Notes from the pool master. XCP-ng and Xen Orchestra in production.
Anatomy of an XCP-ng host: Xen, dom0, XAPI, and who actually does what
Before you can troubleshoot this platform, you need the org chart: which component owns VMs, which owns storage, which owns the API — and which log file each one writes to.
Why XCP-ng? An honest case for the Vates stack
The post-Broadcom shakeup sent a lot of teams looking for a virtualization exit. Here’s why the Vates stack is one of the most credible destinations — the genuine strengths, the honest caveats, and who it’s actually for.