How to access graphical install in RHEL for Citrix XenCenter ?

Solution Unverified - Updated 2015-04-08T11:34:08+00:00 -

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Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux [All ]
• Citrix XenCenter

Issue

• Not able to boot the VM into GUI mode while installing it in CITRIX XenCenter.
• Installtion of server starts only text mode.

Resolution

• Add vnc to the Advanced OS boot parameters in citrix while installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

• Xvnc server can be configured as a workaround to start the GUI.

• Engage hardware vendor ( Citrix ) for further troubelshooting and clarifications.

• Refer : How to configure RHEL 5 guests to start in GUI mode on XenServer 5.x server.

Root Cause

• Citrix XenCenter doesn't provide any VGA device. That's why it's not able to start X-server on VM machine running on XenCenter server.

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