Difference between revisions of "GSP Virtualisation with Xen"

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 * Get the latest XenCenter 6.1 (download the XenServer 6.1 install CD ISO and extract the [http://stal.nikhef.nl/mirror/XenServer/XenServer6.1.0/client_install/XenCenter.msi XenCenter.MSI] from it or the XE CLI)
 * ALWAYS upgrade the master first, WITHOUT putting it in maintenance mode
-* The upgrade will re-set any OS level tuning (login, ssh, iptables, pam_ldap). You need to re-apply these as per below, e.g. with [http://stal.nikhef.nl/cfg/XCP16-config.sh XCP16-config.sh].
+* The upgrade will re-set any OS level tuning (login, ssh, iptables, pam_ldap).
-* Not all tweaks for 1.5beta will be needed. Try the new Open vSwitch - it may work nicely and do much better with 802.1q vlans (performance tests still to be done)
+** You need to re-apply these as per below, e.g. with [http://stal.nikhef.nl/cfg/XCP16-config.sh XCP16-config.sh].
+** The built-in repo with Xen stuff is now called "xcp" and no longer "citrix" (the script above takes that into account)
+** Not all tweaks for 1.5beta will be needed. Try the new Open vSwitch - it may work nicely and do much better with 802.1q vlans (performance tests still to be done)
 * Unpack all of the XCP-1.6-61809c.iso file and put it up on a [http://stal.nikhef.nl/mirror/XenServer/XCP16/install/ web site]
 * Create an upgrade XML file and put it on a web site as well, e.g. [http://stal.nikhef.nl/cfg/XCP16up.xml XCP16up.xml]

Revision as of 07:50, 10 June 2013