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Can't use 1920x1080 Resolution on Xenserver windows 7 guest

I am using Xenserver 6.2 on my dedicated server and created a windows 7 Ultimate x64 sp1 guest , and Now I am managing it remotely using Teamviewer . I have tried Powerstrip , But my Advanced Timing settings is grey. I have also tried installing…
Shahriar Shojib
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vmware player and hyper-v are not compatible

I have a xenserver virtualized lab and I'm trying to run some vmware esxi.vmx simulations on windows 7 vm and I am getting the error given below while trying to install vm workstation. vmware player and hyper-v are not compatible. remove the…
Mohammed
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Archipel / Xen Orchestra

I'm hoping you can help me to get my head around this! We want to start using virtualisation. We intend to rent a large server in a datacentre and use this. I was excited to see that XenServer is now free, but we are using linux machines in the…
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Customizing XenServer partitions

I wanted to install XenServer onto a hard disk with existing data on it, by customizing the partitioning and LVM volumes, but I found that the Anaconda installer does not seem to provide any options for doing this. Most Linux distributions will…
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Shut down all VMs on XenServer 6.5.0

I know that there is a command in the XenServer-CLI to shut down a specific VM. xe vm-shutdown vm= It works fine, but I can only shut down one VM at at time. Is there something like a wildcard or another command to shut down all VMs on the…
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Attempting to passthru USB disk to XENserver windows guest, reporting wrong size and error

I am attempting to passthru a brand new Seagate USB disk (4TB) to a Windows 2008 virtual guest in XEN 6.2. I connected the device, it is listed properly by fdisk -l (even lists correct size, but says Use GPT due to size). I used gdisk to create…
Ryan Griggs
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Is it possible to use bare-metal XenServer's virtual machines on the same computer and how?

Can I install XenServer on a machine as a bare-metal installation and create and use its virtual machines on the same machine or I need to use the VMs with XenClient over a network connection? I mean something like VMware player without a host…
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Xenserver 6.2 has trouble booting Linux live discs

I recently installed Xencenter 6.2. I was able to install and configure a Windows VM. However, whenever I boot different Linux distros after the boot menu (syslinux or whatever) the disc always locks up. I tried Fedora 19, RHEL 6, and gparted. I get…
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XenServer 7.5 Virtual Machines not booting without installation media

I recently turned an old gaming computer into a server and decided to put XenServer 7.5 on so I could flip between Windows and Linux servers. Installation of the hypervisor went well and I proceeded to setup a Windows 10 virtual machine. I installed…
Axandros
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Windows 2016 install in XenServer 7.1 asks for disk drivers

Fresh XenServer 7.1 installation, trying to install Windows 2016 Evaluation. Few seconds after pressing the Install button, I'm being asked for a disk device driver from Windows, which I don't know where to get. The VM is being created with the…
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Converting Linux machine from XenServer to Hyper-V VM

I have a XenServer on a physical machine and I want to put it into my Hyper-V environment as a VM. Is this Possible ? Thanks
Nick Branson
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Cannot boot migrated Ubuntu VM on fresh XenServer install

It's been a tough couple of days. My server configuration went crazy after a power outage, and now I'm trying to get my VMs back up and running. I reinstalled XenServer to a new SSD in the same box. I added my old SSD as a storage repository to my…
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XenServer: Install OS (FreeNAS) from ISO on networked computer

I’ve set up a new XenServer box, and installed XenCenter on my computer. In this past I’ve used ESXi and vSphere, and in that I’m able to use an ISO on my computer to install an operating system on a VM in the server. With XenServer/XenCenter, I…
duzzy
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VPN remote access to lan

I am rather new to this. I have done some it/cyber defense competitions in the past and have some knowledge. I am trying to set up a group of about 5-6 xenserver boxes. I want to use xencenter to manage it but I do not want to remote into a windows…
Steven Rodriguez
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Linux - every command fails to execute

What would cause a Linux server, in this case a Citrix XenServer host, to return "syntax error near unexpected token" for almost every command? So far I have tried a few key OS commands but to no avail. TOP returns "syntax error near unexpected…
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