Welcome to Citrix XenServer ® 6.1.0

Thank you for using Citrix XenServer. This page offers links to the product documentation and other useful resources for this release.

Note: Documentation may be updated or changed after the initial product release. To access the most up-to-date product documentation for every Citrix product, go to Citrix Product Documentation.

Documentation for Citrix XenServer 6.1.0

The following resources make up the main product documentation for this release. For additional resources, see the comprehensive list of Citrix XenServer 6.1.0 Documentation.

Citrix XenServer 6.1.0 Release Notes	A list of new features and known issues for this release
Citrix 6.1.0 Quick Start Guide	Installation and configuration essentials to get XenServer and its graphical, Windows-based user interface, XenCenter, up and running
Citrix XenServer 6.1.0 Installation Guide	Comprehensive instructions for installing XenServer and XenCenter, including descriptions of select deployment scenarios Information about updating, upgrading, and licensing XenServer
Citrix XenServer 6.1.0 Administrator's Guide	For system administrators, an in-depth description of tasks involved in configuring a XenServer deployment — in particular how to set up storage, networking and resource pools, and how to administer XenServer hosts using the `xe` Command Line Interface Conceptual information about XenServer and its features
Citrix XenServer 6.1.0 Virtual Machine User's Guide	A guide to creating and updating Windows and Linux Virtual Machines (VMs), including creating VMs from templates Instructions for importing and exporting VMs as appliances Instructions on how to use the Demo Linux Virtual Appliance
Citrix XenServer 6.1.0 vSwitch Controller User's Guide	A comprehensive user guide to the vSwitch Controller with XenServer. The vSwitch brings visibility, security, and control to XenServer virtualized network environments
Citrix XenServer 6.1.0 Software Development Kit	For developers, information needed to understand the Software Development Kit that XenServer provides and how to quickly get off the ground Architectural background and concepts that underpin the XenServer API and the tools provided
Citrix XenServer 6.1.0 Supplemental Packs and the DDK	Guide to understanding, creating and installing supplemental packs, which are used to modify and extend the functionality of a XenServer host, by installing software into the control domain Instructions for creating supplemental packs using the XenServer Driver Development Kit (DDK), which is extended to not only create packs containing drivers only, but also those containing userspace software to be installed into the control domain

The XenCenter Help provides a task-based resource for learning to administer XenServer through XenCenter. In XenCenter, you can display the Help at any time by pressing F1.

For additional XenServer resources, see the comprehensive list of Citrix XenServer 6.1.0 Documentation.

Licensing

Important: If you are using the advanced features of XenServer 6.1.0, you require a XenServer 6.1.0 license for each host in a pool and a Citrix License Server virtual appliance (version 11.6.1 or later) or the Windows-based Citrix License Server software (version 11.6.1 or later).

A Citrix License Server virtual appliance with a pre-installed XenServer 6.1.0 license is available for download from the Citrix XenServer Download page. To use an existing Citrix License Server with this release, it must be version 11.6.1 or later. For information on downloading and installing the Citrix License Server virtual appliance, see the Knowledge Base article, Citrix License Server Virtual Appliance for XenServer.

An overview of licensing in XenServer, including required settings, is in the Citrix XenServer 6.1.0 Installation Guide.
For information about obtaining license files and installing a license server, see the Licensing Your Product section on Citrix eDocs.

XenServer Conversion Manager

XenServer Conversion Manager helps you convert workloads from VMware to XenServer by copying batches of VMware virtual machines into your XenServer environment. XenServer Conversion Manager is available from the XenServer Conversion Tools page.

Citrix XenServer Conversion Manager 1.0 Guide

Citrix XenServer Conversion Manager 1.0 Release Notes

XenServer Conversion Manager lets you convert multiple virtual machines in one simple wizard.
XenServer Conversion Manager lets you map network settings between VMware and XenServer so your converted virtual machines will come up with the proper network settings.
XenServer Conversion Manager lets you choose the storage location where you would like your new XenServer virtual machines to run.

Workload Balancing

Workload Balancing is included with Enterprise and Platinum editions of Citrix XenServer 6.1.0. For information about upgrading to a higher edition, click here.

Citrix XenServer Workload Balancing 6.1.0 Quick Start

Citrix XenServer Workload Balancing 6.1.0 Administrator's Guide

Citrix XenServer Workload Balancing 6.1.0 Release Notes

Workload Balancing is a virtual appliance that evaluates Virtual Machine (VM) workloads. Workload Balancing can relocate VMs so they run on the optimum hosts in the pool for their resource utilization.
Workload Balancing can also power off underutilized hosts and power them on again when the workloads require additional resources.
Workload Balancing reports workload performance in your XenServer environment.

For additional information about XenServer and product editions, see the Citrix Website.

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