Exploring the XenCenter® workspace

Last published : Oct 01, 2026
A numbered diagram of the GUI layout. 1 is the label for the row at the top of the window. 2 is the label for the row below 1. 3 is the label for the panel at the middle left of the window. 4 is the label for the panel at the bottom left of the window. 5 is the label for the row across the bottom of the window. 6 is the label for the large panel in the middle right of the window. 6 is opposite 3 and 4 and is the same height as both put together.
Ref # Name Description
1 Menu bar Includes all the commands you need to manage servers, pools, SRs, VMs, and templates.
2 Toolbar Provides quick access to a subset of the most frequently used menu commands. See The Toolbar.
3 Resources pane Lists the servers, pools, VMs, templates, and SRs currently being managed from XenCenter. See The Resources Pane
4 Navigation pane Lists the navigation buttons. Click a button to see a corresponding view of the managed resources in the resources pane.
5 Status bar Displays progress information about the current task.
6 Properties tabs View and set properties for the selected resource. See The Tabs.
Related information
The ToolbarThe Resources PaneThe Navigation PaneThe TabsResource Status IconsKeyboard ShortcutsChanging XenCenter® OptionsHidden ObjectsOrganizing ResourcesSearching Resources