{"id":2871,"date":"2024-04-25T09:16:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T13:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/increasec.com\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:04:12","slug":"xcp-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/increasec.com\/?p=2871","title":{"rendered":"XCP-ng Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Host:
Get a USB stick, at least 8gb
Format the USB with Ventoy. Now it can be used to install Operating Systems AND store files.
Download the XCP-NG .ISO install image and copy it onto the USB
Boot your host, watch for whatever key lets you do a 1 time boot menu, F10 on my HP server hardware
Ventoy will display a menu of Operating Systems that you can install, pick XCP-NG, and confirm
Hit Next a dozen times and set a root password to get XCP-NG installed
On first boot XCP-NG will show you the IP address it got from DHCP. maybe take a cellphone photo
find a workstation and browse to that IP address
Deploy Xen Orchestra (XO) from https:\/\/vates.tech\/deploy\/<\/a> quick deploy never tells you the password :\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setup Shared Disk: NFS is preferred for THIN provisioning. iScsi is bit faster but NO thin provision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setup a space\/share for .ISO Operating System installable images. In Xen this is a different kind of share than VM space<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Install your first VM. Shut it down when you are done.
Install the guest drivers (like VmWare Tools) by downloading them from<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/xenserver.com\/downloads <\/a>(XenServer VM Tools for Windows v#). Install, reboot, Profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

if you are installing Windows 11 you will need to enable Advanced Options, virtual TPM. Secure boot works well, too. These settings are backed up via the built-in backup option and portable across hosts and pools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Screen resolution is only settable in the Bios? very inconvenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source link<\/a>
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Update a host:
login using putty
yum check-update
yum update
y
shutdown -r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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xe vm-list
uuid ( RO) : 24afcbdd-b145-4d5e-b4b3-949f57c59b96
name-label ( RW): Control domain on host: xcp-ng-1
power-state ( RO): running<\/p>\n\n\n\n

uuid ( RO) : 7adc9f19-90b2-e3db-f5c4-454eae8b888a
name-label ( RW): XOA
power-state ( RO): halted<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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xe vm-start uuid=7adc9f19-90b2-e3db-f5c4-454eae8b888a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Starwind  v2v + p2v converter   currently free<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M$ p2v converter method https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DMA_0v6hqEQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guest tools Linux:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo apt install xe-guest-utilities   (old v6.6 IP info missing)\n\nOR  (new v7.30)\nMount tools iso from GUI\nmkdir \/mnt\/cdrom\nmount \/dev\/cdrom \/mnt\/cdrom\n\/mnt\/cdrom\/Linux\/install.sh<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Importing a Linux\/Ubuntu VM 
If the boot process complains about UEFI secure boot
     VM, Advanced, VTPM, create VTPM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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