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Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)

Run NKP Anywhere – Build Your Own Lab Guide

Hi!While preparing for the Nutanix NCP-CN certification, I wanted a hands-on way to explore the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) — even without a Nutanix cluster.Since deploying NKP on Linux VMs involves significantly more manual configuration steps than on a Nutanix Cluster, it turned out to be the more time consuming but also far more educational path.This guide walks through building a lightweight NKP lab environment, ideal for learning, testing, or experimenting alongside the official NKP Administration training from Nutanix University.Hope this is valuable for some of you ✌️

SouleyeWayfarer

AHV Virtualization

Hello everyone, I have a problem with my new created 4-nodes AHV cluster. in my prism element I can no longer see the two nodes ( disconnected), and the default vswitch (vs0) are gone too and can’t recreat it.

Suzanne DeWittModerator

Updated NCP-MCA & NCP-EUC 6.10 Exams Open for Scheduling

Updated NCP-MCA & NCP-EUC 6.10 Exams Open for Scheduling

Take your Nutanix expertise to the next level by deepening your skills in Cloud Management and End-User Computing (EUC). If you’ve already earned your NCP-MCI certification, now’s the perfect time to take the next step with these two Specialty Professional certification paths. Nutanix Cloud ManagementNutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA)Test your ability to automate infrastructure and application deployment across multicloud environments using Nutanix tools. Scheduling for this exam is open now with exam appointments starting on November 18, 2025.📄 Download the Exam Blueprint Guide🗓 Schedule your NCP-MCA Exam Now Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA)Master hybrid cloud automation with this hands-on course designed for IT professionals. Learn to orchestrate applications using Nutanix X-Play and Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) Self-Service. This course is available as a self-paced online course, or with a live instructor and hands-on labs. 👉 Enr

AdamBuckmanVoyager

AHV Virtualization

PCIe Passthrough Instructions for CE 2.1?

I would like to attempt PCIe passthrough of a QLogic 2662 Fiber HBA to my Windows Server 2025 Nutanix Virtual Machine so that the device shows up in device manager, but I am unable to find clear documentation on PCIe passthrough.

TechnikVoyager

AHV Virtualization

No Display output on VMs

HiWhen I start a VM on my Nutanix server I never get display output. Why is that the case or what am I doing wrong?

Himanshusince1989Trailblazer

Installation & Configuration

Hardware Compatibiltiy for Nutanix Foundation

I have purchased a PowerEdge R7615 with some of the additional things in it. I have purchased that hardware to install Nutanix Foundation. Below are the list of hardware which I have.Processor - AMD EPYC 9124 3.0GHz, 16C/32T, 64M Cache (200W) DDR5-4800 - 1 QTYMemory Capacity - 32GB RDIMM, 5600MT/s, Dual Rank - 2 QTYRAID/Internal Storage Controllers - PERC H755 Adapter, Low Profile - 1 QTY SSD - 800GB SSD SAS ISE, Mixed Use, up to 24Gbps 512e 2.5in with 3.5in HYB CARR, AG Drive - 1Hard Drives - 1.2TB Hard Drive SAS ISE 12Gbps 10k 512n 2.5in with 3.5in HYB CARR - 2 QTYEmbedded Systems Management - iDRAC9, Enterprise 16G - 1 QTY. I have missing hardware, and I believe that Nutanix works with additional hardware, HBA355i Storage Controller, instead of RAID Controller and It also requires BOSS-CONTROLLER 480 GB. I will upgrade the hardware with these material. I have doubt on the SSD part, will 1 X 800 GB SSD and 2 X 1.2 TB HDD, allows me to install Nutanix Foundation,.

iamkunal07Voyager

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)

Technical Pre-requisite to deploy NC2 on Azure

NC2 on Azure Deployment Pre-requisites-Hello Everyone,I started Nutanix Learning 2 months back and there are few questions which I am unable to find answers for, it would be great to hear from you guys, below are the questions I have-What kind of subscription one should have to create NC2 on AzureWhat kind of access (Owner/contributor) we should have Any reserved Network segment/IPs to deploy NC2 on Azure Minimum and maximum nodes we can create within a cluster or a single NC2 on Azure private cloud. Pre-requisites to deploy Nutanix MOVE

Suzanne DeWittModerator

Fast-Track Your Nutanix Certification with a 1-Day Course for Virtualization Professionals

Fast-Track Your Nutanix Certification with a 1-Day Course for Virtualization ProfessionalsBlog

New Course Available Spend 1 day to get ready to become Nutanix Certified Ideal for VMWare Certified Professionals ready to modernize their skills with Nutanix Leverage what you know to fast track to Nutanix Are you ready to dive into the Nutanix Cloud Platform solution and prepare yourself for the rapidly growing demands of enterprise infrastructure? If you are already skilled in managing virtual environments, now is the time to use that experience to join the Nutanix community of virtualization professionals. Your first step is with our new Nutanix QuickStart for Virtualization Professionals (NQVP) course. This course takes advantage of what you already know about virtualization and focuses your time and efforts on translating those capabilities to Nutanix solutions. This is a rapid-fire, real-world scenario-based course, preparing you to confidently sit for the Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) certification and start your journey t

Daniel MartinezPathfinder

AHV Virtualization

Prism Central Deployment fails at 76%

HiI've deployed a Nutanix Cluster AHV in a dark site. Im having the issue exactly described here:https://next.nutanix.com/installation-configuration-23/prism-central-stuck-at-76-vm-is-not-reachable-42437?tid=42437&fid=23 But the topic was closed without any solution so I have to search for it… In summary:After deploying the cluster I tried to deploy the Prism Central with no luck, it got stucked at 76%... AOS 7.3.1 + PC 7.3.1 The PC VM intially startas and answer by ping, however it is automaticaly restarted during the config process and it loses the net config so it gets unaccesible by lan When checking the Prism Element tasks, I see the Application Deployment task stuck atl 76 %. If I open the PC VM console to check its status I can see that it stuck on the OS boot and I can see several services such as auditd, ntpd, rsyslog, rc.localhowever it doesnt show the login prompt. If I manualy boot the VM it boots normaly (it shows the login prompt), but there is no lan configur

shafiq.rahmanVoyager

Move Application Migration

How to push Press F2 for EFI Boot Manager in vm installation console

I am trying to install ubuntu 24.04 and Almalinux 8.10 . in Both case console show “Press F2 to EFI Boot manager”. I tried to press F2 but not success. I am set UEFI boot. Help me Please.

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AdamBuckmanVoyager

AHV Virtualization

PCIe Passthrough Instructions for CE 2.1?

I would like to attempt PCIe passthrough of a QLogic 2662 Fiber HBA to my Windows Server 2025 Nutanix Virtual Machine so that the device shows up in device manager, but I am unable to find clear documentation on PCIe passthrough.

TechnikVoyager

AHV Virtualization

No Display output on VMs

HiWhen I start a VM on my Nutanix server I never get display output. Why is that the case or what am I doing wrong?

Himanshusince1989Trailblazer

Installation & Configuration

Hardware Compatibiltiy for Nutanix Foundation

I have purchased a PowerEdge R7615 with some of the additional things in it. I have purchased that hardware to install Nutanix Foundation. Below are the list of hardware which I have.Processor - AMD EPYC 9124 3.0GHz, 16C/32T, 64M Cache (200W) DDR5-4800 - 1 QTYMemory Capacity - 32GB RDIMM, 5600MT/s, Dual Rank - 2 QTYRAID/Internal Storage Controllers - PERC H755 Adapter, Low Profile - 1 QTY SSD - 800GB SSD SAS ISE, Mixed Use, up to 24Gbps 512e 2.5in with 3.5in HYB CARR, AG Drive - 1Hard Drives - 1.2TB Hard Drive SAS ISE 12Gbps 10k 512n 2.5in with 3.5in HYB CARR - 2 QTYEmbedded Systems Management - iDRAC9, Enterprise 16G - 1 QTY. I have missing hardware, and I believe that Nutanix works with additional hardware, HBA355i Storage Controller, instead of RAID Controller and It also requires BOSS-CONTROLLER 480 GB. I will upgrade the hardware with these material. I have doubt on the SSD part, will 1 X 800 GB SSD and 2 X 1.2 TB HDD, allows me to install Nutanix Foundation,.

iamkunal07Voyager

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)

Technical Pre-requisite to deploy NC2 on Azure

NC2 on Azure Deployment Pre-requisites-Hello Everyone,I started Nutanix Learning 2 months back and there are few questions which I am unable to find answers for, it would be great to hear from you guys, below are the questions I have-What kind of subscription one should have to create NC2 on AzureWhat kind of access (Owner/contributor) we should have Any reserved Network segment/IPs to deploy NC2 on Azure Minimum and maximum nodes we can create within a cluster or a single NC2 on Azure private cloud. Pre-requisites to deploy Nutanix MOVE

Daniel MartinezPathfinder

AHV Virtualization

Prism Central Deployment fails at 76%

HiI've deployed a Nutanix Cluster AHV in a dark site. Im having the issue exactly described here:https://next.nutanix.com/installation-configuration-23/prism-central-stuck-at-76-vm-is-not-reachable-42437?tid=42437&fid=23 But the topic was closed without any solution so I have to search for it… In summary:After deploying the cluster I tried to deploy the Prism Central with no luck, it got stucked at 76%... AOS 7.3.1 + PC 7.3.1 The PC VM intially startas and answer by ping, however it is automaticaly restarted during the config process and it loses the net config so it gets unaccesible by lan When checking the Prism Element tasks, I see the Application Deployment task stuck atl 76 %. If I open the PC VM console to check its status I can see that it stuck on the OS boot and I can see several services such as auditd, ntpd, rsyslog, rc.localhowever it doesnt show the login prompt. If I manualy boot the VM it boots normaly (it shows the login prompt), but there is no lan configur

shafiq.rahmanVoyager

Move Application Migration

How to push Press F2 for EFI Boot Manager in vm installation console

I am trying to install ubuntu 24.04 and Almalinux 8.10 . in Both case console show “Press F2 to EFI Boot manager”. I tried to press F2 but not success. I am set UEFI boot. Help me Please.

Tuomas.JousimaaPathfinder

Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)

No Rocky Linux Image for NKP 2.16 in Downloads

Looks like there is no ready-to-use image available for NKP 2.16 in the Downloads. For NKP Starter users, what is the update process now if we want to move from 2.15 to 2.16?Documentation does not have any information on the concrete steps, some references are to using the NKP Image builder but even that is unclear.

VirtualABVoyager

AHV Virtualization

Windows 11 support for AOS 6.5.1 with AHV 20230302.101026

I am trying to create windows 11 on AOS 6.5.1 with AHV 20230302.101026 but failing with this error.

MadsDKVoyager

Nutanix Certification

Nutanix University down?

HeyAnyone also having issues loading modules on Nutanix University today?Tested a few, but they just stuck at loading the module.Also my dashboard is blank.

GovardhanWayfarer

Nutanix Certification

Best Practical Approach to Prepare for NCP-MCI Certification

Hi everyone,I’m looking for some effective guidance on how to prepare for the Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) exam in a practical and result-oriented way.Rather than just reading through the course material, I’d like to know: How and where to get the most hands-on experience (labs, simulations, or community editions). The best structured learning flow that helped others grasp core concepts like storage, networking, and data protection. Any tips or personal study methods that made a real difference during your NCP-MCI journey. I’d love to hear from professionals who’ve already cleared the certification — especially on what worked best for you and what to avoid.Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping fellow learners get practical with Nutanix! 🙌#NutanixUniversity #NCPMCI #LearningPath #CertificationTips

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