I am going over hosting WordPress on Google Cloud Platform in this article. This is a step by step guide on how to set up and host a WordPress website using a fresh installation. Step 1: Fresh VM console.cloud.google.com(Note: Be sure and install gcloud https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/downloads-apt-get)Setup Project and VM (micro)sudo apt...
How to Install Xen Orchestra
This article shows you how to install Xen Orchestra and use the interface via the web. XOA is a very powerful addition to XenServer as it brings auto-updates and making it easier to manage entire farms. Step-by-Step Guide Login to your XenServer via PuTTy OR through XenCenter console Type bash...
Create iSCSI SR in XenServer
This guide goes over how to Create iSCSI SR on Xen to connect to an iSCSI target. Here is the step-by-step and a video walkthrough, which includes setting up iSCSI in FreeNAS. Requirements Multiple XenServers (2+) in a Pool iSCSI target (Check out FreeNAS in the video below for setting one...
XenServer cannot connect in XenCenter or XCP-ng Center
Having problems and your XenServer cannot connect to XenCenter? Did you have high availability enabled? If you answered yes to both these questions here is how you get your XenServer back online and functioning properly. Step-by-Step Guide PuTTy into the XenServer Pool Master run the following commands: xe pool-ha-disableNote: If this...
Introduction to Google Cloud Platform
This is an Introduction to Google Cloud Platform and goes over creating your first project and virtual machine. This walkthrough is for beginners that are just getting started with Google Cloud. Download GCloud SDK Allows gcloud commands from command prompt https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python/download Next Steps Now that we know how to use...
XCP-ng / XenServer – Your First Virtual Machine Installation
This video goes through setting up a Virtual Machine in XenServer / XCP-ng in a lab environment. If you want to experiment with in detail with XenServer, I highly recommend you download XCP-ng from their official website. This is a community-powered version of XenServer with ALL FEATURES ENABLED. XenServer from...