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      DustinB3403 @Dashrender
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      @Dashrender said in Installing XenServer 7 on Lenovo TS140:

      I tried to migrate one of my baremetal servers this weekend using Clonezilla. The cloning process worked fine. When I tried to restore the image it wouldn't restore because my bare metal server called the drives i had ccsc/c0d0, ccsc/c0d1 and ccsc/c0d2, but inside XenServer they were called sda, sdb and sdc so Clonezilla wouldn't restore them. Fortunately there is a utility that will convert the images to the new names (one drive at a time) which worked without an issue, so I kicked off the restore and waited.

      After completion, not completely unexpectedly the system won't boot - it blue screens 0x0000007e which currently isn't helping me know what drivers I need to fix.

      So with all of that in mind, I'm considering doing a staged approach (yeah JB already mentioned this - but well after I had started the Clonezilla process) to VMware, then to XS - but I'm back to the storage problem. My ESXi server doesn't currently have enough storage to hand one copy of the 700+ GB system.

      The CCSC/C0d1 and c0d2 are because of the raid controller in the system. The clonezilla process pulled the raid information along when it made the image.

      Glad you found a solution though.

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        openit @DustinB3403
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        @DustinB3403 Okay 👍

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          openit @openit
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          How about creating Datastore in XS7 to upload images (ISO) to create new VMs ?

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            openit
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            I have tried to create Storage Repository locally on XS7 but it's asking for SMB/NFS/CIFS details to setup. I do not have other resource (file server) to configure and trying to configure with local storage to upload ISO files, isn't it possible ?

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              openit
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              Also, there was an Mobile App from VMWare "Watchlist" to monitor and manage VMWare ESXi6 Host, is there something like that available for XS7 ?

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                Danp @openit
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                @openit Have you reviewed this article?

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                  openit @Danp
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                  @Danp I have reviewed once you post it here.
                  And I understand it's giving very limited space.

                  That's fine, I managed it.

                  Also, how about spinning one FreeNAS VM on XS7 itself and pointing SR to FreeNAS share ;)?

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                    openit
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                    Also, I didn't find any Mobile App for XS7 alike "Watchlist" for VMWare, I will assume, there is no such app.

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                      openit
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                      Now it's turn to setup backup with Xen Orchestra (open source).

                      I will refer this thread https://mangolassi.it/topic/7349/xen-orchestra-on-ubuntu-15-10-complete-installation-instructions for that.

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                        Dashrender @openit
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                        @openit said in Installing XenServer 7 on Lenovo TS140:

                        @Danp I have reviewed once you post it here.
                        And I understand it's giving very limited space.

                        That's fine, I managed it.

                        Also, how about spinning one FreeNAS VM on XS7 itself and pointing SR to FreeNAS share ;)?

                        Why use FreeNAS, why not just any number of Linux distros?

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                          DustinB3403 @Dashrender
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                          @Dashrender said in Installing XenServer 7 on Lenovo TS140:

                          @openit said in Installing XenServer 7 on Lenovo TS140:

                          @Danp I have reviewed once you post it here.
                          And I understand it's giving very limited space.

                          That's fine, I managed it.

                          Also, how about spinning one FreeNAS VM on XS7 itself and pointing SR to FreeNAS share ;)?

                          Why use FreeNAS, why not just any number of Linux distros?

                          For a really "no thought process" like the pinch you were in the other day where you needed storage space freenas may fit well enough.

                          I agree, don't use it for production (long term) but as a simple "no thought" required "give me storage" it works and is simple.

                          In a pinch where you're short on time / resources it fits.

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                            DustinB3403
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                            As for using it as a backup repo for XS, you wouldn't backup any other server to it's self.

                            Get a separate XS host and create a linux server on it which has the storage space you need. Or a reasonable NAS.

                            It's not a good idea to backup to the same target you are running your live systems on.

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