OpenXenCenter is a client application to connect to the XenServer Host through the network.

OpenXenCenter is a open source clone of Citrix’sXenServer XenCenter. OpenXenCenter is written in python with pygtk and a modified version of gtk-vnc. You can monitorize your virtual machines, access machine’s console, all allowed operations (start, stop, suspend, reboot…), create virtual machines, and more.

The 4.5 release adds the following features to improve usability, performance, and updates:

• Support for Windows Server 2008 R2, 32-bit Windows 7, and 64-bit Windows 7 operating systems.
• ThinApp version updates to incorporate the latest features or support enhancements without rebuilding packages. The relink.exe utility updates existing packages.
• Compression of MSI packages that uses the MSICompressionType parameter to improve the ThinApp SDK performance.
• Reduced memory consumption and page file usage to improve startup performance. The OptimizeFor parameter works with the CompressionType parameter to customize memory performance and startup time.
• Anonymous collection of statistics to expand the support for applications. You can use the Setup Capture wizard or the QualityReportingEnabled parameter to help VMware build support for applications and help you migrate more native applications to a virtual environment.
• Loading of DLL files as virtual DLL files without using API functions. The ForcedVirtualLoadPaths parameter loads external system DLL files that depend on DLL files inside the package.
• Product interface updates to improve usability and link to video and documentation information. German and Japanese versions of the ThinApp User’s Guide are available.

Citrix XenServer 5.6 Beta Project « Midnight Ride » now available for download.

What’s new in XenServer and Essentials for XenServer 5.6?

The new XenApp 6 release will be available for download beginning on March 24, 2010, and will be offered as a free upgrade to all XenApp customers with current Subscription Advantage agreements.

Capacity View provides quick visibility and alerting to the storage and server capacity issues in your VMware virtualized infrastructure. This powerful tool is a desktop app that downloads in 2 minutes and can be connected to ESX, vCenter or VKernel’s VM Stats or Optimization Pack applications.

Zenoss Inc., corporate sponsor of the award winning open source IT monitoring and management solution Zenoss Core, today announced the general availability of Zenoss Core version 2.5.2 under the GNU General Public License (V2). As part of this release, Zenoss Core now offers new monitoring capabilities for the Xen Hypervisor via the Zenoss Xen monitoring plug-in, or Xen Virtual Hosts ZenPack.

How To video you will learn how to Configure ICA Packet Size in a XenDesktop Environment.

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