Excellent, thank you guys! I'll give this a shot and see if this works. I might just end up standing up a piece of hardware to run Xenserver on outside of cloudstack, we'll see how this goes.
Thanks On Jul 16, 2013, at 3:41 PM, Brian Galura <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Kirk that's exactly right. I found a link to a KB article with > screenshots just in case. > > http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132014 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kirk Kosinski [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 2:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Deploying Virtual Appliances > > Hi, Caleb. XenServer templates must be in VHD format before importing to > CloudStack. You can import the XVA on a standalone XenServer, copy the VHD > from the SR to a web server, import it to CloudStack, and deploy VMs from it. > > The NetScaler template seems to work fine if you are using XenServer 6.0.2. > On XenServer 6.1, like Brian mentioned, it won't boot due to the VM being > configured with a virtual CD-ROM drive. > > Best regards, > Kirk > > On 07/16/2013 02:16 PM, Caleb Call wrote: >> It's a Virtual Netscaler. .xva appliance. Is there a workaround for this >> issue? Is this issue unique to 6.1 or does it apply to 6.0.2 as well? >> >> I did try to import it as a template but was getting an error doing so >> (sorry, not somewhere I can grab the error or logs at the moment). >> >> Thanks >> >> On Jul 16, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Brian Galura <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> What type of virtual appliance are you using? What format is it provided in? >>> >>> We recently had a problem with XS6.1 and Netscaler .xva appliances as the >>> xva, does not expect a cdrom drive to be attached and hangs on boot. >>> >>> From: Shanker Balan [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 1:48 PM >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Deploying Virtual Appliances >>> >>> On 16-Jul-2013, at 9:07 PM, Caleb Call >>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> What's the process to deploy a virtual appliance in cloudstack? I've seen >>> lots of references to being able to do it, but can't get anything to work. >>> I don't really care if it's monitored/managed in CS. I tried deploying >>> this directly on the hypervisor itself, but I think the cleanup process in >>> CS scavenges the VM. It starts up but within a minute or two, it's killed. >>> >>> Hypervisor is Xenserver 6.0.2 >>> CS is 4.0 >>> >>> Any help is appreciated. Thanks >>> >>> Just thinking out loud - import it as a template and spin an instance from >>> it? CloudStack won't let you deploy it directly on CloudStack managed >>> Hypervisor. >>> >>> -- >>> Shanker Balan >>> Managing Consultant >>> >>> [cid:E7CE8425-E245-4C99-B967-713DF2967392@local] >>> >>> M: +91 98860 60539 >>> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | >>> www.shapeblue.com<http://www.shapeblue.com> | Twitter:@shapeblue >>> ShapeBlue India, 22nd floor, Unit 2201A, World Trade Centre, >>> Bangalore - 560 055 >>> >>> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended >>> solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or >>> opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily >>> represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the >>> intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based >>> upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender >>> if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a >>> company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is >>> operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered >>> trademark. >>
