# XenServer

> A XenServer resource handler connects Cloud Management Platform (CMP) to a XenServer host or pool

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XenServer is a legacy technology and does not appear in the technology picker. You cannot create a new XenServer resource handler. Existing handlers continue to work, and you can still edit their credentials and settings.
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## Credentials for an existing handler

To review or update the connection, open the handler from **Admin** > **Resource Handlers** and select **Edit Credentials**. CMP checks the connection when you save, and **Verify Connection** on the **Overview** tab checks it on demand.

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Protocol** | **HTTPS** or **HTTP**. |
| **IP address** | The XenServer host, or the pool master for a pool. If you give the address of a pool member, CMP connects to the pool master instead. |
| **Port** | The API port. Defaults to `443`. |
| **Account username** | The XenServer account CMP authenticates as. |
| **Password** | The password for that account. If the password vault feature is enabled, this field offers **Locally Stored** or **Vault Managed**. Select **Vault Managed** to read the secret from a configured vault provider. See [Use password vaults](/docs/cmp/configure/access-and-security/security/use-password-vaults/). |
| **SSL Verification** | Whether CMP verifies the host's SSL certificate. Applies when **Protocol** is **HTTPS**. |

## Static IP addresses

A server provisioned from a XenServer handler can be given a static IP address. The image it is built from must have XenServer tools installed, because CMP applies the address through them. For how static addressing works in CMP, see [Networks](/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/networks/).

## Related

- [Legacy technologies](/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/resource-handlers/#legacy-technologies): Azure Stack and QEMU-KVM, which are also closed to new handlers.
- [Use password vaults](/docs/cmp/configure/access-and-security/security/use-password-vaults/): store passwords in HashiCorp Vault, CyberArk, Keeper, AWS Secrets Manager, or Azure Key Vault.