Archive for How-to
Fix “Error while getting interface flags “in XenEnterprise Debian VM Imports
Posted by: | CommentsI ran into an issue with an imported Debian virtual machine from one XenEnterprise (XE) to another XE server. Once imported, the VM remembered the MAC addresses of the source exported VM. I found a hint on how to fix it on the XenSource forums. Here is a step by step guide on how to fix this issue.
How to Import VM’s with XenCenter and XenEnterprise
Posted by: | CommentsThis document shows the steps on how to import a virtual machine using XenCenter.
Use Windows File Share with XenEnterprise or Linux
Posted by: | CommentsI often see posts on support forums for how to move files back and forth between the XenEnterprise host server and other servers on the network. You can use various protocols like ftp or scp, but you normally have to change firewall settings, or enable a service.
XenEnterprise has the smbclient enabled by default, and the majority of the networks of clients I work with have a fair amount of Windows servers, so I created this guide on how to use Windows file shares with XenEnterprise. These steps can be used on pretty much any of the major Linux distributions as well.
Here is the document.
Video: How to add .iso Shared Storage to XenCenter
Posted by: | CommentsIf you are wondering how to attach a Windows share of .iso files to XenCenter, here is a video on how to do it.
Loop Mount .iso Images
Posted by: | CommentsHave you ever had an .iso, or a bunch of .iso files that you wished you could pull the files out without having to extract them all? If you haven’t yet, you will as nearly all of the virtualization products use .iso images pretty frequently.
In Linux, you’re only one command away from being able to access all your .iso images as local directories.
I created this video to show how to loop mount .iso images so you don’t have to extract the files to access them.
VMWorld 2007 Presentation Performance Tuning
Posted by: | CommentsOne of my coworkers at New Age Technologies, John Davis presented this really insightful performance tuning presentation. This is the third or fourth year in a row John Davis has presented at VMWorld. Here is the link