How to Install XCP-ng on macOS

XCP-ng is a powerful open-source hypervisor that allows you to create and manage virtual machines. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install XCP-ng on macOS.

Prerequisites

  • A macOS machine with internet connectivity.
  • Admin access to the macOS machine.

Step 1: Download XCP-ng

Open a web browser and navigate to http://www.xcp-ng.org/. Click on the download button which will take you to https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp-ng/releases/.

Download the latest version of XCP-ng and save it to a folder on your Mac.

Step 2: Install VirtualBox

XCP-ng runs as a virtual machine within VirtualBox. You need to install VirtualBox on your Mac before you can install XCP-ng.

Download and install the latest version of VirtualBox for macOS from the official website: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Follow the on-screen installation prompts to install VirtualBox on your Mac.

Step 3: Create a Virtual Machine

  • Open VirtualBox and click the "New" button to create a new virtual machine.
  • Give a name for the virtual machine and select "Linux" as the type and "Other Linux (64-bit)" as the version.
  • Allocate a minimum of 4GB of memory (RAM) for the virtual machine.
  • Create a virtual hard disk for the virtual machine.
  • Select "VDI" as the virtual hard disk file type.
  • Select "Dynamically allocated" as the storage on physical hard disk.
  • Allocate at least 20GB of hard disk space to the virtual machine.
  • Click "Create" to finish creating the virtual machine.

Step 4: Install XCP-ng

  • Start the virtual machine you created in step 3.
  • Select the XCP-ng ISO file you downloaded in step 1 as the bootable media and click on "Start".
  • Follow the on-screen instructions to install XCP-ng.

Step 5: Configure XCP-ng

Once XCP-ng is installed on the virtual machine, you can configure it by accessing the web interface.

  • Open a web browser on your Mac and navigate to the IP address displayed on the console of the XCP-ng virtual machine.
  • Login with the default username and password (username: root, password: xcp).
  • Set a new password for the root account.
  • Configure your network settings, storage and other XCP-ng settings as desired.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed XCP-ng on your macOS machine. Now you can create and manage virtual machines on XCP-ng.