How to install XenServer Tools on a Ubuntu VM?

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Installing XenTools on Ubuntu is very easy;

  1. attach the XenTools cdrom by selecting VM-> Install XenServer Tools in Xencenter
  2. Then become root by issuing “sudo su“, then enter your password.
  3. Mount the iso by issuing “mount /dev/cdrom /mnt“.
  4. If your Ubuntu install is i386, issue:

“dpkg -i /mnt/Linux/xe-guest-utilities*i386.deb“

On amd64:

“dpkg -i /mnt/Linux/xe-guest-utilities*amd64.deb“

Unmount the cdrom by issuing “umount /mnt”

You will then notice that Suspend and XenMotion functionality will be enabled.

This concludes the steps needed to install a fully functional Ubuntu 10.04 server VM on XenServer 5.6.  

Note:

               If you are facing any issue with mounting the CD-ROM with \mnt directory of the VM, then you can manually copy the Linux tools from the Xentools.iso to the Linux VM using the WinSCP.

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