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Table of Contents
About this document ................................................................................... 1
Overview .................................................................................................................................... 1
How this Guide relates to other documentation .................................................................................. 1
Creating VMs ................................................................................................ 2
Overview .................................................................................................................................... 2
Virtual memory and disk size limits .................................................................................................. 2
XenServer product family virtual device support .................................................................................. 4
Physical to Virtual Conversion (P2V) ................................................................................................. 4
Cloning an existing VM ................................................................................................................. 4
Importing an exported VM ............................................................................................................. 5
Exporting a VM ................................................................................................................... 5
Importing a VM ................................................................................................................... 5
VM Block Devices ............................................................................................................... 6
Installing Windows VMs .............................................................................. 7
Making the ISO available to XenServer hosts ..................................................................................... 8
Copying ISOs to local storage ................................................................................................ 8
Windows PV drivers ..................................................................................................................... 9
Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) provider ................................................................ 9
Remote Desktop ........................................................................................................................ 10
Preparing to clone a Windows VM ................................................................................................. 10
Time Handling in Windows VMs .................................................................................................... 11
Installing a VM from Reseller Option Kit (BIOS-locked) Media ............................................................... 11
Release Notes ........................................................................................................................... 12
General Windows Issues ..................................................................................................... 12
Windows Server 2008 ......................................................................................................... 13
Windows Server 2003 ....................................................................................................... 13