HOWTO install XenServer 5.6 SP2 on a USB Drive

By Martin, on September 20th, 2011

To install XenServer on USB drive, complete the following procedure:

Disconnect or disable all hard drives, except the external USB drive If you do not disable or disconnect other drives, you have to adjust the device name (/dev/sda1) that are used in the following commands. Download the Citrix XenServer 5.6 Service Pack 2 Start
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HOWTO Redirect USB Devices in XenDesktop 5

By Martin, on June 9th, 2011

This article describes how to map certain USB devices which might be blocked by default.

The endpoint client device must recognize the USB device to have it mapped to the session. If the device requires a special driver, the driver must be installed on the Virtual Desktop Agent (VDA). The device can be still
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HOWTO Add USB Drive to XenServer as a Local SR

By Martin, on October 18th, 2010

This article describes how to add a USB Drive to Citrix XenServer as a Local Storage Repository.  This is tested on XenServer versions: 5.0, 5.5, 5.6. «Continue Reading»

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