[Xen-users] New to Xen

["Allan Levene" <allanl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I’m new to Xen, although have plenty of experience with VMware products. Can anyone answer these specific questions, without me having to research the arcane nature of the Xen Server product.

 

1              Can an assortment of .vmdk ESXi OS’s be converted without using the Windows utility? For example, is there one built in the latest bare metal XenServer Essentials so by just copying the .vmdk files using scp from the VMware server directly to the XenServer the script will convert them one after another by using a script overnight?

2              Does XenServer Essentials have a ability for timed backups? Does the OS have to be shut down, or can it run during the backups? I saw the metadata backup, but that’s only a part of the puzzle.

3              Can XenServer Essentials mount an external USB or eSATA drive for backup purposes?

4              Has anyone written a blog post or anything describing the different flavors of XenServer Essentials without resorting to jargon, that only means something once you know the product?

5              What’s the difference between the OpenSource Xen Server (v4?) and the Citrix XenServer Essentials?

6              How many CPU cores does XenServer Essentials support. VMware ESXi supports 6.

7              Anything else a newbie needs to know.

 

 

Thanks for your help,

 

 

 

 

Allan Levene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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