Virtual Lab Technical Reference

    Use this guide when installing the lab and completing the Virtual Lab Training Checklist

    Install XCP-ng 

    1. Login to the KVM at https://192.168.98.10/#/ using the credentials provided by the trainer
    2. In the main chassis view, you will see three nodes with a small green box: these are the nodes you have access to use
    3. Hover over one, then click its name (e.g. "Cartridge 10") 
    4. Now on the page for this cartridge, click the small block screen icon on the upper right hand: 
    5. This will open the remote KVM - choose HTML5 for the type - the screen will probably be blank because the cartridge is off.
    6. First mount the Install ISO, click the CD icon top left > CD/DVD > Scripted Media URL
    7. Paste the following URL in the box and hit apply:  http://192.168.98.6/xcp-ng-8.3.0-20250606-netinstall.iso   (full XCP ISO:   http://192.168.98.6/xcp-ng-8.3.0-20250606.iso )
    8. Click the three line menu top left, then Power > Momentary Press to turn on the cartridge. It will take a few minutes to boot into the ISO. If it does not, send a reset command through the same power menu top left, and now press F11 during boot for the boot menu, and choose the virtual ILO CD/DVD. For MAC user F11 is not working but you can use F9 go go into the menu and choose one time boot

    (Optional) Installer Troubleshooting

    If the cartridge does not boot to XCP after install, then you will need to force the server to boot to XCP like this:
    1. Press F11 during startup for boot menu
    2. When proposed select run UEFI application from a file system
    3. Select the sata disk where XCP as been installed
    4. Select <EFI>
    5. Select <BOOT>
    6. Select BOOTX64.EFI
    7. The server will start xcp bootloader.

    Configuration Settings

    Network

    During install when configuring the network, press space to enable VLAN and enter vlan 99 for management. Interface to use is eth0
    DHCP is available and recommended, so no static configuration is necessary
    NTP setting for the lab: fr.pool.ntp.org

    Username and password

    User for XCP: root
    User for XOA web interface: admin
    Password for XCP and XOA: XCPtraining

    NFS share

    192.168.98.5
    /mnt/customer-lab/lab-pool-1 (for VM SRs)
    /mnt/customer-lab/iso (ISO SR)
    /mnt/customer-lab/xo-backup (Remote)

    SMB share (only for mirror backup)

    \\192.168.98.104\SMB Backup
    domain: training.vates.local
    Same login as for the blades

    Auth-LDAP Plugin Settings

    This will connect to an OpenLDAP server in the training lab
    Same login as for the blades (customer-* and password)
    Base: dc=training,dc=vates,dc=local

    Under Credentials, check "Fill Information"
    DN: Should be filled with your Vates Training lab login 
    Example: customer-31@vates.training.local
    Password: same as the one issued for the customer-* account

    User filter:  (sAMAccountName={{name}})
    ID attribute: sAMAccountName

    From there, you should test your settings with the test data module.

    If successful, proceed to configure group synchronization.

    Under Synchronize Group, check "Fill Information"

    Base: ou=vates,dc=training,dc=vates,dc=local

    Group Filter: (objectClass=group)
    ID attribute: sAMAccountName
    Display name attribute: cn
    Group attribute: member
    User attribute: distinguishedName

    User base examples:
    ou=trainees,ou=vates,dc=training,dc=vates,dc=local
    ou=trainer,ou=vates,dc=training,dc=vates,dc=local
    Group base examples:
    ou=groups,ou=trainees,ou=vates,dc=training,dc=vates,dc=local
    ou=groups,ou=trainer,ou=vates,dc=training,dc=vates,dc=local
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