XenServer Documentation Index

Release 5.5.0 Update 2

The documentation for XenServer is available in PDF format for printing, or as HTML pages for on-line viewing. Please select the documents you wish to view below:

  • XenServer Release Notes The release notes cover any known issues with this release of XenServer. Please read them before installing the product.
  • XenServer Installation Guide The installation guide walks you through how to install the software on a physical machine to convert it into a XenServer virtualization platform.
  • XenServer Virtual Machine Installation Guide Once you have installed a XenServer system, this guide will show you how to install guest operating systems such as Windows or Linux.
  • XenServer Administrator's Guide The comprehensive reference manual for all the powerful features provided by your XenServer system, including the command-line interface documentation.

Developer Information

For advanced system administrators and software developers:

  • XenServer Software Development Kit Guide Tutorial for using the XenAPI Software Development Kit to develop your own applications to control XenServer hosts via various programming languages and shell scripts.
  • XenAPI Specification Specifications and example code samples for the XenAPI, to be read in conjunction with the guide above.

  • Getting Started

    • Release Notes
      Information on known issues, new features and a detailed change-log from the previous version.

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    • Installation Guide
      Read this before commencing a new installation of XenServer, and learn more about maintaining one.

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  • Manuals

  • Software Development

    • SDK Guide
      An introduction to using the XenServer SDK to develop applications using the XenAPI.

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    • API Documentation
      Detailed manual of all the XenAPI data-model components used in the XML-RPC interface.

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