Here is a list of tutorials I’ve used to setup the XenServer 5.6 on a Hetzner root server with paravirtualized Ubuntu 10.04 and Debian 5.0 guest systems. Some tutorials were written for XenServer 5.5, but they also worked with the new version 5.6.

Host system

• Xenserver 5.5: Automatische Installation, sw raid1, lokale ISO library (German)
  I followed step 1 (“Installation”) and step 3 (“Lokale ISO Libary einbinden”). In step 3 sub-step 6 (“6. Mount beim boot”) the commands should be added to the file /etc/rc.local.
• XenServer 5.5 auf Hetzner Server installieren (German)
  IMHO, it is not a good idea to turn off the host system’s firewall as described in the tutorial (in section “Host als Router konfigurieren”).
• Using XenServer in a routed IP network

(Paravirtualized) Guest systems

• Citrix Developer Network > XenServer > Debian Lenny
• Installing XenServer Tools on Ubuntu 10.04
  If you have problems to install grub-pc in the Ubuntu guest system, take a look at the following bug reports:
  • https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/524434
  • https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/603621
  • https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/604335

Thanks a lot to all authors for the great tutorials. You really helped me to manage the setup.

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Here is a list of tutorials I've used to setup the XenServer 5.6 on a Hetzner root server with paravirtualized Ubuntu 10.04 and Debian 5.0 guest systems. Some tutorials were written for XenServer 5.5, but they also worked with the new version 5.6. Host system Xenserver 5.5: Automatische Installation, sw raid1, lokale ISO library (German) I followed step 1 ("Installation") and step 3 ("Lokale ISO Libary einbinden"). In step 3 sub-step 6 ("6. Mount beim boot") the commands should be added to the file /etc/rc.local. XenServer 5.5 auf Hetzner Server installieren (German) IMHO, it is not a good idea to turn off the host system's firewall as described in the tutorial (in section "Host als Router konfigurieren"). Using XenServer in a routed IP network (Paravirtualized) Guest systems Citrix Developer Network > XenServer > Debian Lenny Installing XenServer Tools on Ubuntu 10.04 If you have problems to install grub-pc in the Ubuntu guest system, take a look at the following bug reports: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/524434 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/603621 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/604335 Thanks a lot to all authors for the great tutorials. You really helped me to manage the setup.