Overview - HP BL680c - ProLiant - G5 Getting Started Manual
Citrix xenserver from hp getting started guide
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Overview
This guide outlines the basic setup, installation, and configuration steps required to
begin using your Citrix XenServer from HP. A first time wizard-based setup guides you
through initial installation and configuration, and a GUI provides ongoing virtual
machine monitoring and management.
To provide active hardware management using HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM), HP
SIM Agents are installed with Citrix XenServer. These agents proactively surface
hardware monitoring data to provide the most up-to-date server state information
possible.
The Citrix XenServer from HP Getting Started Guide is for Citrix XenServer; HP Select
Edition, Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition; or Citrix Essentials for
XenServer, HP Platinum Edition. The accompanying ISO installs Citrix XenServer. The
ISO includes a license for Citrix XenServer, HP Select Edition and a 90 day trial
license for PVC. Licenses for XenServer, HP Select Edition; Essentials for XenServer, HP
Enterprise Edition; and Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Platinum Edition are
purchased separately.
Citrix XenServer, HP Select Edition license offers a low cost, all-in-one solution with
Citrix XenServer from HP, HP PVC for single server management, and XenCenter for
virtual machine management across multiple servers. HP PVC enables simplified
creation and management of the local virtualization environment and the virtual
machines. Citrix XenServer enables the creation of an unlimited number of virtual
machines per server with up to 64-bit MB memory and eight virtual CPUs per VM.
Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition license enables all of the features of
XenServer and adds historical performance reporting, high availability, and work flow
orchestration. Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition includes HP PVC for
single server management and XenCenter for virtual machine management across
multiple servers.
Essentials for XenServer, HP Platinum Edition license includes everything available with
Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition and adds Citrix provisioning server and
Automated Lab Management.
Setting up and configuring HP ProLiant
servers to host virtual machines
1.
Choose one of the following destinations options for installing the Citrix
XenServer:
Any HP supported hard drive
•
Secure Digital (SD) memory card
•
o
HP 4GB SD flash media
o
HP part number 580387-B21
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