Citrix XenServer to include Patch Management
One of the more tedious tasks as a system administrator is keeping up with system patches. There’s Microsoft patches, Citrix Presentation Server patches, application patches, etc. Adding a hardware virtualiztaion solution in the mix such as Citrix XenServer just adds one more line item to your patch strategy. Fortunately, Citrix is making this easy. Utilizing a “Windows Update” like web service, XenMotion, and some other magic, you will be able to patch XenServers without taking down the Virtual Servers running on them. Pretty cool.
Roger Klorese tells us more in a recent blog post in the Citrix community. Roger states”
Pool-wide patch management has been integrated into the product, and, in conjunction with a wizard in XenCenter, will allow you to:
- Check the Citrix XenServer website for updates
- Download any pending updates to your XenCenter system
- Choose which servers in your managed pools you wish to apply the patches to
- Put each server in maintenance mode (with their VMs kept online on another server via XenMotion)
- Apply the patches
- Bring the server back online and move VMs back to it automatically
…All in a single guided process.”
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