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Title
Acquire Hardware
Hardware Installation
Virtualization Concepts
Virtualization Platforms
Citrix Xenserver virtualization platform
Citrix Xenserver
Citrix Xenserver
Citrix Xenserver support
Citrix Xenserver course
Xenserver essentials
Citrix Xenserver installation
Research on Xenserver installation issues
Citrix Installation Issues - 1
Research Citrix Installation Issues - 2
Xenserver Installation continued
Installation of Xenserver using VMware vCenter
Research loading VM to Xenserver
Loading VM to Xenserver
Only VMware platform to be focussed and
requirement chart is drawn
Workstation Raid hardware discussed and
installed
Absent due to sickness
Network diagram updated with considerable
inputs from team members. Process still not
finished
Project network reworked
Project documentation work divided between
team members
Project report format finalized
Description
Got the hardware issued as discussed in the Gantt chart
The hardware acquired was installed
Research whether vSphere or VMware hypervisor satisfies our requirement
VMware vSphere vs. Citrix Xenserver vs. Microsoft HyperV
Researching Citrix Xenserver
Citrix Course – Introduction to Xenserver
Citrix Course – Introduction to Xenserver continued
Communication with Citrix customer service
Citrix Course – Introduction to Xenserver
Research on making VM's in Citrix Xenserver
Installing Xenserver for the first time on bare bone hardware (HDD)
Consulted Citrix forums, teachers, students for the issues and related
solutions
On researching it is found that Citrix Xenserver interacts with system
hardware differently than VMware vSphere
Bios of the workstation hardware is reconfigured to use the virtualized
technology
Xenserver is installed on bare bone hardware and installation seems
successful
It is decided that instead of installing Xenserver directly on hardware install
it through VMware WS or vCenter on one of the workstation in the Server
lab
VMware vCenter or VMware Workstation 7.1 and later can be used to
upload a VM to Xenserver
VM’s are converted to Citrix platform extension as well as open format to
test their working in Citrix Xenserver
Group decision is made to focus only on VMware platform due to
unavailability of hardware resources as well as time constraint
Raid card is installed in the new WS as well as the three Solid State drives
Absent due to sickness
Network needed for the project needed a rework to update key elements
Network was updated according the changed needs of the project focussing
on local area network
Documentation assigned to each member keeping in view the dead line to
submit all the project documentation by Friday. Outline to be discussed with
Colin for approval
Colin guided us to make vital changes in the project changes and approved
the format
Observation
N/A
Researched on VMware hypervisor and vSphere, Log page
discussion
VMware vSphere is required
Researching on Citrix Xenserver
Citrix customer support inefficient, too many security checks
Course in progress
Course in progress
Citrix login system authentication issues
Course completed-Introducation to Xenserver
Different file extensions used compared to VMware
Issues with installation
No one tried the Citrix platform so help is limited
Bios needs to be reconfigured
Citrix Xenserver needs Intel virtualization technology for
directed I/O (VT-d)
Xenserver is not acquiring an IP address
Installation successful and Xenserver has an IP
File extension of VM file from Citrix and VMware platform are
different
It takes time to convert VM’s between VMware and Citrix
platform
Considerable research is needed for virtualization platforms
other than VMware
SSD’s are quite fast to act as a SAN
Absent due to sickness
Cisco hardware is badly needed for a professional network
Cisco hardware is badly needed for a professional network
Considerable work to finish
Making report a tricky task
Assisted
N/A
Bryan, Mike
Bryan, Mike
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Assisted By
Mike, Bryan
Bryan, Mike
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Bryan, Mike
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Bryan, Mike
Lesson Learned
NA
Team work
Still cannot decide. Need more data.
Citrix platform is interesting
Citrix Xenserver support is minimal
Structure of Citrix Xenserver
Citrix Xenserver is an interesting platform
Unprofessional technical support from Citrix
An excellent alternative to VMware platform
VM's need to be converted to file extensions used by Citrix Xenserver
Research needed for resolution of installation issues
Citrix virtualization platform is not widely used
Fix the BIOS setting to try installation again
Processor should support VT virtualization and I/O virtualization (VT-d)
Processor supports VT but does not support VT-D
VT-d is needed for Xenserver
Either the VM’s have to be converted to an open format or convert to Citrix extensions. VMware
VM’s cannot be used in Citrix virtualization platform.
It is better to make new VM’s for Citrix platform and keep as backup in case of need.
VMware platform is most versatile virtualization platform as it can emulate the hardware needed
to run virtualization
SAN should be bought separately as SSD’s have storage limitation even though they are quite fast
Absent due to sickness
Changing strategy with need and time is the key
First develop a local area network that is self-contained and then plug that network into wide
area network when required
Documentation should have started earlier
Always take advice of your teacher when in confusion