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USB over Network with XenServer 6
Notes: The following configuration was employed on XenServer 6 and 6.0.2. I've also used previous versions of usb-redirector on instances of XenServer 5.x, but will not cover their installation. The solution has not been rigorously tested and is not supported by Citrix. This article does not go into detail on how to use the Linux command line. Please refer to Linux documentation for further information if necessary. Since ...
10 to Xen! (Part 1 of 3)
Happy New Year everyone! As my first blog post of 2012, I’d like to wish everyone a very healthy, prosperous, and productive year ahead. There are sure to be some exciting technologies coming our way! In this three-part blog series I’ll run through a basic XenDesktop environment setup/POC at a high level with pointers on how to save time and streamline the installation process. First, we’ll ...
From Wow to How: Virtual Desktops, Networking and the Cloud
Thank you to those of you who joined us on Tuesday, November 15th for “From Wow to How 2: Virtual Desktops, Networking and the Cloud” webinar. I was excited to hear Citrix and Microsoft experts discussing the role of public, personal and private clouds, the power of virtual desktops and ways to provide a single point of authentication for users to securely access ALL applications, ...
Webinar QandA: Using Desktop Virtualization to Drive Business Agility and Growth
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our webinar "Using Desktop Virtualization to Drive Business Agility and Growth". In case you missed the event, you can watch the replay here - https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/882288713 (you will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to view the presentation). There were quite a few questions posted during the live event that we did not have time to answer so ...
My Personal Hypervisor
Citrix XenClient Virtualization is pervasive, and the abstraction that results is amazing. I've been using XenServer for a few years now to spin up datacenter and lab VM's. Adding XenApp for applications and XenDesktop for virtual desktops (VDI) is another layer of amazing. Can it get any better? It can, add XenClient. Citrix XenClient is a high-performance, bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the client ...
XenClient – Create your USB install stick
Preface There are multiple ways to install XenClient on your notebook. Probably the most common one is to use an optical drive. So downalod the ISO image from the Citrix, burn a CD and boot form that media. What if your notebook has no CD-Rom? In corporate environments you may consider to use PXE boot and install XenClient a similar way as many customers are doing with ...
XenClient – How to P2V your existing OS
Preface The information from this blog is aiming to help you to successfully convert a "traditional" operating system, may be pre-installed on your notebook into a virtual machine running on XenClient. Background an motivation When ever I do workshops on XenClient this is one of the questions I get always: How I can run/install XenClient without loosing my current windows installation? Our plan is to add a functionality into ...
XenClient MasterClass II – Q & A
We decided to use this media to provide and share all answers from the XenClient MasterClass II, which took place on 11th Nov. 2010. First of all my apologies for the short interruption during the call due a internet connection issue at the place (hotel) I was when delivering the webcast. As a general rule: It's always good the check our forum, lots of information and ...
How to Install Citrix XenServer from a USB Key (USB built from Windows OS)
Citrix provides XenServer virtualization technology as a free download from here, http://www.citrix.com/lang/English/lp/lp_1688615.asp . The download for installing the XenServer hosts is provided in two separate ISO files for version 5.x; one for the base installation and one for the Linux Support Pack. If you work on Linux deployments, it can be annoying to have to burn two CDs to complete the install. Of course the ...
XenDesktop Masterclass – Lesson 01 Q&A
So, what's all this about then? Last week we started our first XenDesktop Masterclass from the UK hosted by myself and Patrick Irwin from Product Marketing. I'm the technical guy (Systems Engineer in the UK) with too much enthusiasm for my own good and he's the level headed one that tells me to hurry up. That's our dynamic. Seriously We've done a bunch ...