- #Upgrade citrix xenapp 6.5 to 7.6 install#
- #Upgrade citrix xenapp 6.5 to 7.6 manual#
- #Upgrade citrix xenapp 6.5 to 7.6 upgrade#
#Upgrade citrix xenapp 6.5 to 7.6 install#
Note the ‘open log’ link – which leads to the install log location, which can be reviewed in case of any issues. Once the resource pool master has been upgraded, the pool will be accessible again:Ĭlick finish once the process is complete: You can also monitor the progress on the servers console: Whilst this is being done the pool will not be accessible, though the virtual machines will continue to run. The resource pool master will be upgraded first. Depending on the size of the resource pool, the process will take some time.
#Upgrade citrix xenapp 6.5 to 7.6 upgrade#
Once done, click the ‘Apply Upgrade’ button to begin the upgrade process. Click the test button to ensure the files can be located. I have placed them on an NFS share that my XenServer hosts have access to. Located at: C:Program Files (x86)CitrixIndependent Management Architecturemf20.dsn If you changed your SQL credentials, you will need to specify the new user name as well here. Once the pre-checks have ran successfully, move onto the next screen, which is where you specify the location of the installation files: If you have a Citrix XenApp environment and change your SQL server, you will need to edit your mf20.dsn with the new server name. Once the mode is selected, automatic in this case, click the ‘Run Prechecks’ button:
#Upgrade citrix xenapp 6.5 to 7.6 manual#
If manual mode is chosen then each host must be upgraded interactively. In automatic mode the upgrade is applied from the installation files (extracted from the XenServer 6.5 ISO) stored in a shared location. There are two modes – Automatic or Manual. On the following screen you select the upgrade method: On the next screen, select the resource pool that is to be upgraded: There’s a reminder here to ensure you have a backup of the pool data before you start. The Rolling Pool Upgrade page will appear, to guide you though the upgrade process: To begin the process, select the resource pool in XenCenter, then on the Tools menu, select ‘Rolling Pool Upgrade’: High availability should be disabled for the pool before starting. You can do this with the following console command: xe pool-dump-databaseĬheck that your resource pool isn’t over-provisioned and can withstand one host being placed into maintenance mode. You should also ensure you have a backup of your resource pool metadata. First of all you should install the latest version of XenCenter (this can be found on the XenServer 6.5 iso). There are a few recommendations before you begin upgrading. A rolling pool upgrade will allow me to keep virtual machines running throughout, as my VMs will be migrated between hosts automatically as part of the process, with one host being upgraded at a time. It may be preferred to do a clean installation rather than upgrading, but I will be using the rolling pool upgrade method. Versions earlier than 6.0 require an upgrade to XenServer 6.2 before they can be upgrade to XenServer 6.5. Looking at the XenServer 6.5 Installation Guide (page 24), it states that a direct upgrade from 6.0.2 is supported: I’m currently running XenServer 6.0.2, and have two hosts configured in a Resource Pool: If I shell out from the xen UI I can ping other hosts on the network.I wanted to have a look at the latest build of Citrix XenServer – so thought I’d do a post on the upgrade process. What this tells me: the network hardware (on the original upgraded box) is supported as the 'management interface' is working. When I installed onto the 2 new machines they found their network equipment very rapidly.
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In addition I have 2 new machines to add. I have a small xen 6.5 (free) array (3 machines with a shared SAN) that I want to upgrade to v 7.6 (standard edition).