Task management in XO

In the next-release, we display all the current task executed in all your servers. Concepts XenServer handles tasks. Basically, it's useful to track the progress of an ongoing action, like: * a migration * a VDI migration * anyg asyn task which can be long Examples Our goal is to

XO 4.x starts to show up

ACLs, ACLs, ACLs! That's the rallying cry of our community since a long time. But we had to do a lot of work before even think on it. But yes, we take this time: our first draft [./blog/users-roles-in-xen-orchestra/] was created nearly 1 year

XO Forum switched to NodeBB

Hi everyone! Because EsoTalk is no longer updated [http://esotalk.org/blog/faq.html], we switched to NodeBB [https://nodebb.org/]. The new forum is accessible here [https://xen-orchestra.com/forum]. The good news: you can login [https://xen-orchestra.com/forum/login] with your existing GitHub, FaceBook or

XO Console from everywhere!

The ability to access any VM or host console is not new in Xen Orchestra. It works almost from the beginning (well, sometimes with somes glitches [https://xen-orchestra.com/blog/xen-orchestra-3-2/]). You can see an example here: Let's recap the global architecture to have

XO at FOSDEM15: summary

The FOSDEM is a really nice event, and this year was very successful: a BIG crowd and always an excellent atmosphere! Xen booth Thanks to the Xen Team, I've got the opportunity to present Xen Orchestra on the stand both days. I can tell you that a lot

GHOST Vulnerability

You probably have heard of the GHOST vulnerability aka CVE-2015-0235 [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/9]. This one impact the glibc, which is running on XenServer. But is it dangerous for your hosts? What it is all about You can read more details

XO team at FOSDEM 15

Hi everyone! If you are in Europe, come to see us at the FOSDEM [https://fosdem.org/2015/]! Xen Orchestra on Xen booth Like the previous year [https://blog.xenproject.org/2014/02/07/xen-fosdem14-an-even-report/], we'll be at the Xen booth. You'll

Debian 8 Jessie on XenServer 6.5

Just after the fresh release [https://xen-orchestra.com/blog/xenserver-6-5-is-out/] of XenServer [https://xen-orchestra.com/#!/xenserver?pk_campaign=blog_jessie] 6.5, and maybe an upgrade [https://xen-orchestra.com/blog/migrate-from-xenserver-6-2-to-6-5/] from 6.2, we'

Migrate from XenServer 6.2 to 6.5

Since Citrix XenServer 6.5 is out [https://xen-orchestra.com/blog/xenserver-6-5-is-out/], you can start to migrate your existing installations of XenServer [https://xen-orchestra.com/#!/xenserver?pk_campaign=blog_migrate] 6.2. You'll see, it's very easy, and you can

XenServer 6.5 is out!

Needless to say: this new version of XenServer was eagerly awaited! There is a lot of new interesting stuff, and we'll explore this in multiple articles. Let's start with an overview. The official announcement is here [http://blogs.citrix.com/2015/01/13/xenserver-6-5/

XO Action-reaction

Or the importance of community feedback. This is a small story about why we love to do Open Source software and to have a community. Obvious facts We believe it's impossible to imagine every features people want from a product, a this is also true for Xen Orchestra.

XO team: reinforcement have arrived

Happy new year! We are happy to announce the arrival of a new developer in the Xen Orchestra team! Fabrice [https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=38822478] is a passionate developer giving a strong focus on code quality. His experience and capacity to release on time will be a

Moving VDIs in live

We just added a useful feature in the next-release brach: the possibility to move a VDI (disk) from a storage repository to another when the VM is running. Here is how it works (remember the VM is currently running): First, click on the Edit icon in the Disk panel:

New releases of XO 3.6

We're back! And with a lot of new features and bugfixes. The list of new possibilities is pretty extensive (see below). We are also excited about 2015: a new developer is coming in January and we'll be fully dedicated on Xen Orchestra, thus running at full

XOA Starter Early Access

We are proud to announce the Early Access release of Xen Orchestra Appliance "Starter" Edition! Why we release a early access version ? In fact, all the features are tested, not the whole process around the product. But: * We want to have the most feedback possible and as soon

Snapshot export with Xen Orchestra

Since this year, XO is fully capable of managing VM snapshots. But now, thanks to the VM export capability with XO 3.6, you can also export snapshots! Why export snapshots? Let's imagine you want to restore an old snapshot without rollback the curent VM. It's

Patch your XenServer with Xen Orchestra

In the 3.6 release, XO is able to send patches to your server. We'll see how it works, from any browser and device. Patches in XenServer You can download patches for XenServer on this page [http://www.xenserver.org/overview-xenserver-open-source-virtualization/download.html] . Every

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Understand XenServer VM High availability

A simple how-to about XenServer HA.

Xen security and XSA-108

You may have heard about Amazon or Rackspace rebooting some of their instances few days ago. It was known as a consequence of Xen Security Advisory number 108, aka XSA-108. Update: the article is updated with more details and a correction about the amount of memory that could be

VM import and export landing in XO

As explained in a previous article [/blog/import-and-export-vm-in-xo], we started to implement VM import and export in Xen Orchestra. Guess what? It just hits the next-release version! (meaning: we are testing it right now). Let's give you a taste of what you&

Xen & Docker: made for each other!

> 2015 December Update: check our complete guide to use Docker with XenServer: Docker support in XenServer, the ultimate guide [https://xen-orchestra.com/blog/docker-support-in-xenserver-the-ultimate-guide/] Containers and hypervisors are often seen as competing technologies - enemies even. But in reality the two technologies are

XO pricing model

After a long period of thinking, we are pushing our pricing model! 3 plans to cover all your needs We have tried to create plans to cover all your needs and to fit every budget. The 3 plans are Starter ($70 per month), Entreprise ($200 per month) and Premium ($500

Cross pool migration with XO

Hi everyone! A blog post about a new cool feature freshly implemented in Xen Orchestra: cross pool migration, AKA migration without shared storage (or Storage Xen Motion). Concepts In XenServer, you have to type of live migration: Xen Motion and Storage Xen Motion. Xen Motion Easy one. That's

New website!

We're back with a new blog and a new website :) Farewell Wordpress! Say hello to Ghost. We decided to wipe our current stack and to use better tools. New blog We switched from WP to Ghost. It uses Markdown for writing. And that's waaaaaaay better than

XO 4.x goals

In this article, you'll see what we want for the next branch of Xen Orchestra. But first, some details about our development cycle. Dev cycle A leap of branch (major number, e.g 3.x to 4.x) indicates a big feature or a an important modification in