What Are You Doing Right Now

Dashrender

@alex.olynyk said:

Installing XenServer for the first time

Hell yes! You will likely enjoy the benefits of it several fold compared to the competition.

Several fold? I haven't found that to be the case. Other than not paying the $600 essentials license, and $125/yr for new versions, XenServer hasn't been OMG I can't believe I didn't move before.

Now, if I had been on Hyper-V this whole time.. yeah I'd be happy as a pig in sh*t, single pain to control, see everything, just like VMWare - yes please!

DustinB3403

@Dashrender said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@alex.olynyk said:

Installing XenServer for the first time

Hell yes! You will likely enjoy the benefits of it several fold compared to the competition.

Several fold? I haven't found that to be the case. Other than not paying the $600 essentials license, and $125/yr for new versions, XenServer hasn't been OMG I can't believe I didn't move before.

Now, if I had been on Hyper-V this whole time.. yeah I'd be happy as a pig in sh*t, single pain to control, see everything, just like VMWare - yes please!

Oh you're just sour..

Dashrender

@DustinB3403 said:

@Dashrender said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@alex.olynyk said:

Installing XenServer for the first time

Hell yes! You will likely enjoy the benefits of it several fold compared to the competition.

Several fold? I haven't found that to be the case. Other than not paying the $600 essentials license, and $125/yr for new versions, XenServer hasn't been OMG I can't believe I didn't move before.

Now, if I had been on Hyper-V this whole time.. yeah I'd be happy as a pig in sh*t, single pain to control, see everything, just like VMWare - yes please!

Oh you're just sour..

LOL - don't get me wrong - XenServer is fine - I've had no problems with it since I stood it up 2 weeks ago.

In fact I'm configuring a production server in it right now.

and if you have already spent the $600 on Essentials - I don't really see a reason to change (especially if your backups work directly at the VM level and don't support an agent).

But if you're standing up something new - yeah, you should definitely check out XS.

alex.olynyk

XenServer installed. How do I connect to it?

DustinB3403

You'll need XenCenter to get started, open a web browser from your system and enter the IP address of the XS server to download the client.

alex.olynyk

Connected to host with XenCenter. I have an ISO on my laptop I want to use to create a VM. I dont see an option to browse my local drive. Am I missing something?

DustinB3403

You need to create an ISO repository, then you can access it, and create VM's.

scottalanmiller

@alex.olynyk said:

Installing XenServer for the first time

And the clouds parted, the sun shone and the angels sang.

scottalanmiller

@alex.olynyk said:

Connected to host with XenCenter. I have an ISO on my laptop I want to use to create a VM. I dont see an option to browse my local drive. Am I missing something?

No local drives. Just share out a folder from your local machine for now and throw the ISO in there. Works just fine. Once you are in production you'll want a little NFS NAS for that. But it's for install ISOs so anything is just fine.

RojoLoco

About to head out to do the SW unplugged marketer panel dealy.... I mean, headed out for free food and booze....

wirestyle22

@RojoLoco This ones for me....this ones for my dead homies

scottalanmiller

@RojoLoco said:

About to head out to do the SW unplugged marketer panel dealy.... I mean, headed out for free food and booze....

have fun.

stacksofplates

I need to get this for Bentley. It was my favorite book when I was a kid.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Things-Work-David-Macaulay/dp/0395428572/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=712DE6GWCVL&dpSrc=sims&preST

scottalanmiller

Was just writing a blog entry and realized that I lived in a full DOZEN places during my 30s. Eleven unique ones, one I moved "back" to four years after having left it. A DOZEN!!

nadnerB

I thought four places in two years was bad

stacksofplates

I might get one of these instead of the Raspberry Pi 3

http://hackaday.com/2016/03/02/odroid-c2-bests-raspberry-pi-3-in-several-ways/

Whoa never mind. Shipping is $16.

scottalanmiller

I wish that someone would make something that is nearly the Raspberry Pi but with a Tegra X1 and 4GB of RAM.

nadnerB

@scottalanmiller said:

I wish that someone would make something that is nearly the Raspberry Pi but with a Tegra X1 and 4GB of RAM.

I'd just be happy with a Raspberry Pie.

stacksofplates

Something seems wrong here....

gjacobse

Getting ready to pester @art_of_shred ....