XenServer: room for improvement
Updated February 23, 2016
XenServer: room for improvement
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
6.5
Overall Satisfaction with XenServer
XenServer is one of the products used for teaching a virtualization class.
- Create virtual machine
- Xenmotion
- Config/installation of XenServer
- Lacks management tool equivalent to vCenter server. XenCenter is a client-side app only.
- Lack official support for work load balancing (the support has been dropped)
- Simple one for dev purpose
XenServer Feature Ratings
Using XenServer
1 - instructional purpose for virtualization/cloud course
1 - very basic IT knowledge.
one with basic concepts of virtualization is even better.
one with basic concepts of virtualization is even better.
- instructional purpose
- self study
- personal dev environment
- infrastructure with multiple hypervisors
Evaluating XenServer and Competitors
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Prior Experience with the Product
simplicity, easy to setup and running
completeness of functionality
Using XenServer
Pros | Cons |
---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- VM creation
- VM life cycle: start, stop, migrate, etc.
- adding repository (i.e., external storage, not local storage of XenServer)
- add/remove node in cluster
- changing IP of XenServer