Getting Started
Having said all that, the best way to get started with Citrix's XenServer is probably just to try the product and see if you like it. The entry-level version is available for free. You can download it at http://www.citrix.com/xenserver/getitfree/ and upgrade it at any time simply by entering a license key. Besides, they're telling the truth when they say it takes about 10 minutes to install, so why not?
Prerequisites
First, check to make sure that you meet the minimum system requirements:
64-bit CPU, that is, AMD Opteron, Athlon 64, Phenom, or whatever else AMD's marketing department has come up with, or most Intel Xeons of the last few years, as well as the Core 2 (but not Core).
A certain amount of memory, depending on how many virtual ...
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