Getting Started with XenCenter

• Starting or Exiting XenCenter

• Uninstalling XenCenter

Exploring the XenCenter Workspace

• XenCenter Window Overview

• The Toolbar

• The Resources Pane

• The Navigation Pane

• The Tabs

• Resource Status Icons

• Keyboard Shortcuts

• Changing XenCenter Options

• Hidden Objects

• Organizing Resources

  • Using Folders

  • Using Tags

  • Using Custom Fields

• Searching Resources

  • Create a Search Query

  • Filter and Group Search Results

  • Saved Searches

  • Export and Import Searches

About XenServer Licensing

• Licensing Overview - XenServer 7.1 CU2

  • Managing XenServer 7.1 CU2 Licenses

• Licensing Overview - XenServer 7.0

  • Managing XenServer 7.0 Licenses

Getting Help

• The Help Window

• Searching the Help

• Printing Help Topics

Managing Servers

• Connecting and Disconnecting Servers

  • Add a New Server

  • Disconnect a Server

  • Reconnect a Server

  • Reboot a Server

  • Shut Down a Server

  • Restart Toolstack

  • Configuring Host Power On

  • Power on a server remotely

  • Run in Maintenance Mode

  • Store Your Server Connection State

  • Back up and Restore a Server

  • Remove a Server From XenCenter

• Configuring Networking

  • About XenServer Networks

  • Add a New Network

  • Remove a Network

  • View and Change Network Properties

  • Configuring NICs

  • Configuring IP Addresses

• Changing Server Properties

• Changing the Control Domain Memory

• Exporting and Importing a List of Managed Servers

Managing Pools

• About Resource Pools

• Pool Requirements

• Create a New Pool

• Add a Server to a Pool

• Remove a Server From a Pool

• Destroy a Server from a Pool

• Export Resource Data

• Change Pool Properties

• Change the Root Password

• Delete a Pool

Managing Storage

• About XenServer SRs

• Creating a New SR

  • NFS Storage

  • Software iSCSI Storage

  • Hardware HBA Storage

  • SMB Storage

  • StorageLink Storage

  • Software FCoE Storage

  • ISO Storage

• Removing an SR

• Reattaching an SR

• Storage Multipathing

• Storage Read Caching

• PVS-Accelerator

• Reclaiming Freed Space

• Live LUN Expansion

• Changing SR Properties

• Upgrading Older SRs

Creating VMs

• About VMs and Templates

• Creating a New VM

  • VM Template and BIOS Options

  • VM Name and Description

  • OS Installation Media

  • Home Server

  • VM CPU and Memory Allocation

  • GPU

  • Virtual Storage Configuration

  • Cloud-Config Parameters

  • Virtual Networking Configuration

  • Complete New VM Creation

• Express (unattended) VM Creation

• Creating New Templates

• Copying VMs and Templates

Configuring VMs

• Installing XenServer Tools

• Configuring VM Memory

  • About VM Memory Configuration

  • Dynamic Memory Control (DMC)

  • Configure DMC

• Configuring Virtual Storage

  • About Virtual Disks

  • Add Virtual Disks

  • Attach Virtual Disks

  • Detach Virtual Disks

  • Move Virtual Disks

  • Delete Virtual Disks

  • Change Virtual Disk Properties

• Configuring VM Networking

  • About Virtual Network Interfaces

  • Add a Virtual Network Interface

  • Activate/deactivate a Virtual Network Interface

  • Remove a Virtual Network Interface

  • Change Virtual Network Interface Properties

• Configuring Virtual GPU

• Managing Containers

• Change VM Properties

Managing VMs

• Start a VM

• Suspend and Resume a VM

• Shut Down a VM

• Reboot a VM

• Run a Remote Console Session

• Migrate Virtual Machines

• Delete a VM

Importing and Exporting VMs

• About VM Import and Export

• Open Virtualization Format (OVF and OVA)

• Disk Image Formats (VHD and VMDK)

• Import VMs From OVF/OVA

• Import Disk Images

• Import VMs From XVA

• Export VMs as OVF/OVA

• Export VMs as XVA

VM Snapshots

• About Snapshots

• Take a VM Snapshot

• Revert to a Snapshot

• Create a New VM From a Snapshot

• Create a New Template From a Snapshot

• Export a Snapshot to a File

• Delete a Snapshot

XenServer vApps

• Managing vApps

• Create a vApp

• Modify vApps

• Delete a vApp

• Start and Shut Down vApps

• Export and Import vApps

Protecting VMs and vApps

• VM Protection and Recovery (VMPR)

  • About VM Protection and Recovery

  • Create a VM Protection Policy

  • Manage VM Protection Policies

  • Recovering VMs From Snapshots

• High Availability

  • About XenServer HA

  • HA Requirements

  • VM Restart Settings

  • Configure HA

  • Disable HA

  • Change HA Settings

• Disaster Recovery (DR)

  • About XenServer DR

  • Configuring DR

  • Failover

  • Failback

  • Test Failover

Access Control (AD & RBAC)

• Managing Users

• RBAC overview

• Definitions of RBAC roles and permissions

• Join a domain and add users

• Assign roles to users and groups

• Calculating RBAC roles

• Audit changes

Workload Balancing Overview

• Getting Started with Workload Balancing

  • Workload Balancing Basic Concepts

  • Connecting to Workload Balancing

• Introduction to Basic Tasks

  • Choosing an Optimal Server for VM Initial Placement, Migrate, and Resume

  • Accepting Optimization Recommendations

• Working with Workload Balancing Reports

  • Using Workload Balancing Reports for Tasks

  • Generating and Managing Workload Balancing Reports

  • Workload Balancing Report Glossary

  • Audit Log Events

• Editing Workload Balancing Settings

  • Adjusting the Optimization Mode

  • Optimizing and Managing Power Automatically

  • Changing the Critical Thresholds

  • Tuning Metric Weightings

  • Excluding Hosts from Recommendations

  • Advanced Settings

• Administering Workload Balancing

  • Disconnecting from Workload Balancing

  • Reconfiguring a Pool to Use Another WLB Appliance

  • Updating Workload Balancing credentials

  • Entering Maintenance Mode with Workload Balancing Enabled

• Troubleshooting Workload Balancing

  • Issues Entering Workload Balancing Credentials

  • Issues Starting Workload Balancing

  • Workload Balancing Connection Errors

  • Issues changing Workload Balancing servers

Monitoring System Performance

• About Performance Monitoring

• Viewing Performance Data

• Configuring Performance Graphs

• Configuring Performance Alerts

Updates and Upgrades

• About Software Updates and Upgrades

• Upgrading Managed Servers

• Updating Managed Servers

• Live Patching in XenServer

• Applying Automated Updates

• Installing Supplemental Packs

• Updating XenCenter

• Update Notification

Troubleshooting

• XenCenter Alerts

• XenCenter Event Log

• Health Check

• Creating a Server Status Report

• Resolving SR Connectivity Problems

• VM Recovery Mode