XenServer 7 has launched!

scottalanmiller

@DustinB3403 said in XenServer 7 has launched!:

@scottalanmiller I would want to be able to manage the DRAC from within XS if at all possible.

but the point of out of band management is to be out of band. Just use in band management from inside of XS.

DustinB3403

I know I get it, but at the same time.. lol

DustinB3403

Another cool function is that you can have an AV agent like BitDefender's GravityZone and still protect the VM's as if there was an AV agent installed directly to the guest!

Alex Sage

Looks like you can updates directly from XenCenter now. Sorry @olivier

DustinB3403

@aaronstuder said in XenServer 7 has launched!:

Looks like you can updates directly from XenCenter now. Sorry @olivier

That's because the functionality was released by Citrix for XC to everyone. No reason to not have it built in this version either.

BRRABill

@aaronstuder said

Looks like you can updates directly from XenCenter now. Sorry @olivier

That's actually been around for a while now.

I was looking for the "windows-like way" of updating and found it.

BRRABill

@DustinB3403 said

Ideally you'd still want to push your log files to a different medium entirely so that your boot device isn't consumed with read/write events.

Or the cells on the thumb drive torched, which is probably the bigger concern, right?

BRRABill

@scottalanmiller said

That's one of the new features. Separate log device for the logs.

They had that in 6.5, too.

Though it didn't turn off local logging as well.

Are you saying with XS7, you can totally turn off local logging?

BRRABill

Just a "Jeopardy Knowledge" question...

Can someone explain the difference between these two things? Is one (7.0.1) only provided to paying support customers?

"Note: This issue occurs only on the original copy of XenCenter (v7.0.0) included on the XenServer 7.0 Base Installation ISO. Installing XenCenter v7.0.1, available to download from the XenServer 7.0 Product Download page, resolves this issue"

BRRABill

@DustinB3403 said in XenServer 7 has launched!:

The root partition is now 18GB!

Damn!

Now I don't feel bad using that 32GB for my production system.

Actually, reading through the install guide, it says this... So it looks like 32GB isn't even enough!!

• 18GB XenServer host control domain (dom0) partition
• 18GB backup partition
• 4GB logs partition
• 1GB swap partition
• 0.5GB UEFI boot partition

Customers installing XenServer 7.0 with the new partition layout described above should ensure they have a disk that is at least 46GB in size.

Customers who would like to install XenServer 7.0 on smaller devices, that is devices with more than 12GB but less than 46GB disk space, can perform a clean installation of XenServer 7.0 using the legacy DOS partition layout.

BRRABill

@olivier said

I'm not sure. I discovered a lot about the upgrade process just today. I'd love to have more input/doc from Citrix before the D-day, but you know, it's hard to be in the plans of a big corp

Here is the answer for the VDIs on the local SR.

During the upgrade process, the RPU wizard checks for VDIs on the local SR. If there are any virtual disks (VDIs)
present during the upgrade process, the wizard prompts you to move the VDI. You should move VDIs on the
local SR to a shared SR and then restart the upgrade process in order to continue with the new layout. If, for any
reason, the VDIs cannot be moved, or if there is insufficient space (less than 46GB) on the local SR, the upgrade
will proceed with the old partition layout and allocates 0.5GB of disk space from the dom0 partition to UEFI boot.

Kelly

Do any of you have recommendations for USB sticks to run the hypervisor on?

BRRABill

@Kelly said

Do any of you have recommendations for USB sticks to run the hypervisor on?

@scottalanmiller said when I asked that question (and I paraphrase) "whatever is cheapest at Walmart"

I ended up going with this:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-Low-Profile-Drive-SDCZ33-032G-B35/dp/B00812F7O8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

Though it looks like I might have to bump that to 64GB if I am reading the install guide correctly.

Kelly

@BRRABill I wonder if there is a USB 3.0 version of that...

BRRABill

@Kelly said in XenServer 7 has launched!:

@BRRABill I wonder if there is a USB 3.0 version of that...

My (brand new DELL servers) servers only have USB2, so it did not matter to me.

I am sure any reputable branded USB stick would work.

Kelly

@BRRABill said in XenServer 7 has launched!:

@Kelly said in XenServer 7 has launched!:

@BRRABill I wonder if there is a USB 3.0 version of that...

My (brand new DELL servers) servers only have USB2, so it did not matter to me.

I am sure any reputable branded USB stick would work.

That is odd. I just got two R530's from @BradfromxByte and they have a USB 3.0 internal port.

BRRABill

@Kelly said

@BRRABill I wonder if there is a USB 3.0 version of that...

In thinking about this, I should have bought a USB3 version anyway. Same price basically.

Duh.

olivier

Using XO VM replication between 2 XS 7 hosts, initial copy of a 61GB VM in 8 minutes:

This is on a classic GB link.

Clearly, previous bottlenecks weren't in XO.

Dashrender

That. Is. Fantastic!

BRRABill

@aaronstuder said in XenServer 7 has launched!:

I am upgrading right now.

How did the upgrade go?

Do you boot off USB? Did it upgrade your partitions? (AKA, did you have enough space?)