10 tips to start with XO
A quick-start checklist of ten tips for new Xen Orchestra users, from XOA deployment to backups and support.
A quick-start checklist of ten tips for new Xen Orchestra users, from XOA deployment to backups and support.
Fix the netdata "Access to file is not permitted" error in Advanced Live Telemetry by correcting file ownership on XOA.
Get a root shell on XOA with sudo -s instead of typing sudo before every admin command.
Factors that impact Xen Orchestra backup speed and a checklist of ways to improve backup performance.
Reconfigure the keyboard layout of the Xen Orchestra Appliance VM with dpkg-reconfigure from an SSH session.
Reset the xoa system user password on a Xen Orchestra Appliance from an open support tunnel session.
Default resource configuration of the XOA virtual machine and sizing advice for large infrastructures.
Set the xoa user password from the host CLI when connecting to an XOA console or SSH session for the first time.
Ordered checklist to reduce CPU load and performance problems on a Xen Orchestra Appliance.
Open a secure support tunnel from the XOA web UI or CLI so the support team can investigate remotely.
Deploy the Xen Orchestra Appliance from the browser-based deploy form and log in for the first time.
Buy an XOA subscription directly with your own account, from edition choice to billing and payment methods.
Default firewall configuration of the Xen Orchestra Appliance and how to check or change opened ports with UFW.
Where to see the end date of your XOA trial and what happens to the appliance when the trial expires.
Steps to protect the XOA VM (backups, replication, XO Config) and recover management when it is lost.
Generate a certificate request on the XOA, install the signed certificate and key, and restart xo-server.
Deploy the XOA appliance with a bash script, in offline mode, or from a manual XVA download when the default method fails.
Move to a freshly deployed XOA by exporting your configuration, transferring the license and importing the configuration.
Configure a static IP address or DHCP on the XOA network interfaces with the xoa network command.
Purchase an XOA edition for a customer from the reseller interface and bind the plan to the client's email.
Move an existing Xen Orchestra license to a different appliance using the rebind option in the license section.
Register your Xen Orchestra Appliance from the web interface or the CLI to unlock updates and trials.
Recover an XOA whose updater is stuck or whose xoa commands stop responding.
Restart the xo-server service on XOA over SSH and check its status with systemctl.
Check the current time on XOA and reconfigure the appliance to your local timezone.
Compilation of common XOA problems and fixes, covering deploy errors, passwords, logs, memory, network, certificates and more.
Run the built-in xoa check command from the XOA web UI to verify that your appliance is correctly configured.
List of servers your XOA must reach over HTTPS (TCP 443), plus the URLs required to update Citrix hosts.
Use UFW rules on XOA to restrict web interface access (ports 80 and 443) to specific IP addresses.
Convert an XOA into an XO Proxy Appliance and register the proxy against a main XOA with xo-cli.
How the XOA updater works, from the web interface or the CLI, with requirements and troubleshooting steps.
Differences between the Stable and Latest Xen Orchestra release channels and how to switch between them.