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23 Feb 2009 10:20 AM EST
Does Instant Gratification Take Too Long?
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posted by Roger Klorese

The new free Citrix XenServer will be posted in late March, and Citrix Essentials will be available in early April.  But... why wait?

You can complete a request form and download XenServer 5 and a license key that will enable all of the features of the new free XenServer plus a few of the features (including high availability and advanced StorageLink support for NetApp and Dell EqualLogic) of Citrix Essentials.  When the new bits are posted, there will also be an updater that will allow you to quickly transform your installation into the new free XenServer, or (with an appropriate edition key) the host-based capabilities of Citrix Essentials.

If you're already running Express Edition or Standard Edition, all you need is the license key on that download page.

Once the new free XenServer is available, if you're a user of Express Edition, upgrade and install the centralized multi-server management, resource pools, and XenMotion that now comes for free.  If you're a Standard Edition user, you can continue with the new free XenServer, or step up to Enterprise Edition and pay for Enterprise at your next Subscription Advantage or annual license renewal.

Either way, you'll get a powerful enterprise-class cloud-proven virtualization platform -- for free.

Get it now -- because, well, who wants to wait till tomorrow?

(Today seems to be "Stealing Titles from Authors" day for me -- thanks to Carrie Fisher for a line from POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE.)

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  1. Feb 23, 2009

    Robert Schminkey says:

    The new free XenServer sounds like it has all of the same capabilities that the ...

    The new free XenServer sounds like it has all of the same capabilities that the current XenServer Enterprise Edition has. So what is the difference between the two products now?

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    1. Feb 23, 2009

      Roger Klorese says:

      (Soon to be Citrix Essentials for) XenServer, Enterprise Edition adds high avail...

      (Soon to be Citrix Essentials for) XenServer, Enterprise Edition adds high availability, StorageLink technology for one-click integration of NetApp and Dell EqualLogic storage management, long-term persistent performance monitoring, and alerts. And it will add more features in the next release.

      1. Feb 24, 2009

        Anonymous says:

        The HA feature will be 30 days trial or not?  HM

        The HA feature will be 30 days trial or not?

         HM

        1. Feb 25, 2009

          Roger Klorese says:

          HA is a feature of Enterprise Edition. It is enabled in the temporary key for Xe...

          HA is a feature of Enterprise Edition. It is enabled in the temporary key for XenServer but not in the late-March permanent update. (There is also a real 30-day trial on Enterprise - it's enabled in that too.)

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