So I tested the backup functionality within XOS and the appliance backs it's self up without issue.

Wow!

No additional tools required. Great design @olivier !

@scottalanmiller said:

@brianlittlejohn said:

@scottalanmiller said:

@anonymous said:

@DustinB3403 Thanks for your help! NFS is case sententive, it is mounted now! 😄

Everything outside of the Windows and DOS worlds is case sensitive. SMB, NFS, URLs, file names, passwords, usernames, everything.

Thats what bugs me about Linux ... I hate case sensitive things.

I'm the opposite, I can't stand that DOS can't tell two characters apart and has "close enough" syntax so that people become sloppy and begin to lose the concept of congruency. I remember dealing with a bunch of students and getting them to understand things like "This", "this" and "t h I s" were not congruent was a real problem. Windows teachers users that exact doesn't mean exact, not always.

I think that is why I like cisco's ios software... i don't have to type the full command... just enough to distinguish it from the other commands available.... I see the benefits of case sensitive, it just will take me a bit to get used to using it as I learn Linux.

@anonymous said:

@olivier can you please give us a quick guide on how to update to to the lastest version if your running from source?

http://mangolassi.it/topic/7584/xen-orchestra-upgrading/2

@anonymous said:

Does anyone make a cheap raid card?

Inexpensive raid card no. Inexpensive HBA card, yes.

@halizard Awesome, thank you and your group a crap ton for me.

Gives me stuff to work on!

LVM clearly dictates.....

Well... plug-in downloaded source, compiled, installed and activated.
In "Setting/Plugins" I can see now the "backup-reports" and "transport-email" plugins.
I made some simple test with "Backup Jobs" and all seems ok.

Thanks guys.

Yes, RDS is built from XenApp. They are one and the same, XenApp just has more features.

@coliver We can implement a "remote" of Amazon type, that shouldn't be a problem!

I've never overcommitted memory. No idea 🙂

Modding to mark as a question that has been resolved.

Once the Installation GUI comes up, I'm going to customize my installation. Desktops are nice to look at from time to time.

It's completely unneeded, but whatever. I want it.

So customize your installation and select "Server with GUI" else select "File and Print Server" for basic file share functionality in a CLI.

Select Done.

Select your partitioning, the basics are fine. Click into and then click done.

Lastly click "Begin Installation"

Set your Root password and follow the onscreen guides. Create additional users if you need them. (Which you should. No one should use the root account for everything)

@aaronstuder said in Building Out XenServer 6.5 with USB Boot and Software RAID 10:

Confirmed Working 😄

Awesome, thanks.

So many things use snapshots under the hood, space can grow and shrink pretty rapidly in confusing ways.

@Dashrender said:

Is linux better than it was, sure, is it as good for non techies as Windows, possible I suppose as I haven't installed Mint in ... ever.

I've tried testing this before and I've never seen any non-techie feel that Windows was better. Literally, never. I've only seen experienced Windows users that did not want to switch. Starting from scratch, Linux has always been found to be easier in the few "greenfield" tests that I've ever seen.

@scottalanmiller Planning to start it this week.

I'm still finding parts to use. Trying to be as cost conscious as possible as this is only my home lab. (and the significant other gets testy when I want to "buy toys")

@jshiers said:

Maybe I should just start do inplace upgrades on my servers!!!!

That's an option for sure. Snap them, upgrade, test and see.

@flomer said:

OK, I guess I could try and test it if I have the time soon 😉

Did you get a chance to test?

@scottalanmiller Yeah... I know..

It was just never bothered with. .. 😞

I'm making a snapshot right now using NAUBackup of my VM's before running the upgrades. As ya never know if something will get broken.