The Template for Ubuntu 9.10 64Bit is avaliable for download. Image Is an Ubuntu 9.10 Installation excluding Grub2 and The fs is ext3 instead of Ext4 due to xenserver and pygrub incompatabilities, Make sure that if you use the apt-get update or aptitude update and Upgrade and the kernel is updated, double check the grub… Read More »
Finally, after a long night of frustration, i have managed to get Ubuntu 9.10 working on xenserver, Basically, i had to leave out the update to grub 2, since the pygrub that comes with xenserver does’ not read Grub2 configs, and it also doesn’t read ext4, So This image uses the ext3 fs, and the… Read More »
As a loyal user of xenserver 5.5, i find the product as rock solid and find that vm’s run much faster on the xenserver platform than other platform’s, I’m not saying that xenserver is the best, as other products Such as Vmware offer many incentives, added functionality and other operating systems, where citrix are still lacking… Read More »
Installing A Xenserver Ubuntu PV vm from scratch Step 1 If installing a x64 os then select the Currently Selected template, if installing the 32bit version then select the one above, Enter a Vm Name
As requested here is the 64bit version of the ubuntu 9 template that runs on citrix xenserver paravirtualised. download link http://rapidshare.com/files/289417026/Ubuntux64.7z.001 http://rapidshare.com/files/289470456/Ubuntux64.7z.002 Unzip files with 7zip user name root pass: password the image is set as dhcp, has xen virtualised pv kernel and xenserver tools installed. Just import trough xencenter or the xe client, and… Read More »
After reading many blogs, and trying for a while before succeeding, in creating an Ubuntu 9 pv template on xen, i have finally got it working, and have created a template which runs in PV mode, has the xentools installed and is avaliable for download for free. A paravirtualized Citrix Xenserver 5.5 template for Ubuntu 9.04 x32, you… Read More »
1. Install a nic card that is on the XenServer 5 HCL 2. Once the card is installed, and the server has booted up, run kudzu /etc/sysconfig/hwconf then ifconfig -a from the shell prompt. You only know if the card is compatible if you see the card in the list ex eth1 or whichever number… Read More »