This Citrix XenServer Technical Preview TP 3, offers enhanced features and functionality for application, desktop and server virtualization use cases. In addition to significant scale and performance improvements, the Tech Preview includes support for: Installation of I/O drivers through Windows Update Intel GVT-g virtual GPU for Windows – Citrix continue to collaborate with […]
The Tech Preview 2 (TP2) offers additional feature enhancements to the initial TP1 release, and incorporates the feedback received to date, delivering an even higher quality TP2. As a core component of the Citrix portfolio of products, Citrix continually strive to ensure that XenServer remains the best possible platform for hosting Citrix solutions, and for fulfilling the […]
This Citrix support guide provides general information about configuring multipathing with several different storage protocols, including iSCSI software initiator, iSCSI HBA, and Fibre Channel. This chapter provides information about the following: An introduction to multipathing An overview of Linux multipathing How XenServer establishes multiple active links to a LUN For some audiences, the information in this […]
This article contains information about how to identify and change the software iSCSI initiator IQN in the database and the initiatorname.iscsi file. By default a random IQN is generated when you install XenServer. The IQN is a requirement when running iSCSI to identify the XenServer on the iSCSI network.It is necessary to change the software […]
StarWind Software Inc. Opens a New Office in Germany to Drive Local Channel Growth Burlington, MA – October 1, 2011 – StarWind Software Inc., a global leader and pioneer in SAN software for building iSCSI storage servers, announced today that it has opened a new office in Sankt Augustin, Germany to service the growing demand […]
Microsoft has made their Microsoft iSCSI Software Target publicly available to all users of Windows Server 2008 R2. The Microsoft iSCSI Software Target has been available for production use as part of Windows Storage Server since early 2007. It has also been available for development and test use by MSDN and TechNet subscribers starting in […]
We decided to make a list of currently available virtual appliances for Citrix XenServer. Searching the web for virtual appliances for XenServer usually is a bit of a struggle since the majority of the virtual appliances out there are VMware based. That being said you can convert some of these virtual appliances with either Citrix […]
Compellent is expanding its Citrix Ready certification to include XenServer 5.6, which features the latest version of Citrix StorageLink. The certification enables deep integration of Citrix and Microsoft server virtualization environments with Compellent virtualized storage and disaster recovery systems. Compellent’s Fluid Data architecture allows end users to leverage automated cloud technologies and centralized, multi-server management of Citrix XenServer […]
GreenBytes® Inc., a developer of next generation high-performance, energy-efficient data storage solutions, today announced that the company’s GB-X Series of inline deduplication storage appliances have been certified as Citrix Ready. The Citrix Ready program helps customers identify third-party solutions that are recommended to enhance virtualization, networking and cloud computing solutions from Citrix. The GreenBytes GB-X […]
GreenBytes next generation storage architecture featuring inline deduplication and integration with Citrix StorageLink enables users to rapidly deploy VDIs with a 90% or more reduction in storage requirements. {youtubejw}tkAn1Nh6Qjw{/youtubejw}
