Install the virtual appliance by using XenCenter

Import the VHD image to XenServer with XenCenter to install the virtual appliance.

Make sure that we have the following prerequisites:

• A functional XenServer environment, which is used as the hypervisor to host the VHD image.
• A configured XenCenter installation, which is used to deploy the VHD image.

1. In the XenCenter console, expand the XenCenter icon on the left.

2. Right-click the attached hypervisor and select Import.

3. In the Import Source window:

   1. Click Browse.

   2. Select the VHD image to be imported and click Open.

   3. Click Next.

4. In the VM Definition window:

   1. Name, number of CPUs, and memory of the virtual machine. In most scenarios, assign the virtual machine at least one processor and 2 GB of memory. These settings can be adjusted after the virtual machine starts running.

   2. Click Next.

5. In the Location window:

   1. Select the destination hypervisor from the drop-down list on the right.

   2. Click Next.

6. In the Storage window: Only half of the allocated disk space is available to the virtual appliance. The virtual appliance has two partitions; Partition 1 and Partition 2. Either partition can be active and the disk space is divided equally among the two partitions. For example, if the allocated disk space is 100 GB then Partition 1 has 50 GB and Partition 2 has 50 GB disk space. Since only one partition can be active at a time, only 50 GB disk space is available to the virtual appliance.

   1. Select Place imported virtual disks onto specified target SRs.

   2. Click Next.

7. In the Networking window:

   1. Select the network to be used for the first management interface.

   2. Click Next.

8. In the OS Fixup Settings window:

   1. Select Don't use Operating System Fixup.

   2. Click Next.

9. In the Transfer VM Settings window:

   1. Specify the settings to suit your network environment. A valid IP address, subnet, and gateway is required.

   2. Click Next.

10. In the Finish window, click Finish to start the import. The import operation might take a considerable amount of time to complete. We can click the Logs tab to check the progress of the import.

11. Start the imported virtual machine. At least 3 network interfaces must be configured in order for the virtual appliance to start. Sometimes the XenCenter must be restarted before the new virtual appliance can be started correctly.

Parent topic: XenServer support