc/ser2net.conf
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** 2001:raw:600:/dev/ttyUSB0:9600 NONE 1STOPBIT 8DATABITS
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* chkconfig
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** chkconfig --level 345 smartd on
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** chkconfig --level 345 nfs on
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** chkconfig ser2net on
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=Updates=
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[[XenServer_updates_from_cli]] (indsat af Tommy)
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* [http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX138115 Recommended 6x updates]
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* [https://twitter.com/Xenfomation/status/494696415646728192 6.2 Driver updates]
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* [http://hcl.vmd.citrix.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductType=HBA&ProductName=Smart+Array+P420i+RAID Citrix Hardware list - SmartArray P420i] (link til driver disk)
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=Tools=
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* [https://xen-orchestra.com/ XenOrchestra] up-comming Xenserver management Appliance
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* [http://go.vmturbo.com/freehealthmonitor.html VMTurbo] VM performance monitoring (ikke prøvet)
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* [https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2016/03/28/xenserver-plugins-collection-v5/]
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== Network /vSwitch tools ==
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* DVSC (deprecated) - bliver muligvis re-introduceret til 6.5/Creedence
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* [http://www.projectfloodlight.org/ FloodLight] OpenFlow controller (efter start launche http://localhost:8080/ui/index.html )
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** [http://openflow.marist.edu/avior.html Avior] gui addon til floodlight controlleren
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* [https://openflow.stanford.edu/display/Beacon/Releases Beacon] (ikke prøvet endnu)
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* [http://www.opendaylight.org/software OpenDaylight/Hydrogen] - ikke afprøvet endnu
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** https://wiki.opendaylight.org/view/OpenDaylight_Controller:Installation
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=XenServer 6.2 vs nighlies=
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{|  class="wikitable"
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!Component
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!6.2
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!nighly
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|-
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| Centos
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| 5.7
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| 6.5
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|-
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| Kernel
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| 2.6.32
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| 3.10.27
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|-
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| Xen
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| 4.1.5
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| 4.4.0
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|-
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| Xapi
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| 1.3
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| 1.11
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|}

Latest revision as of 17:21, 28 March 2016

Accessing VNC Consoles

All the vm consoles on xenserver are per default only accessible via the http(s) interface, but with some few tricks you can access them directly:

All commands are done via SSH on xenserver

Warning - this bypasses a lot of xenservers security measures

  1. Allow VNC ports through firewall
    1. Append following line to /etc/rc.local
    2. iptables --insert INPUT -p tcp --dport 5900:5999 -j ACCEPT
  2. Set vncterm to listen on all interfaces instread of 127.0.0.1
    1. Edit /opt/xensource/libexec/vncterm-wrapper
    2. Alter the VNCTERM_LISTEN variable to "-v 0.0.0.0:1"

Autostart of VM's

The free xenserver doesn't allow to set a vm to autostart via xencenter, but there's a work-around that issue:

  1. edit /etc/rc.local
  2. add a line with "sleep 45" - to allow all the xen components to complete initialization (on more powerfull hardware the delay can be less than 45 seconds)
  3. add a line with xe vm-start vm=<vm-name> for each vm you want to auto start

Running XenCenter on linux - doesnt work

  1. Download Xencenter from 6.0 550
  2. Install wine > 1.2 (apt-get install wine1.3 or what ever you got)
  3. Download winetricks: wget http://winetricks.org/winetricks
  4. Use winetricks to install .net: sh winetricks dotnet2 Use winetricks to install mono: sh winetricsk mono210
  5. Install XenCenter from msi: wine start XenServer-6.0.0-XenCenter.msi
  6. use wine to launch mono and xencenter: wine "C:\\Program Files\\Mono-2.10.6\\bin\\mono.exe" "c:\\XenCenter\\XenCenterMain.exe"

Basic Centos admin

Enable standard repos in /etc/yum.repos.d/Centos-Base.repo (set enabled=1)

  • Install epel: yum install epel-release
  • list installed packages: rpm -qa (filter with grep)
  • search packages: yum search
  • install packages: yum install
  • apache package is called httpd
    • make sure that it starts automatically: chkconfig --level 2345 httpd on
    • xapi uses port 80 so run apache from eg port 88 or 8080
    • remember to add a firewall rule (see accessing vnc)
    • no longer the case on 6.2.0 make sure apache can navigate down from root folder: chmod 711 / (by default it is 700)

hoerup's custom xen install

  • 6.5.0 install
  • yum install epel-release
  • installeret apache httpd via ovenstående sektion
  • rc.local
    • iptables --insert INPUT -j ACCEPT
  • installed packages
    • epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm
    • yum install ser2net
    • yum install smartmontools
    • yum install php php-xmlrpc php-pear php-gd
  • /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf
    • rewriteDomain=xen.t-hoerup.dk
    • mailhub=rafiki
    • root=torben
  • /etc/ser2net.conf
    • 2001:raw:600:/dev/ttyUSB0:9600 NONE 1STOPBIT 8DATABITS
  • chkconfig
    • chkconfig --level 345 smartd on
    • chkconfig --level 345 nfs on
    • chkconfig ser2net on

Updates

XenServer_updates_from_cli (indsat af Tommy)

Tools

  • XenOrchestra up-comming Xenserver management Appliance
  • VMTurbo VM performance monitoring (ikke prøvet)

Network /vSwitch tools

XenServer 6.2 vs nighlies

Component 6.2 nighly
Centos 5.7 6.5
Kernel 2.6.32 3.10.27
Xen 4.1.5 4.4.0
Xapi 1.3 1.11
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