Configuring XenServer Host Properties

General

• View identity and system information for the host. This includes information such as processor information, total and available memory and storage, the operating system, and the type of hypervisor.
  
  
• Enter a host description.
  
  
• Configure whether the host is available for placement.
  
  
• View or change the remote connection port.
  
  

Status

Lists health status information for the host. Includes areas such as overall health, network health, and XenServer Common Information Model (CIM) state health. In the Status pane, you can also do the following:

• View error details.
  
  
• Refresh the health status.
  
  

Note
The Repair all option does not apply to XenServer hosts.

Management

Enables you to change the credentials that VMM uses to connect to the XenServer host, and to retrieve or view the host certificate.

Note
The account that you specify must have root credentials on the XenServer host.

Hardware

View or modify settings for CPU, memory, storage (including whether the storage is available for placement), network adapters, DVD/CD-ROM drives and Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) settings.

• For more information about how to configure network settings, see How to Configure Network Settings on a Citrix XenServer Host.
  
  
• For more information about how to configure BMC settings, see How to Configure Host BMC Settings in VMM.
  
  

Virtual Machine Paths

Shows the virtual machines that reside on the host, together with status information.

Note
The Add option to register virtual machines is not supported on a XenServer host.

Reserves

Enables you to override host reserve settings from the parent host group, and configure reserved resources for the host. Configurable resources include CPU, memory, disk space, disk I/O and network capacity.

Storage

Shows storage that is allocated to the host.

Virtual Networks

Enables you to configure virtual networks. For more information about how to configure network settings, see How to Configure Network Settings on a Citrix XenServer Host.

Placement

Enables you to view the virtual machine paths that will be used during virtual machine placement on the host.

Servicing Windows

Enables you to select servicing windows.

Custom Properties

Enables you to assign and manage custom properties.