If you eventually intend using opensource XenServer 6.2 (a good choice) then you can deploy the free version of XenServer 6.1 for now, then either upgrade it to 6.2 or if this is not possible (I hope it will be) do a rolling upgrade of your Hosts to 6.2 once it is available.
You only need to the free version of XenServer 6.1 as features which the advanced version provides such as HA are actually provided by CloudStack. When choosing a Hypervisor, how you are going to support it always an important consideration. Even when you adopt opensource XenServer, you may decide you want to buy a Citrix Support package for it. The Hypervisors are a critical part of your infrastructure, and ensuring you have the right skills in house, or a support contract to fall back is always a good idea. Regards Geoff Higginbottom D: +44 20 3603 0542 | S: +44 20 3603 0540 | M: +447968161581 geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com -----Original Message----- From: Karthik Kothuri [mailto:karthik.koth...@eis.ernet.in] Sent: 10 July 2013 16:40 To: users@cloudstack.apache.org Subject: RE: Is Cloudstack 4.1.0 ready to be used with Xenserver 6.2 Thanks for the info Ram. Can you please suggest any opensource hyper-visor platform which can be used with cloudstack 4.1 (vSphere and Xenserver earlier versions are commercial I believe). Though KVM can be used but it is a para-virtualization package and not a bare metal hypervisor. On 07/10/13, Ram Ganesh <ram.gan...@citrix.com> wrote: > XenServer 6.2 support should be part of 4.2 release. > > Thanks, > RamG > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Geoff Higginbottom [mailto:geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com] > > <geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com]> > > Sent: 10 July 2013 14:26 > > To: users@cloudstack.apache.org > > Subject: RE: Is Cloudstack 4.1.0 ready to be used with Xenserver 6.2 > > > > Slight edit to my last response (typo) > > > > > > I know Paul Angus from ShapeBlue has already stood up a CloudStack > > 4.2 with XenServer 6.2 environment, however CloudStack 4.1 does not > > officially support XenServer 6.2 so it will prevent you adding a 6.2 > > Host unless you modify the code > > > > Regards > > > > Geoff Higginbottom > > > > D: +44 20 3603 0542 | S: +44 20 3603 0540 | M: +447968161581 > > > > geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Geoff Higginbottom [mailto:geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com] > > <geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com]> > > Sent: 10 July 2013 09:53 > > To: users@cloudstack.apache.org > > Subject: RE: Is Cloudstack 4.1.0 ready to be used with Xenserver 6.2 > > > > I know Paul Angus from ShapeBlue has already stood up a CloudStack > > 4.2 with XenServer 6.2 environment, however CloudStack 4.1 does not > > officially support 4.1 so it will prevent you adding a 6.2 Host > > unless you modify the code > > > > Regards > > > > Geoff Higginbottom > > > > D: +44 20 3603 0542 | S: +44 20 3603 0540 | M: +447968161581 > > > > geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Karthik Kothuri [mailto:karthik.koth...@eis.ernet.in] > > <karthik.koth...@eis.ernet.in]> > > Sent: 10 July 2013 14:31 > > To: users@cloudstack.apache.org > > Subject: Is Cloudstack 4.1.0 ready to be used with Xenserver 6.2 > > > > Hi All, > > > > I am curious to know the status of Xenserver 6.2 (Now that it is > > fully open source :-) ) compatibliliy with Cloudstack 4.1.0 ? > > > > > > Are there any implementation that has been tried ? Any major huddles > > that are expect out of the above combo ..? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > Karthik > > 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. > > > > > > 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. 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