If you were looking for a free alternative to VMware ESXI or ProxMox, or Oracle VM Manager, look no further. XCP-ng is a free alternative based on popular Xen Hypervisor, which runs on Baremetal KVM, and completely Web Managed. Professional support is there for you from the developers of XCP-ng themselves, if you ever need it for your enterprise production network.
- Server with minimum 100 GB Hard Drive Disk (HDD) or Solid State Drive (SSD) or more.
- RAM- 8 GB or more
- CPU: 8 Core or more.
The installation is straight forward.
There are two components:
- First, install the Xen Hypervisor.
- Second, deploy the XOA (Xen Orchestrator) VM on top of it.
The whole process is fully automated and onscreen instructions to be followed.
- You need to download the ISO, make a Bootable USB out of it, boot the server from USB and then follow the on-screen instructions.
- ISO download link is here: https://updates.xcp-ng.org/isos/8.2/
- During the installation, you will be asked to set the Management IP address, Root Credentials etc.:
- Now, to deploy the XOA dashboard click on "Quick Deploy". In the next steps create the login credentials for the XOA dashboard. Please note, this credential is not the same as the Root Credential set for Xen Hypervisor.
- Once all is done, navigate to the IP address you have set for XOA VM (Xen Orchestrator Virtual Appliance). This IP address will be different than, what you have set for the Hypervisor.
- Onece you pass the login page, you'll see the following:
- From there you will be able to create the VMs, setup networking, Virtual Disks, add other Xen Hypervisor Servers, everything.
Here is the link to their official documentation: https://docs.xcp-ng.org/management/manage-at-scale/xo-web-ui/
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