Installing XenMobile

Installing XenMobile

The XenMobile virtual machine (VM) runs on Citrix XenServer, VMware ESXi, or Microsoft Hyper-V. You can use XenCenter or vSphere management consoles to install XenMobile. Before you start, see the and the . 

Note: Ensure the hypervisor is configured with the correct time because XenMobile uses that time.

XenServer or VMware ESXi prerequisites: Before installing XenMobile on XenServer or VMware ESXi, you must do the following. For details, refer to your or documentation.

-->Install XenServer or VMware ESXi on a computer with adequate hardware resources.

-->Install XenCenter or vSphere on a separate computer. The computer that hosts XenCenter or vSphere connects to XenServer or VMware ESXi host through the network.

Hyper-V prerequisites: Before installing XenMobile on Hyper-V, you must do the following. For details refer to your documentation.

-->Install Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V enabled, role enabled, on a computer with adequate system resources. While installing the Hyper-V role, be sure to specify the network interface cards (NICs) on the server that Hyper-V will use to create the virtual networks. You can reserve some NICs for the host.

FIPS 140-2 mode: If you plan to install XenMobile server in FIPS mode, you need to complete a set of prerequisites, as discussed in .

Downloading XenMobile Product Software

You can download product software from the . You need to log on to the site and then click the Downloads link on the Citrix web page. You can then select the product and type you want to download. For example, the following figure shows XenMobile and Product Software selected from the lists:

When you click Find, a page listing the available downloads appears with the most recent version at the top of the list. You can select your software from the available list of options.

To download the software for XenMobile

1. Go to the .

2. Click My Account and log on.

3. Click Downloads.

4. Under Find Downloads, from the product list, click XenMobile.

5. Under Find Downloads, from the download type list, click Product Software and then click Find.

6. On the XenMobile Product Software page, click the XenMobile 10.0 edition you want to download.

7. On the XenMobile 10.0 Edition page, click Download for the appropriate virtual image in order to install XenMobile on XenServer, VMware, or Hyper-V.

8. Follow the instructions on your screen to download the software.

To download the software for NetScaler Gateway

You can use this procedure to download the NetScaler Gateway virtual appliance or software upgrades to your existing NetScaler Gateway appliance.

1. Go to the .

2. Click My Account and log on.

3. Click Downloads.

4. Under Find Downloads, from the product list, click NetScaler Gateway.

5. Under Find Downloads, from the download type list, click Product Software and then click Find.

Note: You can also click Virtual Appliances to download NetScaler VPX. When you select this option, you receive a list of software for the virtual machine for each hypervisor.

6. On the NetScaler Gateway page, expand 10.5(4).

7. Click the appliance software version you want to download.

8. On the appliance software page for the version you want to download, click Download for the appropriate virtual appliance.

9. Follow the instructions on your screen to download the software.