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07 Nov 2009 06:15 AM EST
xvp - A Web Interface for XenServer
[ Tags: xenserver ,   xvp ,   xenserver web interface ]
posted by Ewan Mellor

One of the most common requests from XenServer customers is for a web interface, so that they can manage their VMs from a browser. I'm pleased to say that I've found one!

It's called xvp, and has been developed by Colin Dean at Durham University in the UK. There are four components:

  • xvpweb: A web front end for XenServer, running on Apache/PHP.
  • xvpviewer: A Java applet for accessing XenServer consoles (used by xvpweb, of course).
  • xvp: A server-side proxy for XenServer consoles, so that you can use ordinary VNC clients.
  • xvpdiscover: A tool that queries a XenServer pool, and writes the appropriate configuration files for xvp and xvpweb.


The whole thing is open source (GPL v2). It uses libxenserver, XML-RPC for PHP, and parts of TightVNC.

It's been in development since May 2009, and is now on version 1.2.4.


Project home page: http://www.dur.ac.uk/c.c.dean/xvp/

xvpweb on Windows


xvpviewer on Mac OS X


xvpviewer on Linux


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Comments (5)

 

  1. Nov 09

    Ruiguo Yang says:

    Cool. I will check it out when I get a chance. Thanks. Ray

    Cool. I will check it out when I get a chance.

    Thanks.

    Ray

    1. Nov 10

      Anonymous says:

      Is it possible to get a preconfigured XVA?

      Is it possible to get a preconfigured XVA?

      1. Nov 10

        Colin Dean says:

        There's no preconfigured XVA available at the moment.  You need a Linux sys...

        There's no preconfigured XVA available at the moment.  You need a Linux system (a VM or standalone) to run xvp itself, and it also needs Apache and PHP installed if you want to run xvpweb.

  2. Nov 13

    Jeff Gee says:

    This is an excellent opportunity to turn this into an OVF appliance using Citrix...

    This is an excellent opportunity to turn this into an OVF appliance using Citrix Kensho. We'll take a look. Shouldn't be much work at all.

  3. Nov 19

    Anonymous says:

    VirtualIQ Pro from ToutVirtual already provides a full web based dashboard with ...

    VirtualIQ Pro from ToutVirtual already provides a full web based dashboard with role based access to VM level while also providing a lot more from the same console. Check it out and download your fully functional free license from www.toutvirtual.com /downloads ... they are a Citrix Ready Partner supporting XenServer

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