How to install Xencenter on Ubuntu 12.10

Question

I want to install Xencenter on Ubuntu 12.10. I've tried a lot of solutions, even Wine, but no luck this far. How do I install Xenceter on Ubuntu 12.10?

Answer 1

Short answer: You can not. Wine doesn't seem to work so the only way is trhough a Windows VM.

However there's a similar opensource project called OpenXenManager wich emulates the one you mention.

Install process

• Download OpenXenManager from sourceforge (link above) or

  wget http://freefr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/openxenmanager/openxenmanager_rev48.tar.gz
  

• Untar it manually or:

  tar xzf openxenmanager_rev48.tar.gz 
  

• Install dependencies from the software center or:

  sudo apt-get install python-gtk-vnc
  

• Change current directory to where you extracted OXM:

  cd openxenmanager
  

• Run it:

  python whindow.py
  

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There are also some other control/management/overview web based tools you could be interested in:

• Xen Orchestra : prepacked vm ready to deploy on your xen server, it would serve a
• XAC

OpenXenManager DOES look like XenCenter.

Answer 2

Maybe these intructions would be helpful to you, found at https://github.com/xenserver/xenadmin/wiki/Running-in-Wine

Only that SSL does not work so it is not advisable to use in a production network unless it is secured somehow. Maybe an isolated network direct to Xenserver. Or maybe have another program inbetween do the SSL part if there is such a thing.

apt-get install playonlinux
Run playonlinux
Tools -> Manage Wine Versions. Install wine 1.8.3 32-bit
Add a new program
Install to a virtual drive
Call it XenCenter
Select "Use another version of wine, configure wine, install some libraries"
"Use wine 1.8.3"
"Windows 7"
"32-bit windows installation"
POL_install_dotnet45, POL_Install_ie8, POL_Install_tahoma2
Install XenCenter
Connect to your XenServer, :80 due to SSL not working.