Citrix XenServer™, HP Select Edition:
Citrix XenServer is the only enterprise-class, cloud-proven virtualization infrastructure solution that delivers the critical features of live migration and centralized multi-node management for free. XenServer is an open and powerful server virtualization solution that radically reduces datacenter costs by transforming static and complex datacenter environments into more dynamic, easy to manage "delivery centers".
By providing features like live migration, shared storage support, centralized multi-node management and resource pooling in a free infrastructure solution, Citrix XenServer enables any organization, no matter the size or budget, to immediately benefit from the power of server virtualization
XenServer, HP Select Edition on HP ProLiant platforms enables installation, configuration, and virtual machine management. This revolutionary way of distributing virtualization technology combines seamless integration and active ProLiant management to ensure confident virtual deployments, greater resource utilization, increased system flexibility, better investment protection, improved management productivity, enhanced power management and reduced risks. XenServer, HP Select Edition is the simplest and most efficient way to virtualize servers.

HP customers can easily download the XenServer Install ISO. Using the installation ISO you can now install the HP version of XenServer to a server's hard drive, a USB key or SD card. This includes the XenServer hypervisor, HP's Management Agents and HP's ProLiant Virtual Console (PVC) utility - 90 days trial license for PVC.

One of the most unique aspects of the XenServer, HP Edition product is the HP developed ProLiant Virtual Console. The HP ProLiant Virtual Console allows simplified management of the virtualization server with the ability to create and manage virtual machines including resource adjustments, performance management and configuration of the virtualization server itself. The HP ProLiant Virtual Console is designed for new users of virtualization technology. HP PVC provides a simple to use GUI interface to setup and manage virtual machines on individual servers, without the need for a separate management server or even a network. PVC comes with XenServer, HP Select Edition (90 day PVC trial license), enabling local virtual machine creation and management using the local console of the server.

XenServer, HP Select Edition includes the HP Systems Insight Manager Agent stack to allow for active management of the HP ProLiant Server. XenServer, HP Edition has the XenServer, HP Select Edition Free version (integrated with HP Management Agents + HP PVC 90 days trial) and ProLiant Virtual Console Full License.

The virtual machine creation and management experience is greatly enhanced with the HP iLO2 Advanced Pack (sold separately), which provides a number of powerful features, including graphical remote consoles and virtual media capabilities.

Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Editions:
Citrix Essentials brings advanced virtualization management and automation capabilities to XenServer environments, enabling customers to transform their datacenters into automated "delivery centers". This set of rich management and automation capabilities includes automated high availability, workload balancing, Lifecycle automation, dynamic provisioning for physical and virtual machines, and deep integration with leading storage platforms. Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Edition has Enterprise and Platinum Editions.

The Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition is designed to provide a core set of tools to help customer's integrated virtualization into their existing environments. Enterprise Edition includes Citrix StorageLink, Provisioning Services, High Availability, Workload Balancing and Workflow Studio Orchestration.

Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Platinum Edition includes all the features of Enterprise plus Lab and Stage Management for a full lifecycle management solution

Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Edition Upgrades to HP Enterprise Edition and HP Platinum Edition. The upgrades licenses allow customers to upgrade from Citrix XenServer, HP Select Edition and PVC Full License to HP Enterprise and HP Platinum Edition. Customers can upgrade from Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition to Essentials for XenServer, HP Platinum Edition.

• Citrix XenServer, HP Edition v5.5: Offering XenServer, HP Select Edition Free Version (integrated with HP ProLiant Virtual Console 90 days trial and HP Management Agents) and ProLiant Virtual Console full License
  
  • Citrix XenServer: Including new features
    
    • Integrated Backup System
      • Support for cold, warm and hot backups
      • Allows in-guest full and incremental backups of VMs (file & image)
      • Includes host based file system snapshots for easy backup of smaller environments
      • Delivers fast cloning for the rapid deployment of VMs across the environment
    • Active Directory Integration
      • Allow use of AD credentials to login to XenServer hosts
      • XenServer hosts join AD domain/forest
      • Configurable via XenCenter, XenServer console, and answer file
      • Set once per pool
      • Logging / Auditing of user activity
      • Local super-user account will remain
      • Bindings support in SDK
      • Provides Revocation support
  • Citrix Essentials for XenServer: HP Edition
  • Citrix Essentials for XenServer: HP Enterprise Edition: Including new features
    • Workload Balancing - Automatically relocate a VM based on host performance criteria including memory, processor or I/O utilization
    • Dynamic Provisioning Services for Virtual Machines - Consolidate storage by creating a set of golden images which can be streamed to virtual machines for fast, consistent and reliable deployments
  • Citrix Essentials for XenServer: HP Enterprise Upgrade from PVC Full License
    • This upgrades SKU allows customers to upgrade from Citrix XenServer, HP Select Edition and PVC Full License to HP Enterprise
  • Citrix Essentials for XenServer: HP Platinum Edition. Including new features:
    • Stage Management - Reduces the complexity and time associated with patching and updating application in the production lifecycle
  • Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Platinum Edition - Upgrades to HP Platinum Edition from PVC Full License and from HP Enterprise Edition
    • These upgrade licenses allow customers to upgrade from Citrix XenServer, HP Select Edition and PVC Full License to Platinum Edition and Upgrade from Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition to Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Platinum
  • The HP Integrated image Install ISO. Using the installation ISO you can now install the integrated version of XenServer to a server's hard drive, a USB key or SD card
  • HP released new flash media devices to be used with XenServer.
  • Information on HP supported flash devices is listed under USB and SD Options section below.

Citrix XenServer, HP Select Edition Free Download: The ISO includes a license for XenServer, HP Select Edition and a 90 day trial license for PVC. You can choose different types of media to download your software (USB flash drive, SD card or hard drive).
Get Free Download and supported flash media information here: URL: http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=HPXS

HP ProLiant Virtual Console (PVC) Full License: The HP ProLiant Virtual Console allows simplified management of the virtualization server with the ability to create and manage virtual machines including resource adjustments, performance management and configuration of the virtualization server itself. HP PVC removes complexity from virtualization installations by offering single server virtual machine management.

XenServer:

• Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Editions:
  
  • Essentials for XenServer Enterprise Edition: Including new features as Workload Balancing and Dynamic Provisioning Services for Virtual Machines
    
  • Essentials for XenServer Platinum Edition: Including new features as Stage Management
    
• Citrix Essentials for XenServer: Features:
  
  • Advanced StorageLink Technology: Citrix Essentials supports all storage architectures and delivers deep integration with leading storage
    
  • Automated Lifecycle Management: Develop, test, deploy and maintain applications faster by automating and simplifying the VM lifecycle
    
  • Dynamic Provisioning Services: Consolidate storage by creating a set of golden images which and be streamed to both physical and virtual machines for fast, consistent and reliable deployments
    
  • Workflow Orchestration: Enables customers to create customized workflows to automate common datacenter management tasks
    
  • Application Continuity Services: Provides a range of availability options for XenServer environments ensuring application will be running when they are needed.

Support & service: HP bundles 1-year 9x5 unlimited support and subscription services with Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition and with Citrix Essentials for XenServer, HP Platinum Edition.
Support and subscription services are optional with HP ProLiant Virtual Console PVC Full License.

HP iLO2 Advanced Pack (optional): The addition of HP iLO2 Advanced Pack to integrated Citrix XenServer greatly enhances the management of virtual machines on ProLiant servers by providing graphical remote access to HP ProLiant Virtual Console. HP iLO2 Advanced Pack provides virtual KVM through HP iLO2 Remote Graphics Console, plus virtual media capabilities, allowing administration of HP PVC regardless of location, as well as other features such as shared remote console, console record and replay capabilities, and directory services integration.

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HP ProLiant Virtual Console (PVC) Full License
NOTE: This license enables customers with the downloadable ISO image and PVC in a full use mode.

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• HP ProLiant Virtual Console. HP ProLiant Virtual Console (PVC) is an HP-developed tool that allows users to set up and manage a virtualized server. The intuitive user interface starts on the local console from the time the server initially boots up. Users can create virtual machines, install software for those virtual machines, and manage VMs and resources from the console. While the virtual machines are running, the user can also interact with each virtual machine by using a hot-key to select it, similar to a KVM switch; it even allows users to interact with up to 4 or 9 VMs on the screen at the same time. Since PVC uses the standard local console, the entire experience can also be run remotely using the virtual console feature of Integrated Lights-Out Advanced or through a standard external KVM switch. PVC complements the single-server or multi-server remote management capabilities that virtualization vendors supply by also offering a console that does not require a separate networked client. PVC is included by default with the HP VDI with XenDesktop offerings.
• HP iLO2 Advanced Pack (optional). The addition of HP iLO2 Advanced Pack to integrated Citrix XenServer allows graphical remote access to HP ProLiant Virtual Console. HP iLO2 Advanced Pack provides virtual KVM through HP iLO2 Remote Graphics Console, plus virtual media capabilities, allowing administration of HP PVC regardless of location.
• Active hardware management. HP Systems Insight Manager agents are installed along with integrated Citrix XenServer to provide active hardware management using HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM). These agents pro-actively surface hardware monitoring data to provide the most up to date server state information possible.
• Consolidated lifecycle management. Future updates to HP integrated Citrix XenServer can be made using the same tool used to update ProLiant system firmware. Consolidating integrated Citrix XenServer and ProLiant firmware updates simplifies time consuming lifecycle management.

• Server support - HP supports a broad range of servers for Citrix XenServer, HP Editions and for Citrix XenServer Retail (Essentials for XenServer, HP Products and XenServer Retail products), allowing customers to continue to use existing server standards in a virtualized environment.
  

For information on HP servers that support Citrix XenServer, see: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/citrix/hpcitrixcert.html

• Information on the Citrix and HP partnership: http://www.hp.com/solutions/citrix
  
• Information on HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO2): http://www.hp.com/go/iLO
  
• HP Virtualization with Citrix: http://www.hp.com/go/citrix
  
• Citrix XenApp: www.hp.com/solutions/activeanswers/citrix
  
• Citrix XenServer: www.hp.com/solutions/activeanswers/xenserver
  and http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/citrix/
  
• Citrix.com. For more information on Citrix XenServer, such as supported guest OS's,
  see http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/feature.asp?contentID=683160
  
• Download the installation software ISO image:
  http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=HPXS
  
• Other Essentials for XenServer Downloads:
  http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductsList.do?category=VIRTUAL

• Citrix XenServer, HP Select Edition, Essentials for XenServer, HP Editions, and XenServer Retail are supported and certified on a broad range of HP ProLiant Servers including BL, DL, and ML server series products
  
• The HP ProLiant Virtual Console Full License is included with both the Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition and Essentials for XenServer, HP Platinum Edition, and runs on all supported ProLiant servers
  
• XenCenter management console is included in the Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition, and Essentials for XenServer, HP Platinum Edition and runs on all supported ProLiant servers
  
• HP Systems Insight Manager agents are installed along with Citrix XenServer HP Select Edition to provide active hardware management using HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM)

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