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= What needs to be tested =
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XCP 1.6 has a number of new features, as well as better integration with the latest version of Citrix's XenCenter. Here are some things we would like people to test:
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== Storage XenMotion ==
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Storage XenMotion (or SXM for short) provides a way to move a VM's disks between SRs, while the VM is running. You can do things like move a VM's disks from local storage to shared storage while the VM is running, move a VM between different hosts with no shared storage at all (from local storage on one host to local storage on the other host), or even migrate a VM between pools. To read more about how SXM works, see [[Storage XenMotion]]. The online help for SXM is available by running 'xe help vm-migrate' and 'xe help vdi-pool-migrate' in dom0.
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== XenCenter integration ==
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XenCenter integration with XCP has been improved. You can test this by downloading XenCenter from the [http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=683148&ntref=prod_cat Citrix XenServer] downloads page.
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== Windows PV drivers ==
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Try installing a Windows VM, installing the PV drivers on it, and then performing lifecycle operations such as suspend/resume and migrate. Storage XenMotion will also work with Windows VMs.
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== Upgrading from XCP 1.1 and XCP 1.5 Beta ==
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We expect this to work, but the XenCenter rolling pool upgrade feature is currently untested with XCP.
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= Getting the beta =
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XCP 1.6 Beta can be downloaded from the [http://xen.org/download/xcp/index.html XCP Downloads] page. You can burn the ISO to a CD and install it on physical hardware, or you can test it out as a virtual machine, either on a hypervisor like VirtualBox, or on XCP 1.6 itself. If you install XCP in a VM, you will only be able to start PV guests, since nested HVM doesn't work yet.
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= Reporting Bugs (& Issues) =
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* Report any bugs / missing functionality / unexpected results.
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* Please put '''[XCP-1.6-BETA]''' into the subject line
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* Make sure to follow the guidelines on [[Reporting Bugs against Xen]].
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Thanks for testing XCP!

Revision as of 15:30, 28 September 2012

What needs to be tested

XCP 1.6 has a number of new features, as well as better integration with the latest version of Citrix's XenCenter. Here are some things we would like people to test:

Storage XenMotion

Storage XenMotion (or SXM for short) provides a way to move a VM's disks between SRs, while the VM is running. You can do things like move a VM's disks from local storage to shared storage while the VM is running, move a VM between different hosts with no shared storage at all (from local storage on one host to local storage on the other host), or even migrate a VM between pools. To read more about how SXM works, see Storage XenMotion. The online help for SXM is available by running 'xe help vm-migrate' and 'xe help vdi-pool-migrate' in dom0.

XenCenter integration

XenCenter integration with XCP has been improved. You can test this by downloading XenCenter from the Citrix XenServer downloads page.

Windows PV drivers

Try installing a Windows VM, installing the PV drivers on it, and then performing lifecycle operations such as suspend/resume and migrate. Storage XenMotion will also work with Windows VMs.

Upgrading from XCP 1.1 and XCP 1.5 Beta

We expect this to work, but the XenCenter rolling pool upgrade feature is currently untested with XCP.

Getting the beta

XCP 1.6 Beta can be downloaded from the XCP Downloads page. You can burn the ISO to a CD and install it on physical hardware, or you can test it out as a virtual machine, either on a hypervisor like VirtualBox, or on XCP 1.6 itself. If you install XCP in a VM, you will only be able to start PV guests, since nested HVM doesn't work yet.

Reporting Bugs (& Issues)

  • Report any bugs / missing functionality / unexpected results.
  • Please put [XCP-1.6-BETA] into the subject line
  • Make sure to follow the guidelines on Reporting Bugs against Xen.

Thanks for testing XCP!