Fix “Error while getting interface flags “in XenEnterprise Debian VM Imports

I 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

This document shows the steps on how to import a virtual machine using XenCenter.

Use Windows File Share with XenEnterprise or Linux

I 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

If you are wondering how to attach a Windows share of .iso files to XenCenter, here is a video on how to do it.