Xenserver Enable Serial Console
This document includes the following details: Initial Configuration through the Management Service User Interface; Initial Configuration through the Serial Console. I have redirected 443 port in my router and now I can administrate XenServer. How to connect to xencenter console. How to enable reboot/shutdown menu on. Social Network After Effects Template By Bluefx more.
We manage several XenServer locations now and need to access these host servers remotely. Since Citrix is KING of virtual application I was wondering how I can access the XenServer host machine at location B from my Windows XP machine at location A (this would be a WAN connection.) I do not want to have to dedicate an XP machine at each location and RDP in just to manage the XenServer host machines. So.what is the best way to access the XenServer behind a firewall at (example) 75.122.46.125 from my XP machine behind our firewall at 24.133.88.45? Ultimately I would like to just build a DNS list of these inside our LAN to facilitate rapid access/management of these systems. What port(s) does XenCenter communicate with?
Is it natively secure or do I need to provide other means of a secure connection? I need a solution that does not include installing XenCenter on a machine inside the client's location for me to use to connect to the XenServer host. Hi Bill, XenServer uses port 443 for most communication between XenCenter and the XenServer host itself. For Linux guests, it also uses port 5900 to connect to the graphical console. We normally recommend that you set up a VPN connection so that the host XenCenter is running from can route packets directly to the XenServer host (in other words, the XenCenter host should be on the same subnet as the XenServer host itself). If you configure your XenServer host behind a gateway performing NAT, you'll find that the XenCenter works for most operations, but cannot connect to the consoles of the VMs.
Como Olvidar A Alguien En Pocos Dias Pdf. The reason for this is that the XenCenter reports the local IP of the XenServer host and the remote host attempts to connect to the local IP, not being aware that there is NAT in the way. Hope this helps! Kind Rgards, Jonathan. Bill, Xencenter uses port 443 to communicate with Xenserver(s). In your example, you could redirect port 443 to the Xenserver host behind it. There is a problem though - even though you'd be able to connect to Xenserver behind the firewall, VM consoles would be inaccessible due to NAT related issues.
See for details. To circumvent this, one could set up a VPN connection to the site and manage Xenservers by their internal IP addresses. I understand that this becomes somewhat inconvenient once multiple sites are in the picture. Yet another workaround would be to set up a VM inside each Xenserver and remote into it to access Xencenter. SSH tunnels can also provide VPN functionality.
Xenserver by default runs an SSH daemon which can be used to set up bridges. One could use PuTTY to establish forwarding on ports 443 (Xencenter communication), 5900-59xx (for virtual consoles) etc. These are pretty much all the options available for the time being. Anyone figure out a solution to this problem? With vmware you can just forward the console ports and then connect remotely to your datacenter with ease.
I cant afford to dedicate a VM solely for remote management (via running vpn or rdp), that's just absurd. I need the ability to configure my xenserver host to allow port 5900 from an different subnet. (ie on a different network). I've spent thousands of dollars duplicating my server that runs vmware, so I can install xenserver and replace it. Tipos De Cargas En Vigas Pdf more.
But this little problem makes xenserver non production deployable. The reason i decided to switch to xenserver was the iptables on the hypervisor, allowing me to ditch the VM that runs a nat/firewall on my current esxi box. (Which as mentioned earlier, can't afford to create VM's dedicated to running one simple task - in vmwares instance I had to secure the system/management interface with a vm because it didn't have configurable iptables) So that puts me in a spot looking to still replace vmware esxi that's currently in production (because it's too insecure on its own), and unable to deploy xenserver (because I can't manage it remotely), so now I'd be left looking for an alternative solution.
Someone needs to come up with a viable solution for those of us without physical access to the same network our servers are on that doesn't include wasting valuable resources creating a virtual machine dedicated entirely to viewing remote management consoles. What do I configure on my xenserver host that says to allow port 5900 remotely?
Ok, the 'real' problem is not access to the server or firewall/routing, but inside the communication-protocol. The use of real ip for VNC-connect instead of 127.0.0.1 for tunneled connections ) Xencenter uses https and VNC for its 'consoles'. The most simpel work-arround is to install ( yeah sure, they don't like it ) let's say openvpn on the xenserver itself. ( or on any VM as long as it is on the same subnet as the mgmt-if.