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Ali195

Ali195

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Ok so this is my first ever setup of XenApp 6.0 at my home & getting very stuck.
Want: Trying to add a SR
Issue: XenCentre cannot find the NFS share.

Basic D-link gig router

* XenServer 6.0 at 192.168.0.10, aka "Ali195-XenServer"
* Laptop with Win7+XenCentre at 192.168.0.3 which connects to server fine.
* Iomega Store Centre ix2-200- 2TB on 192.168.0.11

Just so happened to find an artical with someone setting up the same NAS with Xenapp

http://www.virtues.it/2010/03/config-nfs-nas/#more-240

* Ok so i have enabled NFS on the NAS drive per his artical.

"Location: /nfs/ISODUMP"

I go into XenCentre to create a new SR > pick NFS VHD > entered 192.168.0.11:/nfs/ISODUMP but fails to find the NFS

Not sure what im doing wrong. Have a very basic understanding at this point on setting up SR's.

Have posted the above in Citrix Support forum but would be nice to see if anyone else messes about with XenApp/Desktop in OcUK
 
Ali195 said:
Ok so this is my first ever setup of XenApp 6.0 at my home & getting very stuck.
Want: Trying to add a SR
Issue: XenCentre cannot find the NFS share.

Basic D-link gig router

* XenServer 6.0 at 192.168.0.10, aka "Ali195-XenServer"
* Laptop with Win7+XenCentre at 192.168.0.3 which connects to server fine.
* Iomega Store Centre ix2-200- 2TB on 192.168.0.11

Just so happened to find an artical with someone setting up the same NAS with Xenapp

http://www.virtues.it/2010/03/config-nfs-nas/#more-240

* Ok so i have enabled NFS on the NAS drive per his artical.

"Location: /nfs/ISODUMP"

I go into XenCentre to create a new SR > pick NFS VHD > entered 192.168.0.11:/nfs/ISODUMP but fails to find the NFS

Not sure what im doing wrong. Have a very basic understanding at this point on setting up SR's.

Have posted the above in Citrix Support forum but would be nice to see if anyone else messes about with XenApp/Desktop in OcUK
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I've no idea, but it sounds like you are trying to mount a VHD rather than a network share (pick NFS VHD). Is there an option to create a VHD which then you'd be able to mount?
 
Sounds like your problem is a Xenserver issue not a Xenapp problem.

Have you tried using a CIFS instead of NFS?

This is how I build VMs using a custom ISO store (CIFS, not NFS) - it should work fine for you - just change it on your NAS from NFS to CIFS:

1. Open Xencenter and connect to my Xenserver (same ver as yours)

2. L.Click Storage, l.click New SR, l.click Windows File Sharing (CIFS)

3. Share Name: \\192.168.0.11\nfs\ISODUMP

4. Tick "Use different user name" and enter valid credentials

5. Click ok

Can now use this CIFS for mounting ISO (including Xenapp // application based ISOs) and building VMs.

Give that a try mate.
 
As mentioned by the poster above me you really want to create a CIFS iso library for ISO's.

Can you ping the NAS IP from the Xencentre console?
 
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