XenCenter in a browser
XenCenter’s everyday operations on a web page: open a VM’s console, change its settings, create VMs, patch hosts, with the pools’ health beside them, from any browser and through one sign-in.
Runs on
one Windows server
nothing installed on the pools
Talks to
XenAPI
on each pool’s coordinator, certificate pinned
VM console
in the page
VNC, or Remote Desktop and SSH to the guest
Sign-in
one, with roles
viewer, operator, administrator
Every change
audited
who, what, and what the pool answered
The direct answer. DTR Vantage connects to each pool’s coordinator over XenAPI, the same interface XenCenter uses, with a per-pool account it stores encrypted and a certificate it pins before sending that account. In the browser you get the pool tree, each VM’s console, power and snapshot actions, VM properties (vCPUs, memory, disks, network cards), New VM from a template, new storage repositories, VLAN networks, host updates with evacuation and reboots, licensing and alerts. Data-destroying actions and host power are for administrators only, and every change is recorded with who made it and the pool’s answer. Other browser-based XenServer tools exist; Vantage’s difference is the pools’ health, NetScaler and Windows in the same place, with one sign-in and one audit log.
What you can do
| XenCenter | In DTR Vantage |
|---|---|
| Console tab | the VM’s console in the page, in a window of its own, Send text, a pointer that follows on guests without a USB tablet |
| Start, shut down, reboot, suspend, snapshots | from the VM’s menu or a right-click in the tree |
| VM Properties | name, folder, tags, vCPUs, memory, home server, boot order, disks and network cards, in one dialog |
| New VM wizard | from a template, with disks, a network and an ISO or install URL |
| New Storage | NFS, iSCSI, SMB and ISO libraries, with probing |
| Install Updates | per host in turn: evacuate, apply, reboot or restart the toolstack, bring it back |
| Pool and network properties, licensing, alerts | yes, from the pool’s page |
| Remote Desktop to a guest | in the browser, or as an .rdp file |
What it does not do yet
- Performance graphs (RRD).
- Storage and network management beyond what is listed above.
- It is not a replacement for every XenCenter dialog; where one is missing, XenCenter still works beside it.
Questions
Can I manage XenServer without XenCenter?
For the everyday operations, yes: the console, power, snapshots, VM settings, new VMs, storage, networks, updates and licensing are all in DTR Vantage's web page.
Does it install anything on the hosts?
No. It uses XenAPI on each pool's coordinator with an account you give it.
Can I reach it from outside the network?
Yes, through the optional cloud console, which carries the VM console as well.
Is the pool password stored?
The per-pool API account is stored encrypted with a key local to the server, and never returned by any read.
Checked against build b614, 2026-10-18. Where a statement is product knowledge rather than a tested capture, it says so.