Download and install XCP-ng
XCP-ng is a specialized Linux distribution: it installs on a dedicated bare-metal server, like any operating system, from a bootable ISO. The current stable branch is XCP-ng 8.3 LTS.
Deploy and register XOA
The Xen Orchestra Appliance (XOA) is a turnkey virtual machine with Xen Orchestra pre-installed, ready to manage your XCP-ng hosts and pools. It is also the only version covered by Vates professional support.
Activate a trial period
Once your XOA is deployed and registered, you can activate a free trial to evaluate the full stack: for 30 days you get the complete feature set of the Enterprise bundle, without a purchase and with no credit card required. The trial also includes access to the Vates Pro Support team, without the guaranteed response times and 24/7 coverage of a paid bundle.
First steps in Xen Orchestra
Host installed, XOA deployed, trial running: here is the tour of your first real actions in Xen Orchestra, from connecting a host to a tested backup.
Migrate or import your VMs
You rarely start from an empty datacenter: most evaluations begin by bringing existing VMs into Vates VMS. Xen Orchestra covers the common paths out of the box.