How to install xenserver on virtualbox

If you Select Verify installation source it will scan your CD and make sure there are no errors. If you select Skip verification it will just continue with the installation. But if you have had the CD laying around for a while, you may want to verify the installation source. After you have selected whichever option you want to use, press the tab key until Ok is highlighted, then press Enter. Enter your root password, press Enter.

Enter your root password a second time to confirm, press Enter. Verify OK is Highlighted, press Enter a third time. The next screen prompts you for your IP Information.

I recommend entering a static IP address. However, in some cases DHCP may work for you. After your networking information has been entered, press the tab key until OK is highlighted, then press Enter. The next screen will ask you about your DNS Servers and host name. The hostname is the name of your Xenserver; the DNS server is what will allow the Xenserver machine to find other machines on the network based on their host names. But where possible, enter one or more back DNS Servers, just in case.

The next screen will prompt you for timezone information. First you have to select the continent you are on, then on the following screen you select a City in your time zone.

The next screen will ask you how the server will determine the time. For those of you who do not have an NTP Server you will want to use the manual time entry option.

If you do not know whether or not you have an NTP Server, use the manual option. The next screen will either prompt you to enter the time or it will prompt you to enter your NTP Server address; depending on which option you selected. The next screen is the final dialog before Xenserver begins installing. Press Enter, and the installation process will begin. At the end of the process you will be prompted to reboot.

Press Enter to reboot at this prompt. While there are many options that could work, please try the recommended approach first. It will really help you understand what is possible. Moreover, that XenServer server should be able to connect to the internet. We are now ready to configure and run the xen tools part of DevStack. This will create an Ubuntu VM, and run stack.

At this stage you can ssh into the XenServer box. It is worth adding your SSH key as an authorized key, in the usual way, to make this easier. Now we can follow step 2 of the Readme:.

The tricky part of configuration is the Network configuration. If you are going to start new VMs there are existing templates you choose from. Once you have it configured you will see they will populate in the dropdown when you start a new VM and choose the installation disk.

Once you have your OS installed there is one more thing you need to do. How would you know when the XenServer tools have finished the installation? Just go to the same menu and check if the option is grayed out or not. You can try to copy and paste text between the VM and the host machine. You can also verify by adjusting screen resolutions in the VM.