[Script+Tips] XenServer scripts and tips

[vhyvenom]

XenServer mangement tool - XenCenter - will no longer allow point and click install of updates to a XenServer (unless a Citrix license is purchased) as of XenServer 6.2. Updates have to be installed manually, through the command line.

XenServer: Powershell Script to install Updates

[spoiler=][u]XenUpdate.ps1[/u]

$server = "NameofXenServerorIP" # <---Modify this to suit your needs
$updatepath = "\\NetworkShare\Share1\XenUpdates\Stage 1" # <---Modify this to suit your needs

$SecureString = read-host “Enter root-password” -asSecureString
$password = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($secureString))

foreach ($update in Get-ChildItem $updatepath)
{
$UpdateName = $update.basename

Write-Host "Uploading $UpdateName" -Fore White
. 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\XenCenter\xe.exe' patch-upload -s $server -u root -pw $password file-name=$updatepath\$update | out-file $server"_uuid.txt"
$uuid_patch = get-content .\$server"_uuid.txt"

If ($uuid_patch -like "exists") {
$uuid_patch = $uuid_patch.split()[-1]
Write-Host "$UpdateName had been uploaded in the past, will attempt to install again" -Fore Yellow
Write-Host "--- UUID obtained: $uuid_patch" -Fore White
}
else {
Write-Host "--- UUID obtained: $uuid_patch" -Fore White
}


Write-Host "Attempting to patch XenServer $server with $UpdateName ...." -Fore White
. 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\XenCenter\xe.exe' -s $server -u root -pw $password patch-pool-apply uuid=$uuid_patch

#Write-Host "--- Checking if $UpdateName applied successfully to $server" -Fore White
#. 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\XenCenter\xe.exe' -s $server -u root -pw $password patch-list name-label=$UpdateName 

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}

 

Note: The "Stage 1" folder is what I used for things like installing XenServer 6.2 SP1 first. Then I rebooted the box and ran "Stage 2" folder which had all the other updates (including the post SP1 updates). Rebooted after that. Works decently enough it seems.

 

-v

Edited August 18, 2014 by Guest

[vhyvenom]

In XenServer versions 6.x, the direct GUI ability to auto-start a Virtual Machine on the startup of XenServer was removed. The auto-start functionality was removed because it interfered with High Availability (HA) and produced unexpected results during HA functions.

XenServer: Autostart VMs

[spoiler=][u]Unlock functionality on the Pool Level[/u]

1. Get Pool List:

xe pool-list

2. Unlock Autostart on specific pool:

xe pool-param-set uuid=xxxxxxxx-xxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx other-config:auto_poweron=true 

 

Enable for VM

1. Get list of VMs:

xe vm-list

2. Enable for specific VM:

xe vm-param-set uuid=xxxxxxxx-xxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx other-config:auto_poweron=true

 

Source: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX133910

Edited August 18, 2014 by Guest

[vhyvenom]

XenServer: Enable Passthrough of PCI device

 

XenServer: Enable 'e1000' NICs based on NIC MAC Address