Here you can download SDK >
http://community.citrix.com/display/xs/Download+SDKs

And here is documentation >
http://docs.vmd.citrix.com/XenServer/4.0.1/sdk/index.html

This should get you on the way.

On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:54 AM, George Shuklin
<[email protected]>wrote:

> At first, I could say you step to very vast area - XCP is not only xapi,
> it's a batch of scripts and application closely joined together (f.e.
> all storage manipulation are outside of xapi). If you wish to learn them
> - it's ok, but be ready for big and distributed logic across whole
> system.
>
> xapi sources:
> https://github.com/xen-org
>
> location in installation: mostly in /opt/xensource, partially
> in /etc/xensource/scripts.
>
> В Срд, 13/07/2011 в 18:22 +0530, shreyas pandya пишет:
> > Thanks Shuklin (and Matthias for asking this question) this information
> > was very usefull.
> > The notion of these different management tools for xen was very naive in
> > my mind
> > Also I want to know where the source code of these are maintained and
> > where are they
> > located in filesystem in XCP installation
> >
> > -thanks in advance
> >
> >
> > On 07/13/2011 05:32 PM, George Shuklin wrote:
> > > There is some fog around terms.
> > >
> > > See:
> > >
> > > xl - is low-level management system for xen (within single host). It
> > > allows to do some minimal operations, but used by more complicated
> > > components like xapi, so it's better not touch xl without prior
> thoughts.
> > > xapi - an pool (cloud, heh) management system, allowing to do
> > > migration, storage and  network management for virtual machines and so
> > > on. It's name of component, not an 'API-name'.
> > > XenAPI - is protocol specification. AFAIK XenAPI is supported by xend
> > > and xapi with minor difference around 'pool' conception.
> > > xe - command line tool for xapi management
> > > XenCenter/OpenXenManager - GUI tools for xapi management (for
> > > enterprise only, not very suited for ISP).
> > > libvirt - RedHat-driven library (and shell) to control different
> > > virtualization systems in same way. Right now RH run away to KVM, so
> > > libvirt is not best choice.
> > >
> > > If you wish to control XCP pool by your own software (ISP things or
> > > batch operations control), you must use XenAPI. But I hear some guys
> > > use a system ('xe arguments'); call.
> > >
> > > XenAPI is well described and allow to do about 99% of needed tasks
> > > (there is a little troubles with automatic installation, but they are
> > > outside the XenAPI scope).
> > >
> > >
> > > On 13.07.2011 08:19, Matthias Blankenhaus wrote:
> > >> Hello !
> > >>
> > >> I am getting into Xen and I am a bit overwhelmed about the competing
> > >> offerings in the MGMT-API area.  I understand that xend (xm) is going
> > >> away some time and that XL is the latest and greatest.  However, then
> > >> we have of course XenAPI aka XAPI which seemed to be widely used.  I
> > >> am trying to decide against which API I should code.  I was unable to
> > >> get the XEN driver working for the latest libvirt, yet another
> > >> contender.
> > >>
> > >> Your input is much appreciated.
> > >>
> > >> Thanx,
> > >> Matthias
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
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