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virtualization:xenserver:xenserver_tools [2020/06/02 10:35]
gcooper
virtualization:xenserver:xenserver_tools [2024/05/25 14:54] (current)
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 ====== XenServer Client Issues ====== ====== XenServer Client Issues ======
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 +**Citrix Tools (Windows)**: https://www.xenserver.com/downloads
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 +**Open Source Drivers**: https://github.com/xcp-ng/win-pv-drivers/releases
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 +<note warning>**Read this before Server VM creation!** https://xcp-ng.org/docs/guests.html#windows This may not be necessary by installing latest Citrix XenServer Tools for Windows.</note>
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 +<note warning>For **Windows Server 2022**: https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/issues/547 This may not be necessary by installing latest Citrix XenServer Tools for Windows.</note>
 +
 +===== Disable Windows Update =====
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 +https://techoverflow.net/2022/06/07/how-to-disable-xcp-ng-windows-update-pcie-device-on-the-command-line/
  
 ===== Guest Tools Removal ===== ===== Guest Tools Removal =====
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 ===== Install XenServer Tools ===== ===== Install XenServer Tools =====
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 +<note important>Citrix Hypervisor Guest Tools are no longer included with the hypervisor and must be downloaded separately:
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 +https://www.citrix.com/downloads/citrix-hypervisor/product-software/hypervisor-82-express-edition.html</note>
  
 **Latest**: https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX235403 **Latest**: https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX235403
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 echo "CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503 (Core)" > /etc/redhat-release echo "CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503 (Core)" > /etc/redhat-release
 /mnt/Linux/install.sh /mnt/Linux/install.sh
 +</file>
 +
 +<file>
 mv /etc/redhat-release /etc/redhat-release-centos mv /etc/redhat-release /etc/redhat-release-centos
 mv /etc/redhat-release-fpbx /etc/redhat-release mv /etc/redhat-release-fpbx /etc/redhat-release
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 ==== Windows ==== ==== Windows ====
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 +:!: This script does **not** run on Windows older than 10.
  
 https://xenappblog.com/2018/download-and-install-latest-citrix-xenserver-tools/ https://xenappblog.com/2018/download-and-install-latest-citrix-xenserver-tools/
  
-<note important>This script download destination is shown in the prompt after the script executes in PowerShell ISE:+<note important>If you run this script in a Windows Server VM, it will download and install the Citrix Tools (drivers and management agent).  If you run it on a standalone Windows PC, it will just download the MSI installer file. 
 + 
 +The download destination is the ''.\<version number>'' directory as shown in the prompt after the script executes in PowerShell.  If you use PowerShell ISE, look here:
  
 ''C:\Windows\System32\7.2.0.1537''  (the version number)</note> ''C:\Windows\System32\7.2.0.1537''  (the version number)</note>
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 {{ :virtualization:xenserver:xenserver_download_win_tools.png?600 |Download Tools}} {{ :virtualization:xenserver:xenserver_download_win_tools.png?600 |Download Tools}}
  
-=== Script to Download Installer ===+=== Script to Download ===
  
 Run this PowerShell script to download the latest tools installer: Run this PowerShell script to download the latest tools installer:
virtualization/xenserver/xenserver_tools.1591115715.txt.gz · Last modified: 2020/06/02 10:35 by gcooper