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 ====== Xenserver Updates ====== ====== Xenserver Updates ======
  
-:!: **As of XenServer 6.5, you can now install updates using XenCenter, even in the free version.**+:!: **If you have Xen Orchestra**: https://xen-orchestra.com/blog/xcp-ng-updates-from-xen-orchestra/ 
 + 
 +:!: **If you have XCP-NG**: https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/wiki/Upgrade-Howto 
 + 
 +:!: **Upgrade XenServer to XCP-NG**: https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/wiki/Upgrade-from-XenServer 
  
   * Version upgrades are done with the Rolling Pool Upgrade tool within XenCenter   * Version upgrades are done with the Rolling Pool Upgrade tool within XenCenter
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     * Be sure to reboot hosts if needed after updates, again starting with the pool master     * Be sure to reboot hosts if needed after updates, again starting with the pool master
  
-**Download Updates**: http://xenserver.org/overview-xenserver-open-source-virtualization/download.html+**Download Updates**: https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX138115
  
 :!: The XenServer Dom0 disk space is limited and easy to fill up.  You should clean out any unnecessary files before, during and after updates to keep from filling the disk.  For example, on a large update like a Service Pack, you might want to just install the Service Pack, delete any unneeded files, then proceed with any other updates. :!: The XenServer Dom0 disk space is limited and easy to fill up.  You should clean out any unnecessary files before, during and after updates to keep from filling the disk.  For example, on a large update like a Service Pack, you might want to just install the Service Pack, delete any unneeded files, then proceed with any other updates.
 +
 +===== Updating VMs =====
 +
 +:!: **Updating VMs**: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenserver/7-1/vms/update.html
 +
 +  * Enable ''Windows Update tools'' for PV drivers from Windows Update
 +    * Xen Orchestra VM Advanced settings, or
 +    * ''xe vm-param-set uuid=<VM-UUID> has-vendor-device=true''
 +
 +<note warning>Do not install Citrix PV driver update at the same time as other Windows Updates!</note>
 +
 +<note warning>Perform Citrix PV driver updates from the XenAdmin (XenCenter) VM console.</note>
 +
 +When updating a Windows VM:
 +
 +      - Install all other Windows Updates and reboot
 +      - Then install Citrix PV driver update and reboot
 +      - Finally, log into the Windows VM as the same (admin) user and initiate a **second reboot**
  
 ===== Show Installed Updates on a XenServer ===== ===== Show Installed Updates on a XenServer =====
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 <file> <file>
 xe patch-list |grep name-label |sort xe patch-list |grep name-label |sort
 +
 +xe update-list -s <server> -u root -pw <password> name-label=XS72E016
 </file> </file>
  
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 :!: As of XenServer 7.0, we use XenCenter to do the updates. :!: As of XenServer 7.0, we use XenCenter to do the updates.
  
-==== XenServer 7.0 ====+:!: **Do not install XenServer 7.3** due to limitations, one of which is "Maximum Pool Size Restricted To 3 Hosts".
  
-  * Hotfix XS70E004 +==== XenServer 7.2 ====
-    * Must be installed before any others +
-    * Installed by default on newer ISO images +
-  * Hotfix XS70E018 +
-  * Hotfix XS70E022 +
-    * Includes XS70E015, XS70E020 +
-  * Hotfix XS70E023 +
-    * Includes XS70E008, XS70E012, XS70E014, XS70E019 +
-  * Hotfix XS70E025 +
-    * Includes XS70E006, XS70E010, XS70E017, XS70E021+
  
-==== XenServer 6.5 ====+  * Hotfix **XS72E016** 
 +    * Includes XS72E001, XS72E004, XS72E006, XS72E008, XS72E009, XS72E012, XS72E013, XS72E015
  
-<file> +===== Manual Updates =====
-# XenServer 6.5 - limiting bandwidth to 500KBps +
-wget --limit-rate=500k http://downloadns.citrix.com.edgesuite.net/10340/XS65ESP1.zip +
-# reboot needed+
  
-# XenServer 6.5 SP1 - limiting bandwidth to 500KBps +<file> 
-wget --no-check-certificate --limit-rate=500k -O XS65ESP1012.zip \ +wget --no-check-certificate --limit-rate=500k -O XSxxxxxxxxx.zip <URL>
-  https://support.citrix.com/supportkc/filedownload?uri=/filedownload/CTX202481/XS65ESP1012.zip +
-wget --no-check-certificate --limit-rate=500k -O XS65ESP1024.zip \ +
-  https://support.citrix.com/supportkc/filedownload?uri=/filedownload/CTX207337/XS65ESP1024.zip +
-wget --no-check-certificate --limit-rate=500k -O XS65ESP1027.zip \ +
-  https://support.citrix.com/supportkc/filedownload?uri=/filedownload/CTX212401/XS65ESP1027.zip +
-wget --no-check-certificate --limit-rate=500k -O XS65ESP1035.zip \ +
-  https://support.citrix.com/supportkc/filedownload?uri=/filedownload/CTX216249/XS65ESP1035.zip +
-wget --no-check-certificate --limit-rate=500k -O XS65ESP1039.zip \ +
-  https://support.citrix.com/supportkc/filedownload?uri=/filedownload/CTX217643/XS65ESP1039.zip +
-wget --no-check-certificate --limit-rate=500k -O XS65ESP1041.zip \ +
-  https://support.citrix.com/supportkc/filedownload?uri=/filedownload/CTX218545/XS65ESP1041.zip +
-# reboot needed+
  
 for x in XS*.zip; do unzip $x; done for x in XS*.zip; do unzip $x; done
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