Citrix Systems 6 Manual De Usuario

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• Increasing portability of VM images, as one VM image will work on a range of deployment infrastructures

There are two methods by which to administer XenServer: XenCenter and the XenServer Command-Line Interface
(CLI).

XenCenter is a graphical, Windows-based user interface. XenCenter allows you to manage XenServer hosts, pools
and shared storage, and to deploy, manage and monitor VMs from your Windows desktop machine.

The XenCenter Help is a great resource for getting started with XenCenter.

The  XenServer  Command-line  Interface  (CLI)  allows  you  to  administer  XenServer  using  the  Linux-based  xe
commands.

For a comprehensive list of xe commands and descriptions, see the XenServer Administrator's Guide.

The features available in XenServer depend on the edition. The four editions of XenServer are:

• Citrix XenServer (Free): Proven virtualization platform that delivers uncompromised performance, scale, and

flexibility at no cost.

• Citrix XenServer Advanced Edition: Key high availability and advanced management tools that take virtual

infrastructure to the next level.

• Citrix  XenServer  Enterprise  Edition:  Essential  integration  and  optimization  capabilities  for  production

deployments of virtual machines.

• Citrix XenServer Platinum Edition: Advanced automation and cloud computing features for enterprise-wide

virtual environments.

For  more  information  about  how  the  XenServer  edition  affects  the  features  available,  visit 

XenServer 6.0 includes a number of new features and ongoing improvements, including:

• Automated  remote  data  replication  between  storage  arrays  with  fast  recovery  and  failback  capabilities.

Integrated Site Recovery replaces StorageLink Gateway Site Recovery used in previous versions, removes the
Windows VM requirement, and works with any iSCSI or Hardware HBA storage repository.

• Access  to  use  existing  storage  array-based  features  such  as  data  replication,  de-duplication,  snapshot  and

cloning. Replaces the StorageLink Gateway technology used in previous editions and removes the requirement
to run a VM with the StorageLink components.

• Enables a physical GPU to be assigned to a VM providing high-end graphics. Allows applications to leverage

GPU instructions in XenDesktop VDI deployments with HDX 3D Pro.

• Ability to create multi-VM and boot sequenced virtual appliances (vApps) that integrate with Integrated Site

Recovery and High Availability. vApps can be easily imported and exported using the Open Virtualization Format
(OVF) standard.