| What's New |
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What are the features of the new, no cost XenServer HP offering? |
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XenServer offers: Powerful Centralized Management; Live Motion and MultiServer Resource Sharing; Proven Hypervisor Engine; Fast Bare Metal Performance and Easy Setup and Administration.
- Native 64-bit Xen hypervisor, Windows and Linux guests, Unlimited VMs, unlimited memory, unlimited CPUs
- XenMotion live migration; XenCenter management console
- Active Directory integration
- Consolidated backup
- HP ProLiant Virtual Console 90 Days Trial + HP Management Agents
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| Q2. |
What are the features of Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition? |
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The XenServer features + Advanced automation and management for the virtual datacenter
- High availability
- Workflow Studio orchestration
- StorageLink (Advanced Storage); Workload balancing and Provisioning services – virtual servers
- HP ProLiant Virtual Console (PVC); HP Management Agents and 1-year 9x5 unlimited support and subscription services
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| Q3. |
What are the features of Essentials for XenServer, HP Platinum Edition? |
| A3. |
The XenServer features + Enterprise Features + Advanced automation and management for the virtual datacenter
- Provisioning services – physical servers
- Lab management
- Stage management
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| Q4. |
Are current customers of XenServer Enterprise entitled to upgrade to Essentials for XenServer Enterprise Edition? |
| A4. |
Yes. Via the maintenance program – If the customer’s maintenance has not expired. |
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| Q5. |
Is Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition a free solution? |
| A5. |
No. |
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| Functionality |
| Q1. |
Is the XenServer HP free version including the same features of Essentials for XenServer, HP Enterprise Edition? |
| A1. |
No. |
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| Q2. |
Can I use the free XenServer in a production situation? |
| A2. |
Yes.This product has been designed for production usage. The inclusion of Powerful Centralized Management; Live Motion and MultiServer Resource Sharing make this an excellent virtualization platform. |
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| Q3. |
What advanced virtualization management features are provided by Citrix Essentials for XenServer? |
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Automated Lab Management; Advanced Storage Integration; Dynamic Provisioning Services; Workflow Orchestration and High Availability.
- Automated Lab Management streamlines the process of building, testing, sharing and delivering applications on-demand throughout the full application lifecycle, from development labs to production servers.
- Advanced Storage Integration, featuring new Citrix StorageLink™ technology, makes it easy to manage storage directly from virtualization management environments.
- Dynamic Provisioning Services reduces costs and optimizes datacenter infrastructure by managing common sets of master workload images centrally and streaming them on-demand to both virtual machines and physical servers.
- Workflow Orchestration enables automation of key management processes across virtual infrastructure using common task libraries and a graphical workflow canvas.
- High Availability delivers a broad range of powerful high availability options from automatic restart to workload balancing of virtual machines.
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| Q4. |
What is the version of this XenServer release? |
| A4. |
XenServer 5.5
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Printable version
