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Citrix XenServer plug-inSnap Creator FrameworkAksel Davis, [madhulik], netapp-aherbin, NetAppZacharyWamboldApril 01, 2021This PDF was generated from k/administration/reference citrix xen plug in.html on May 31, 2021. Always checkdocs.netapp.com for the latest.
Table of ContentsCitrix XenServer plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Supported Citrix XenServer configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Citrix XenServer plug-inSnap Creator supports the backup and restore of Citrix XenServer virtual machines(VMs) by using the Citrix XenServer plug-in. For the latest information about support or compatibility matrices, see the InteroperabilityMatrix.The Citrix XenServer plug-in supports Windows and XenServer.Consider the following when you use the Citrix XenServer plug-in: Active IQ Unified Manager server as a proxy is not supported. Mount, unmount, and backup operations using Open Systems SnapVault, and archive log management,are not supported. Volume restore operations are not supported; only application-defined restore operations are supported. Deleted VMs can be restored. Snap Creator Agent must be installed on the host where XenCenter is installed, and Snap Creator Servermust not be installed on XenServer. The SC AGENT TIMEOUT value should be greater than the default value: 600 or higher. If the value of APP DEFINED RESTORE is Y, then the SnapVault restore operation using the GUI is notsupported. If the pool master goes down in a server pool, then the Snap Creator configuration file should be modifiedmanually with the new master server for further activity. XenServer tools must be installed on all the VMs. For Fibre Channel in a storage area network (SAN) environment, the plink.exe tool must be installed on ahost where Snap Creator Agent is installed, and the plink.exe path must be added to the systemenvironment variable.For detailed information about how to add the plink.exe path to the system environment variable, refer tothe Snap Creator Framework Installation Guide. VM pause and unpause operations are performed serially.For multiple VMs, the duration of VM in the pause state during backup operation depends on the number ofVMs. Automatic discovery of volumes is supported.Supported Citrix XenServer configurationsThe following Citrix XenServer configurations are supported: SAN Supports guest virtual machines with one virtual disk image (VDI) per storage repository. Supports data disks with one VDI per storage repository NAS1
Supports guest VMs installed on NFS mounts. Supports data disks on NFS mounts.ParametersThe following table lists and describes the Citrix XenServer plug-in parameters:ParameterSettingDescriptionXEN VMShost IP:VM#Lists virtual machines of aparticular host, separated by aslash(/).Forexample:10.10.10.192:VM1/VM2/VM3XEN HOST USERShost IP:username/passwordListsXenhostscorresponding userpassword.XEN BIN PATHForexample:c:\Program Specifies the path of the XenServerFiles\Citrix\XenCenter\xe.exeexecutable (xe). The XenCenterconsole is required for importingand exporting the VM metadata.XEN METADATA PATHFor example: c:\scmetadataXEN RESTORE VMSForexample: Contains the VMs that must bexenserver1:vm1,vm2;xenserver2:v restored.Thisparameterism1,vm2required only during a restoreoperation.Related informationInteroperability Matrix Tool: mysupport.netapp.com/matrix2andnametheandSpecifies the path on the server towhich you can download the virtualmachine metadata.
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VM pause and unpause operations are performed serially. For multiple VMs, the duration of VM in the pause state during backup operation depends on the number of VMs. Automatic discovery of volumes is supported. Supported Citrix XenServer configurations The following Citrix
