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    What is what: XCP-ng, XCP-ng Center, XenOrchestra, XOA, Vates

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    • borzelB Offline
      borzel XCP-ng Center Team
      last edited by borzel

      Hello together,

      to avoid more and more confusion about the pieces of the XCP-ng Universe, I'll try to describe what is what.

      The Hypervisor, the Host, the Virtualisation Server: XCP-ng

      This is the thing you install on bare hardware, it consists of:

      • the XEN kernel
      • Dom0 - the management domain (it's basicaly a highly custom CentOS with drivers, various services and some glue logic)
      • DomU - the VMs, the virtual machines, the things you virtualize
      • Love ♥

      It's exact the same concept like CITRIX XenServer or CITRIX Hypervisor. XCP-ng is derived from them. Something like a fork, but not so hard.

      • issues: https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/issues

      The basic management software, the windows client, the thing with the tree: XCP-ng Center

      EOL-Notice: https://xcp-ng.org/forum/topic/8202/xcp-ng-center-has-come-to-an-end

      • community project
        • issues: https://github.com/xcp-ng/xenadmin/issues
        • download: https://github.com/xcp-ng/xenadmin/releases
      • some help from Vates

      It's derived from CITRIX XenCenter.

      The advanced management software, the web client, the backup solution and more: XenOrchestra

      • commercial product from Vates
      • community driven
        • issues: https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/issues
      • can be build from sources with all pro features enabled
        • https://xen-orchestra.com/docs/from_the_sources.html
      • only community support

      It's not derived from anything (as far as I know).

      The ready to use XenOrchestra, the appliance: XOA

      • single line to install on XCP-ng
      • can be licenced with pro features and pro support from Vates
      • is a ready to use VM

      The company behind: Vates

      Olivier Lambert and his company Vates startet all the jazz. They provide pro support for XCP-ng (the host) and XenOrchestra. They help to sign XCP-ng Center and the XCP-ng Windows Client Tools (and drivers) with an proper EV certificate.

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