Citrix XenServer-6.2 Administration Training
Course Duration :
20Days
Class Duration :
3hours per day
( Fast Track Course duration 7days “ Per day 8 hours “ )
Classroom Training
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Fast-Track Training: -
Online Training: -
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Module 1: Overview
XenServer hosts and resource pools Networking
Storage
Monitoring and managing XenServer Command Line Interface
How this Guide relates to other documentation
Module 2: Installing XenServer and XenCenter XenServer
Introducing XenServer
Benefits of Using XenServer
Deprecated Features
System Requirements
XenServer Host System Requirements
XenCenter System Requirements
Supported Guest Operating Systems
Installing the XenServer Host
Host Partition Format
Installing XenCenter
Connecting XenCenter to the XenServer Host
Licensing XenServer
Module 3: XenServer hosts and Resource pools Configuration
Requirements for creating resource pools Creating a pool
Connecting XenCenter to the XenServer Host
Setting Up Shared Storage for the Pool
Removing a XenServer host from a resource pool
Module 4: Networking
XenServer networking concepts Network objects Networks
Initial networking configuration Managing networking Configuration Creating networks in a standalone server Creating networks in resource pools Changing networking configuration options VLANs
Creating VLANs NIC bonds
Creating NIC bonds on a standalone host Creating NIC bonds in resource pools Configuring a dedicated storage NIC
Controlling Quality of Service [QoS] NIC/PIF ordering in resource pools Networking Troubleshooting Diagnosing network corruption
Recovering from a bad network configuration Management Interface
Disabling Management Access Adding a New Physical NIC Using Switch Port Locking Configuring Switch Port Locking
Emergency Network Reset
Module 6: Storage
Overview
StorVirtual Disk Images [VDI] Storage Repository Types Physical Block Devices (PBDs) Virtual Block Devices (VBDs) Virtual Disk Images (VDIs) Virtual Disk Data Formats Local Disks
Local hot plug devices
Shared Network Attached Storage Using NFS Shared iSCSI Storage
Shared LVM storage over FC or iSCSI hardware HBAs Creating Storage Repositories
Probing an SR
Creating a local LVM SR - EXT3 SR - NFS SR [nfs] Creating a shared LVM over iSCSI SR [lvmoiscsi] Creating a Raw Virtual Disk Using the xe CLI age repositories [SRs]
Storage Multipathing
Managing Storage Repositories Destroying or forgetting a SR ISO Storage
NFS VHD
Creating a Shared NFS SR (NFS) Destroying or Forgetting a SR
Resizing an SR
Move Virtual Disks using XenCenter
Module 5: Distributed Virtual Switching
Distributed Virtual Switching Features Distributed Virtual Switching Components vSwitch Controller Virtual Appliance Deployment Accessing the vSwitch Controller
vSwitch Controller Configuration . High Availability
Monitoring Network Activity Viewing Flow Statistics Exporting NetFlow Statistics
Managing Address Groups and Virtual Machine Groups Distributed Virtual Switching Policy Configuration Hierarchy Access Control List Policies
Access Control Policies Hierarchy Defining Access Control List Rules
Access Control List Rule Enforcement Order Configuring Fail Modes
Setting Up Port Configuration Policies Cross-Server Private Networks
Cross-Server Private Network Requirements XenMotion with Cross-Server Private Networks
Module 7: Configuring High Availability
High Availability Requirements High Availability Considerations Restart Priorities
Server Failure Tolerance Overcommitting Host Fencing Disaster Recovery
Disaster Preparedness and Response
Backup and Recovery of XenServer Hosts and Virtual Machines Metadata
Backing Up a Pool Installation To Restore a Pool Installation
Backing Up Virtual Machines as Snapshots To Take a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine To Restore a Running XenServer Host
Listing Snapshots Using the Command-line Interface Deleting a Snapshot
Restoring a Virtual Machine from a Snapshot
Module 8: Creating and Managing Virtual Machines
Windows Virtual Machine Architecture
Virtual Memory and Disk Size Limits for Windows Virtual Machines Virtual Device Support for Windows Virtual Machines
Installation from an ISO
To Create a Windows Virtual Machine Creating Linux Virtual Machines Installing XenServer Tools Suspend and Resume Deleting a Virtual Machine Virtual Machine Templates Take a VM Snapshots Creating a Template from VM Exporting a Virtual Machine Copying a Virtual Machine
Assigning Resources to a Virtual Machine Importing a Virtual Machine
Virtual Disks - Virtual NICs - Virtual CPUs - Memory Virtual Appliance Packages
To Create Virtual Appliances Exporting an Appliance Package Importing an Appliance Package XenConvert Overview
Physical Machine Conversion
Converting from Physical to Virtual Machine Performing a PV Conversion
Module 9: Backups
Full metadata backup and disaster recovery Moving SRs between hosts and Pools VM Snapshots
Regular Snapshots Taking a VM snapshot VM Rollback
Coping with machine failures Master & Member failures Pool failures
Coping with Failure due to Configuration Errors Physical Machine failure
Module 10: Troubleshooting
XenServer host logs
Sending log messages to a central server Troubleshooting connections between
XenCenter and the XenServer
Module 11: Monitoring and Managing XenServer
Alerts
Customizing Alerts Configuring Email Alerts Custom Fields and Tags
Custom Searches Module 12: Command Line Interface
Basic xe syntax
Special characters and syntax Command Types
Low-Level param commands Low-Level list commands Bonding commands CD commands Event commands
Host [XenServer host] commands Log commands
Network commands Patch [update] commands PBD commands
PIF commands Pool commands
Storage Manage commands SR commands
Task commands Template commands Update commands User commands VBD commands Console Commands VDI commands VIF commands VLAN commands VM commands Xe command reference Parameter types
