XenServer Cheatsheet
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XenServer is a leading virtualization management platform optimized for server, desktop, and application virtualization. The XenServer CLI, known as xe, allows administrators to manage their XenServer environments through command-line commands.
General Commands
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| xe help | xe help | Display general help for xe commands |
| xe version | xe version | Show the XenServer version |
Session Management
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| xe session-login | xe session-login username=root password=password | Log in to a XenServer session |
| xe session-logout | xe session-logout | Log out of the current session |
VM Management
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| xe vm-list | xe vm-list | List all virtual machines |
| xe vm-start | xe vm-start vm=<vm_uuid> | Start a virtual machine |
| xe vm-shutdown | xe vm-shutdown vm=<vm_uuid> | Shut down a virtual machine |
| xe vm-reboot | xe vm-reboot vm=<vm_uuid> | Reboot a virtual machine |
| xe vm-suspend | xe vm-suspend vm=<vm_uuid> | Suspend a virtual machine |
| xe vm-resume | xe vm-resume vm=<vm_uuid> | Resume a suspended virtual machine |
| xe vm-create | xe vm-create name-label="my-vm" template=<template_uuid> | Create a new virtual machine |
| xe vm-destroy | xe vm-destroy vm=<vm_uuid> | Destroy a virtual machine |
Storage Management
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| xe sr-list | xe sr-list | List all storage repositories |
| xe sr-create | xe sr-create name-label="my-sr" type=lvm device-config:device=/dev/sdb | Create a new storage repository |
| xe sr-destroy | xe sr-destroy uuid=<sr_uuid> | Destroy a storage repository |
| xe vdi-list | xe vdi-list sr-uuid=<sr_uuid> | List all VDIs in a storage repository |
| xe vdi-create | xe vdi-create sr-uuid=<sr_uuid> name-label="my-vdi" virtual-size=10GiB | Create a new VDI in a storage repository |
| xe vdi-destroy | xe vdi-destroy uuid=<vdi_uuid> | Destroy a VDI |
Network Management
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| xe network-list | xe network-list | List all networks |
| xe network-create | xe network-create name-label="my-network" | Create a new network |
| xe network-destroy | xe network-destroy uuid=<network_uuid> | Destroy a network |
| xe vif-create | xe vif-create vm-uuid=<vm_uuid> network-uuid=<network_uuid> device=0 | Create a virtual network interface for a VM |
| xe vif-destroy | xe vif-destroy uuid=<vif_uuid> | Destroy a virtual network interface |
Snapshot Management
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| xe vm-snapshot | xe vm-snapshot vm=<vm_uuid> new-name-label="my-snapshot" | Create a snapshot of a VM |
| xe snapshot-list | xe snapshot-list | List all snapshots |
| xe snapshot-revert | xe snapshot-revert snapshot-uuid=<snapshot_uuid> | Revert a VM to a snapshot |
| xe snapshot-destroy | xe snapshot-destroy uuid=<snapshot_uuid> | Destroy a snapshot |
Host Management
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| xe host-list | xe host-list | List all hosts |
| xe host-disable | xe host-disable uuid=<host_uuid> | Disable a host |
| xe host-enable | xe host-enable uuid=<host_uuid> | Enable a host |
| xe host-reboot | xe host-reboot uuid=<host_uuid> | Reboot a host |
| xe host-shutdown | xe host-shutdown uuid=<host_uuid> | Shut down a host |
Pool Management
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| xe pool-list | xe pool-list | List all pools |
| xe pool-create | xe pool-create name-label="my-pool" | Create a new pool |
| xe pool-destroy | xe pool-destroy uuid=<pool_uuid> | Destroy a pool |
Miscellaneous
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| Command/Option | Example | Description |
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| xe task-list | xe task-list | List all running tasks |
| xe event-listen | xe event-listen | Listen for events on the XenServer |
This cheatsheet covers the most commonly used XenServer CLI commands and options, helping you to manage sessions, virtual machines, storage, networks, snapshots, hosts, and pools effectively.