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Chapter 1. Introducing XenServer

Thank you for choosing XenServer™ from XenSource, Inc., the creators of the Xen® hypervisor and leaders of the open source Xen project.

1.1. About this document

This document is an installation guide for XenServer, the platform virtualization solution from XenSource. The XenServer package contains all you need for creating a network of virtual x86 computers running on Xen®, the open-source paravirtualizing hypervisor with near-native performance.

This document contains procedures to guide you through the installation, configuration, and initial operation of XenServer. This document also contains information about troubleshooting problems that might occur during installation, and where to go for further information.