Xen Orchestra installation on offline host

Linus-S

Hello all,
I am trying to find out if it is even possible to install Xen Orchestra in a host that has no internet connection.

Does anyone know if it is possible? My host is only connected to a switch that is connected to my computer because we want it to have an isolated environment for testing without making changes in our network.

Is there some way we can run Xen Orchestra on the host without it ever have a connection to anything other than my computer? Can I somehow transfer the files needed from my computer to the host? And how would this be done? Any good tips or guides for this task?

If this is not possible, I think it would be a good feature to think about.

Thanks in advance.

dredknight

@Linus-S here is something you can do:

run a virtual environment on your PC (Virtualbox?) that can export the disk in VHD or QCOW2 format.
install debian 12
build the XOA from sources
once installed shut the vm down and export the disk
if the disk is in QCOW2 format, covert it to VHD using qemu

qemu-img convert -O vpc  xoa-disk.qcow2 xoa-disk.vhd

import the disk in the restricted hypervisor environment
create a VM from it
(bonus) Make a backup of the VM so you have it in handy for other less fortunate days

olivierlambert

You can do it easily with XOA, just download it on your PC, and copy it on an USB stick or whatnot, and import it in your air gap environment. We also provide off line updates capabilities in such environment via our pro support subscription.

tszwed

@olivierlambert I have just downloaded XOA "xoa_unified.xva" from https://xen-orchestra.com/ but the MD5sum differs from the one on the download page. Tried with two different devices. Is the problem on my side or incorrect sum is on the XOA download webpage?

olivierlambert

We updated the image recently without updating the md5 (doing the modification now).

If your sum is c3dd6102bef4d9aa2b7c5fc2c38c2bda that's fine