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Hi all the expert,I’m completely new to Nutanix.I tried to install the Nutanix Community Edition onto my existing rack mounted HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 server, so I followed this YouTube video, but it’s definitely outdated, since the links shown on the video are different to the download links available from the post from 3 years ago (created on 29th September 2020) So I have downloaded the installer ISO (version ce/2023.03.01/phoenix-ce2.0-fraser-6.5.2-stable-fnd-5.3.4-x86_64.iso) and nothing else, since the other download links are for Windows, but my purpose is to install Nutanix itself onto the host directly to replace ESXi completely, so I thought the VirtIO for Windows ISO and AHV Plugin (.msi files) are not really applicable in my case.So it get stuck at the getting files screen for a long time, and then it errored out as the screenshot at the bottom, then a root login line showed up, I can’t even get to the grey screen to select the hypervisor and configure the IP like on the Ge

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Community Chronicles: A Weekly Roundup from the Nutanix CommunityBlog

Welcome to our weekly rendezvous with the latest and greatest in the tech universe! I'm excited to bring you a curated roundup of the top community posts from the past week. In our quest to keep you on the cutting edge, we sift through the digital expanse to unearth the most intriguing and innovative discussions. Whether it's groundbreaking discoveries, insightful analyses, or spirited debates, our midweek tech digest ensures you stay plugged into the pulse of the ever-evolving tech community. So, without further ado, let's explore the five must-read posts that stirred the virtual waters in the past week.Deploying Prism Central on Nutanix Community Edition 2.0 using the 1-Click Internet Method via @mikkisse Smart Tiering Nutanix Files to Azure Cool Blob Storage via @JeroenTielen Nutanix IP Address reconfiguration via @PDA Configuring vSphere for Nutanix Clusters via @patelr Nutanix Volumes VG で SCSI3-PR の動作を確認してみる。（Direct-attached VG) via @go.watanabe03-72705 Bonus Register for .NE

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Creating Nutanix Cluster using Hyperflex M5 Server Failed

Im trying to install nutanix on Cisco Hyperflex M5 Server and I get the following errors.Has anyone experienced this and how to solve it?2024-04-17 05:23:04,932Z INFO installation_device: -drive file=/dev/sdj,cache=writethrough,format=raw2024-04-17 05:23:04,959Z DEBUG Using AHV-metadata iso for AHV installation2024-04-17 05:23:04,966Z INFO Executing /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -m 32G -machine q35 -enable-kvm -drive file=/dev/sdj,cache=writethrough,format=raw -drive file=/phoenix/imaging_helper/installer.iso,media=cdrom -netdev user,id=net0,net=192.168.5.0/24 -device e1000,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=00:25:b5:a0:f3:01 -vnc :1 -boot order=d -pidfile installer_vm.pid -daemonize -smp 4 -serial file:/tmp/installer_vm.log -drive file=/phoenix/imaging_helper/installer.iso-meta.iso,media=cdrom2024-04-17 05:23:05,074Z INFO Installer VM is now running the installation2024-04-17 05:23:05,082Z INFO Installer VM running with PID = 51722024-04-17 05:23:05,105Z DEBUG svm_rescue:Unable to read /etc/nutan

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Certificate errors in fresh installation

Hi again.So i did my fresh installation, and at long last the password worked.Now, i can access the https://ip-of-cvm:9440, but only using “Internet Explorer”Any other browser will say something like this:“IP” usually uses encryption to protect your information. This time when Microsoft Edge tried to connect to “IP“, the site returned unusual and incorrect credentials. This can happen when a hacker tries to impersonate “IP” or a Wi-Fi login screen has disconnected. Your information is still safe because Microsoft Edge disconnected before any data was exchanged.You can't visit “IP” right now because the site has sent encrypted credentials that Microsoft Edge can't process. Network failures and attacks are usually temporary, so this page will probably work again later. And using “Internet Explorer” it seems like a lot of virual elements arent displayed correctly.

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First installatino of community edition

Hi.So this is my first installation of Nutanix, and it is kicking my behind.I have done the installation, and i want to connect to the CVM, but it doesent accept the default password.https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Clusters-AWS:aws-clusters-aws-using-prism-element-web-console-log-in-t.htmlI have tried root, admin nutanix and password “nutanix/4u” “Nutanix/4u”. So, what is the default password when SSH the first time to the CVM? Best RegardsJens.

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Magneto is in recovery mode after PC DR

Hi all,I received the following error when I tried to create a protection policy with sync replication for one vm from two clusters managed from the same PC, “Failed to apply protection policy 'PP_sync' on the VM 'CentOS7-DEV' because 'Magneto is in recovery mode after PC DR'”. Some time ago I restored the PC but I didn't find any error before now, also NCC didn't report any issue.Regards

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Hello,I am desperate, I have 2 disks and the USB stick with the ISo on my server.If I now want to install Nutranix, I get to the disk selection, but even if I assign the disks to the respective letters, only Phoenix ISO is still mounted at the endThen the install aborts and I can go back to the disk selection.If I enter H,C, or D, the system says either I need SSD's, or I must have 2 disks, which I have.Do I need ESXI on the server, not really if I use the AHV version?

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All licenses reset before clean re-allocation on two production clusters

Hi Guys,Can anyone confirm that it is possible to unlicense one or two NX clusters that are in production in order to re-allocate the same licenses but smarter?Explanation: We have 2 clusters with 3 AOS Pro licenses sets (Cores + FLASH)Set1: first 3 nodes of cluster1 (2019, renewed 2022)Set2: first 3 nodes of cluster2 (2021, renewed 2024)Set3: 2 more nodes, one for each cluster (2022)We should then have set1 allocated for cluster1, set2 for cluster2 and set3 split between the 2 clusters but currently each set is used partially in cluster1 and 2 which is a mess for next licenses renewal…So my target would be to reclaim all the licenses for both clusters and then reallocate them, cleaner, through seamless licencing. Is that scenario possible without stopping the exploitation? Thanks for your advice and guidance.

UEFI VMs encounter random "inaccessible boot device" BSOD issue

Just wondering if anyone knows if there are any documented instances of someone being able to successfully re-inject the VirtIO drivers into a UEFI-based Windows VM? At first, we thought it was just a VMware problem, but then we had the same issue happen on a native-AHV VM. The VM operates normally for weeks, with regular reboots, but randomly after a reboot, it bluescreens with an "Inaccessible Boot Device" error.We haven't found a single "solution" that has actually fixed the problem. We can get the VM to boot into recovery mode, but none of the recovery options work. If we manually load up VirtIO driver from the command prompt (drvload vioscsi.inf) we can regain access to our drives, but adding the driver to the boot image via DISM does not help (dism /image:c:\ /add-driver /driver:vioscsi.inf). The server reboots to the same blue screen.SFC doesn't help, neither do the standard bootrec options (i.e. bootrec /fixmbr, bootrec /fixboot, bootrec /rebuildbcd), nor does "bootsec /nt

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Can I extend node G9 into cluster G5?

Hello Guys I have a plan to refreshment nutanix from G5 to G8 or G9but I have a question. Can I add node G8 or G9 to cluster G5?So that I can migrate VMs completely before upgrading. Please, someone with experience, please advise me.Thank you

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Complete newbie not sure how to get to the config screen

Hi all the expert,I’m completely new to Nutanix.I tried to install the Nutanix Community Edition onto my existing rack mounted HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 server, so I followed this YouTube video, but it’s definitely outdated, since the links shown on the video are different to the download links available from the post from 3 years ago (created on 29th September 2020) So I have downloaded the installer ISO (version ce/2023.03.01/phoenix-ce2.0-fraser-6.5.2-stable-fnd-5.3.4-x86_64.iso) and nothing else, since the other download links are for Windows, but my purpose is to install Nutanix itself onto the host directly to replace ESXi completely, so I thought the VirtIO for Windows ISO and AHV Plugin (.msi files) are not really applicable in my case.So it get stuck at the getting files screen for a long time, and then it errored out as the screenshot at the bottom, then a root login line showed up, I can’t even get to the grey screen to select the hypervisor and configure the IP like on the Ge

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Creating Nutanix Cluster using Hyperflex M5 Server Failed

Im trying to install nutanix on Cisco Hyperflex M5 Server and I get the following errors.Has anyone experienced this and how to solve it?2024-04-17 05:23:04,932Z INFO installation_device: -drive file=/dev/sdj,cache=writethrough,format=raw2024-04-17 05:23:04,959Z DEBUG Using AHV-metadata iso for AHV installation2024-04-17 05:23:04,966Z INFO Executing /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -m 32G -machine q35 -enable-kvm -drive file=/dev/sdj,cache=writethrough,format=raw -drive file=/phoenix/imaging_helper/installer.iso,media=cdrom -netdev user,id=net0,net=192.168.5.0/24 -device e1000,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=00:25:b5:a0:f3:01 -vnc :1 -boot order=d -pidfile installer_vm.pid -daemonize -smp 4 -serial file:/tmp/installer_vm.log -drive file=/phoenix/imaging_helper/installer.iso-meta.iso,media=cdrom2024-04-17 05:23:05,074Z INFO Installer VM is now running the installation2024-04-17 05:23:05,082Z INFO Installer VM running with PID = 51722024-04-17 05:23:05,105Z DEBUG svm_rescue:Unable to read /etc/nutan

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Magneto is in recovery mode after PC DR

Hi all,I received the following error when I tried to create a protection policy with sync replication for one vm from two clusters managed from the same PC, “Failed to apply protection policy 'PP_sync' on the VM 'CentOS7-DEV' because 'Magneto is in recovery mode after PC DR'”. Some time ago I restored the PC but I didn't find any error before now, also NCC didn't report any issue.Regards

Marc infonecsVoyager

Installation & Configuration

All licenses reset before clean re-allocation on two production clusters

Hi Guys,Can anyone confirm that it is possible to unlicense one or two NX clusters that are in production in order to re-allocate the same licenses but smarter?Explanation: We have 2 clusters with 3 AOS Pro licenses sets (Cores + FLASH)Set1: first 3 nodes of cluster1 (2019, renewed 2022)Set2: first 3 nodes of cluster2 (2021, renewed 2024)Set3: 2 more nodes, one for each cluster (2022)We should then have set1 allocated for cluster1, set2 for cluster2 and set3 split between the 2 clusters but currently each set is used partially in cluster1 and 2 which is a mess for next licenses renewal…So my target would be to reclaim all the licenses for both clusters and then reallocate them, cleaner, through seamless licencing. Is that scenario possible without stopping the exploitation? Thanks for your advice and guidance.

UEFI VMs encounter random "inaccessible boot device" BSOD issue

Just wondering if anyone knows if there are any documented instances of someone being able to successfully re-inject the VirtIO drivers into a UEFI-based Windows VM? At first, we thought it was just a VMware problem, but then we had the same issue happen on a native-AHV VM. The VM operates normally for weeks, with regular reboots, but randomly after a reboot, it bluescreens with an "Inaccessible Boot Device" error.We haven't found a single "solution" that has actually fixed the problem. We can get the VM to boot into recovery mode, but none of the recovery options work. If we manually load up VirtIO driver from the command prompt (drvload vioscsi.inf) we can regain access to our drives, but adding the driver to the boot image via DISM does not help (dism /image:c:\ /add-driver /driver:vioscsi.inf). The server reboots to the same blue screen.SFC doesn't help, neither do the standard bootrec options (i.e. bootrec /fixmbr, bootrec /fixboot, bootrec /rebuildbcd), nor does "bootsec /nt

ChawinAdventurer

Can I extend node G9 into cluster G5?

Hello Guys I have a plan to refreshment nutanix from G5 to G8 or G9but I have a question. Can I add node G8 or G9 to cluster G5?So that I can migrate VMs completely before upgrading. Please, someone with experience, please advise me.Thank you

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Migration of MS Exchange Server from ESXi to AHV via move

Hi,how do you think about migration of a single MS Exchange Server incl. its database via Move?I know that is not recommended but there are some technical facts for?In the past I’ve migrated a lot of MS SQL servers via Move without problems (migration offline while vm was powered off - virtio drivers were installed in a previous step).kind regards,Thomas

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Can I create affinity rules for VMs in an AHV cluster?

I’m fairly new to AHV and Prism. We’ve been running Nutanix for a few years but our hosts are running ESXi. We’re setting up a new cluster with AHV and we’re planning to migrate everything there. One issue we have is that some hosts have the NVIDIA GPU card in them. In Vmware, I have affinity rules so that the VMs that use the GPU will only run on the hosts that have the GPU card. Can I do the same thing with AHV? Going through KB articles, I get mixed messages. One KB article flat out says that it’s not supported.

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Best approach to monitor Nutanix cluster with ELK ?

Hello, We have a couple of Nutanix clusters (with or without Prism) and we would like to monitor them from ELK. What would be the best ? Is there a KB on how to setup a web service collector ? ThanksNicolasHFR

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Did Nutanix API authentication use NTLM v1?

Dears: Currently, I found a problem when using Prometheus to monitor Nutanix Objects according to https://prism IP:9440/oss/api/nutanix/metrics. This works fine for a long time.But when our AD team disable NTLM v1 in domain controller, problem happened, Prometheus could not work as before to get the data from API.Current Prometheus config is like below:- job_name: 'object_exporter_bucketname’ metrics_path: /oss/api/nutanix/metrics/[object store name]/[bucket name] scheme: https scrape_interval: 90s static_configs: - targets: ［https://Prism Central IP:9440］ tls_config: insecure_skip_verify: true basic_auth: username: ［Prism Central service account］ password: ［Password of service account］ Anyone know if NTLM v1 is used during API authentication?

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