New features
Citrix XenServer 6.1 includes the following new features:
- Shared nothing storage migration. Citrix is the latest company to the game to feature storage migration technology that doesn’t require an expensive SAN to operate. Microsoft (Microsoft!) was actually the first company to demonstrate this ability in Hyper-V 2012 and vSphere included it in vSphere 5.1 This capability means that organizations can be seamlessly leverage commodity storage in their environments.
- XenServer Conversion Manager. This tool enables batch migration of virtual machines from vSphere to XenServer.
- Cloud integration. Every hypervisor on the planet today features robust integration with cloud services and cloud management tools. XenServer 6.1Direct integration with Apache CloudStack and Citrix CloudPlatform.
Installation
I am installing Citrix XenServer 6.1 to a virtual machine running under VMware Fusion 5 on my Mac. In order to work, I need to make sure that hypervisor applications are allowed to run inside the virtual machine. This enables VT-x/EPT support inside the virtual machine. To do so, once you create your virtual machine (if you’re following along at home), open the properties for the virtual machine and select the checkbox next to Enable hypervisor applications in this virtual machine (Figure 1).
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