HP BL680c - ProLiant - G5 User manual

Citrix XenServer from HP
Getting Started Guide

Overview
This guide outlines the basic setup, installation, and configuration steps required to
begin using your Citrix XenServer from HP. A first time wizard-based setup guides you
through initial installation and configuration, and a GUI provides ongoing virtual
machine monitoring and management.
To provide active hardware management using HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM), HP
SIM Agents are installed with Citrix XenServer. These agents proactively surface
hardware monitoring data to provide the most up-to-date server state information
possible.
The Citrix XenServer from HP Getting Started Guide is for Citrix XenServer; HP Select
Edition, Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition; or Citrix Essentials for
XenServer, HP Platinum Edition. The accompanying ISO installs Citrix XenServer. The
ISO includes a license for Citrix XenServer, HP Select Edition and a 90 day trial
license for PVC. Licenses for XenServer, HP Select Edition; Essentials for XenServer, HP
Enterprise Edition; and Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Platinum Edition are
purchased separately.
Citrix XenServer, HP Select Edition license offers a low cost, all-in-one solution with
Citrix XenServer from HP, HP PVC for single server management, and XenCenter for
virtual machine management across multiple servers. HP PVC enables simplified
creation and management of the local virtualization environment and the virtual
machines. Citrix XenServer enables the creation of an unlimited number of virtual
machines per server with up to 64-bit MB memory and eight virtual CPUs per VM.
Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition license enables all of the features of
XenServer and adds historical performance reporting, high availability, and work flow
orchestration. Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition includes HP PVC for
single server management and XenCenter for virtual machine management across
multiple servers.
Essentials for XenServer, HP Platinum Edition license includes everything available with
Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition and adds Citrix provisioning server and
Automated Lab Management.
Setting up and configuring HP ProLiant
servers to host virtual machines
1. Choose one of the following destinations options for installing the Citrix
XenServer:
•Any HP supported hard drive
•Secure Digital (SD) memory card
oHP 4GB SD flash media
oHP part number 580387-B21

oHP spare kit part number 583306-001
•Flash media (USB flash drive)
oHP 4GB USB flash media drive key
oHP part number 580385-B21
oHP spare kit part number 583307-001
Citrix XenServer from HP does not support any other USB or SD card devices.
2. Download the installation software from Software Depot home
(http://software.hp.com/ ), and then select Virtualization.
3. Burn the installation ISO to a CD-ROM, or move the ISO image to a location
accessible using the Virtual Media capabilities of iLO 2.
NOTE: The CD-ROM is bootable. Boot the server and choose to
install the Citrix XenServer from HP product either to the hard
drive or to flash media (USB key or SD card). The flash media
must be installed into the internal port on your ProLiant server.
4. Set up the server hardware, and if desired, connect your server to the network. If
installing to flash media (USB or SD Card), you must install the flash media into
the internal port on your ProLiant server.
For specific instructions on how to access the internal flash media (USB or SD
card) port, see the server documentation included with your server.
NOTE: The server must have access to either locally attached disk
storage or a supported shared storage device. For advanced
storage configurations, see the documentation for the remote
storage devices and the storage chapter in the Citrix XenServer
Reference Manual.
For hardware information, see the server documentation included with your
server.
5. Access the server console in one of the following ways:
oLocally—Use your local keyboard and monitor.
oRemotely—Use iLO Integrated Remote Console remotely from a network
client using a web browser.
Remote setup requires HP iLO 2 Advanced Pack, which is sold separately for
HP ProLiant ML and DL servers. The remote graphics capability is included
with BL servers.
IMPORTANT: After you boot up the server, you must press the
correct function key when prompted to enter setup mode to
configure boot order, configure hardware virtualization, and
configure iLO and the Smart Array controller. Familiarize yourself
with the following steps and prompts. Each prompt is available
for only a few seconds during the boot process.

If you are installing to the hard drive, proceed to step 8.
6. To enable flash media (USB flash drive or SD card):
a. Configure your flash device to boot before the hard drive. By default, flash
media is already configured to boot before the hard drive.
b. Boot server, and then press F9 to enter ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU).
c. Scroll down to Standard Boot Order (IPL), and then press Enter.
d. To modify the boot order, highlight the device you want to move, and then
press Enter.
e. A menu appears to change the device boot order. Ensure the flash media is
set to boot before the hard drive.
7. Enable CPU virtualization.
a. If you are not in ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU), boot the server, and then
press F9.
b. Scroll down to Advanced Options, and then press Enter.
c. Scroll down to Processor Options, and then press Enter.
d. Scroll down to the servers supported processor (either Intel® Virtualization
Technology or AMD® Virtualization), and then press Enter.
e. At the next screen highlight Enable, and then press Enter.
f. Save configuration changes, and then exit. The server reboots.
8. To configure iLO network parameters, directory settings, global settings, and user
accounts, when prompted at POST, press F8.
For more information, see the HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 User Guide.
9. To create, view, or delete a logical drive for the Smart Array Controller using
local storage, press F8 when prompted.
For more information, see the Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers
Reference Guide.
Installing Citrix XenServer from HP
To install the software image locally:
1. Place the Install CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then boot the server.
2. Choose to install the Citrix XenServer from HP product either to the hard drive or
to flash media (USB key or SD card).
To install the software image remotely using iLO 2:
1. Verify that the server has the appropriate iLO license to use Virtual Media, open
a web browser on your local machine, and then log in to iLO.
HP c-Class servers include a license for Virtual Media. For other servers, an HP
iLO 2 Advanced Pack license is required and is sold separately.
2. Select the Virtual Media tab, and then select the Virtual Media Applet.

3. Choose from one of the following options:
oLocal Media Drive
i. Under the Virtual CD/DVD-Rom section, select Local Media Drive.
ii. From the menu, select the drive letter of the desired physical CD/DVD-
ROM drive on your client computer.
iii. Click Connect. The connected drive icon turns green.
oLocal Image File
i. Under the Virtual CD/DVD-ROM section, select Local Image File.
ii. Enter the path or file name of the image (ISO file) in the text box or click
Browse to locate the image file.
iii. Click Connect. The connected drive icon turns green.
4. Follow the prompts generated by the Install CD to complete the installation.
5. If performing a restoration or recovery, when installation is complete, restore
from backup files.
Configuring the HP ProLiant Virtual Console
When you initially boot up your machine, the HP PVC setup wizard appears and
guides you through initial configuration. The wizard only appears during the initial
configuration.
1. Select the language, and then click OK. The Welcome screen appears.
2. Click Forward.
3. Accept the End User License Agreement. Click Forward. The Enter a root
password page appears.
4. Enter a password for your root account. Confirm the password.
5. Click Forward. The Set Screen Resolution page appears.
6. Select a screen resolution.
7. Click Forward. The Set the date/time page appears.
8. Set the date, time, and time zone, and then specify the NTP server.
9. Click Forward. The Server Hostname/Server Management Interface page
appears.
10. Enter the hostname, and then configure the server management interface.
11. Click Forward. The HP Insight Management Agents/HP System Management
Homepage page appears.
12. Choose the manageability options. To manage the server using HP SIM, you
must enable the HP SIM Agents.
13. (Optional) If you have not set up any storage repositories, the Setup Storage
Repository page appears.
14. To exit the wizard, click Finish. The PVC appears.

Enabling entitlements
To obtain and install the software and licenses for Essentials for XenServer, HP
Platinum Edition, and HP Enterprise Edition follow the instructions on your license
entitlement certificate.
Recovering from a system failure
If you encounter a system failure and need to reinstall, see Installing Citrix XenServer
from HP.
IMPORTANT: Using the Install CD completely erases all existing
data and user configurations. All preconfigured settings and user
data are lost.
IMPORTANT: If you are performing a system recovery and your
previous installation included a Citrix Enterprise license or an HP
PVC license, you must reapply the licenses to enable the same
level of services you had with the previous installation. If you no
longer have the Citrix Enterprise license or the HP PVC license,
you must obtain a replacement copy through the HP website
(http://www.webware.hp.com,) or by contacting the HP License
Center using the contact information located on the Entitlement
Certificate.

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Part Number 469407-006
December 2009 (Sixth Edition)