14-Jun-2009
Posted by : Stephane THIRION
Now the final release of XenServer 5.5 is available for download (Â https://www.citrix.com/English/ss/downloads/results.asp?productID=683148 with you MyCitrix account ) I had to upgrade my XenServer 5.5 beta 1 to this new release.
My first step was to download all iso files and XenCenter 5.5, the I began with and upgrade of XenCenter, and the problem I had once everything was install, that didn’t work… The XenCenter console disn’t show up, the I choose to uninstall everything and delete the folder in “c:\program files\Citrix\XenCenter” and proceed the setup again. It did the trick.
17-Apr-2009
Posted by : Stephane THIRION
This is another video, and this one is about XenServer 5. This installation is not very handy when you’re not familliar with linux / unix setup.
They key to use are simple, forget your mouse, and use Tab, Space, Arrows and Enter.
Edit 17 April 2009 : I’ve add the “normal” installation, and if you want to try to install Citrix XenServer 5 on a VMWare, you have to configure the CPU emulation this way :
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21-Feb-2009
Posted by : Stephane THIRION
Now the Citrix Provisioning Server 5 is install and running, the next step is to deploy the Target Device Client on a machine and I will show you this very simple and basic installation in the next video with a Microsoft Windows XP computer.
The next step after this installation is to show you how Citrix Provisioning Server is working, the basics.
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21-Feb-2009
Posted by : Stephane THIRION
Category : Citrix, Microsoft, Provisioning Server 5, Windows 2008
Tags: Citrix, Citrix Provisioning Server 5, guide, guru, how to, Installation, Quick Install, Windows 2008
This quick installation will provide you the ability to test the product and run all the test you need to understand the way Provioning Server can change your point of view on provioning workstations and / or servers. This is a stand alone installation, which mean everything is install on the same server, DHCP, Pxe Boot, SQL Database, and TFTP server. No Active Directory interaction and no impact on the PRODUCTION network (be carefull to work in a separate VLan or on a close network.
At first you need to download Citrix Provisioning Server 5 here, after you need to download and install Microsoft Framework 3.5Sp1 from here, and optionaly, download and install Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5 from here.
The video begin after the installation of the Framework 3.5Sp1. The first step in the video is the installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, you’ll find it with the Citrix Provisioning Server installation files.
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