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Contents
1. Welcome ....................................................................................................... 1
2. Installing XenServer and XenCenter .............................................................. 3
2.1. Installing the XenServer Host ........................................................................................ 3
2.2. Installing XenCenter ..................................................................................................... 5
2.3. Connecting XenCenter to the XenServer Host ................................................................ 5
2.3.1. Licensing XenServer ........................................................................................... 6
3. Creating a Pool of XenServer Hosts .............................................................. 7
3.1. Creating a Pool ............................................................................................................ 7
3.2. Setting Up Networks for the Pool ................................................................................. 8
3.2.1. Bonding NICs .................................................................................................... 9
3.3. Setting Up Shared Storage for the Pool ....................................................................... 10
4. Creating Virtual Machines ........................................................................... 13
4.1. Creating a Windows 7 (32-bit) VM .............................................................................. 13
4.2. Migrating Running VMs between Hosts in a Pool ......................................................... 17
4.3. Making VM Templates ................................................................................................ 18
4.3.1. Creating a VM Template from an Existing VM ................................................... 19
4.3.2. Creating a VM Template from a VM Snapshot ................................................... 19
4.4. Creating VMs from a VM Template ............................................................................. 19
A. System Requirements ................................................................................. 21
A.1. System Requirements ................................................................................................ 21
A.1.1. XenServer Host System Requirements .............................................................. 21
A.1.2. XenCenter System Requirements ..................................................................... 22
A.1.3. Supported Guest Operating Systems ................................................................ 22
A.2. Pool Requirements ..................................................................................................... 22