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--- virtualization:xenserver:xenserver_remote [2014/10/02 09:40]
gcooper
+++ virtualization:xenserver:xenserver_remote [2016/10/18 18:10] (current)
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 ===== Remote XenCenter =====
-:!: You can get partial functionality by simply forwarding port 443 into the XenServer.
+:!: For best security, you should limit access to your remote XenServer by source IP address in the firewall at the remote site.
-The easiest way I've found to access the console of a VM running on a XenServer behind NAT is:
+You can get **partial functionality** by simply forwarding TCP port 443 into the remote XenServer, but not console access (XenServer or VM).  Even if you forward a non-standard port (i.e. 4443) in to port 443 on the XenServer, you can still add the remote server to XenCenter:
+''remote.host.or.ip:4443''
+===== Remote Console =====
+<note tip>A **VPN connection** makes the following workaround unnecessary!</note>
+Without a VPN connection, the easiest way I've found to access the console of a VM running on a XenServer behind NAT is:
   - Enable remote SSH access directly to the XenServer
-    * You can forward a non-standard port at the firewall (22222) to the standard port 22 at the XenServer
+    * You can forward a non-standard port at the firewall (i.e. 22222) to the standard port 22 at the XenServer
   - To access a VM's console, you must tunnel through localhost (the XenServer)
   - Use SSH port forwarding to forward a VM's VNC port (5901, 5902, 5903, etc.) to 'localhost'
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-Now you can forward the port(s) and access the VNC console of the VM from other terminals on your remote workstation:
+Now you can forward the port(s) and access the VNC console of the VM from another terminal on your remote workstation:
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