XCP-ng Getting Started

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XCP-ng Getting Started

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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
Quick Deploy Xen Orchestra (XO)

Setup Shared Disk: NFS is preferred for THIN provisioning. iScsi is bit faster but NO thin provision.

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

Install your first VM. Shut it down when you are done.
Install the guest drivers (like VmWare Tools) by going to this guest in XO, Advanced tab, Enable “Manage Citrix PV drivers via Windows Update”. May take a reboot to get installed fully.

Update a host:
login using putty
yum check-update
yum update
y
shutdown -r

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

uuid ( RO) : 7adc9f19-90b2-e3db-f5c4-454eae8b888a
name-label ( RW): XOA
power-state ( RO): halted

xe vm-start uuid=7adc9f19-90b2-e3db-f5c4-454eae8b888a

sduncan