Training lab infos

    XCP-ng setup

    1. Login to 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: this will open the remote KVM - choose HTML5 for the type - it will probably be blank because the cartridge is off
    5. First mount the install ISO, click the CD icon top left > CD/DVD > Scripted Media URL
    6. Paste the following URL in the box and hit apply: http://192.168.98.6/xcp-ng-8.2.1-20231130-netinstall.iso (full XCP ISO: http://192.168.98.6/xcp-ng-8.2.1-20231130.iso)
    7. 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
    When XCP has finished installing you will need to force the server to boot through XCP for 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

    Network

    During install when configuring the network, 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

    Active directory

    Same login as for the blades
    FQDN: training.vates.local
    dc=training,dc=vates,dc=local
    user: 
    ou=trainees,ou=vates,dc=training,dc=vates,dc=local
    ou=trainer,ou=vates,dc=training,dc=vates,dc=local
    groups:
    ou=groups,ou=trainees,ou=vates,dc=training,dc=vates,dc=local
    ou=groups,ou=trainer,ou=vates,dc=training,dc=vates,dc=local
    Published