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Regarding Access of Prism Central Access, I have try to access but no luck and also please guide me the step to access the CLI of CVM

When I make an API on Prism Central, I get the appropriate result. Perhaps, when I make same API call on PE, by just changing IP to PE, response is 404 not found.e,g,: root@ahv:~# curl -k -u admin:'****'   -H "Accept: application/json"   "https://<PE>:9440/api/vmm/v4.2/ahv/config/vms/{UUID}"{    "message": "The requested URL was not found on the server. If you entered the URL manually please check your spelling and try again."} PC version and PE version: 7.5.1Any pointers, what we might have been missing?

Hi all,I am trying to install Nutanix on a former Dell VxRail node. The server is a Dell PowerEdge R640, and it has been re-branded back to a standard Dell R640 in iDRAC - the installation is only for Lab/testing, not for production.I have tried several installation combinations:Latest available AOS/AHV versions — although I understand these may not be supported on this older hardware Latest supported combination I could find for this platform: AOS 6.5.1.8 AHV 20220304.336 In all attempts, Foundation fails during the installation with the following error:CRITICAL svm_rescue: No suitable SVM boot disk foundAOS installation failed. Reason: NoneThe node boots successfully into Phoenix, downloads the AOS package, AHV ISO, Anaconda bits and driver package, but fails when the CVM/SVM installation begins.Model: Dell PowerEdge R640 / R640-10Boot mode: Legacy BIOSSecure Boot: DisablediDRAC: iDRAC9Storage controller: HBA330Boot device: Dell BOSS-S1 RAID1BOSS virtual disk size: approx. 240 GBDat

🚀 Excited to share that we've published our latest whitepaper:Managing Microsoft SQL Server Databases with Nutanix Database Service (NDB)If you're running mission-critical SQL Server workloads, this guide covers how enterprises are modernizing database operations while reducing operational complexity.Inside the whitepaper you'll learn how to:✅ Provision SQL Server environments in minutes✅ Protect databases with instant snapshots and Point-in-Time Recovery✅ Create space-efficient clones for Dev/Test and Analytics✅ Simplify patching and lifecycle management✅ Deploy consistently across on-premises and hybrid cloud environmentsWhether you're a DBA, Infrastructure Architect, or IT leader, this paper provides practical guidance on modern SQL Server operations.I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences managing SQL Server at scale.📖 Read the whitepaper:https://www.nutanix.com/viewer/content/dam/nutanix/en/resources/white-papers/wp-managing-sql-server-databases-with-nutanix-database-serv

New on-demand webinar: Nutanix + MongoDB on sharded cluster management just went live — a fireside chat I did with Dan Coombes (MongoDB) on how the Nutanix-MongoDB integration simplifies managing and protecting MongoDB sharded clusters across hybrid multicloud environments.Covers:Reducing tool sprawl with a single, policy-driven workflow Faster resilience/recovery for sharded clusters ("surgical precision" recovery) Compliance/governance for SLAs + data sovereignty The joint Nutanix-MongoDB support modelGood one to share with customers/prospects running MongoDB at scale, especially anyone wrestling with backup and recovery for large sharded cluster. Watch here: https://events.actualtechmedia.com/on-demand/3147/simplifying-management-of-mongodb-sharded-cluster-in-a-hybrid-multicloud

i need to decrease  the cvm memory size , i know that nutanix doesn’t support that but is there work  around to do that , and the cluster is fresh and has no workload ,and it is production cluster 

After performing the procedure described in KB-15880 (HOW TO: Renew expired "APLOS" and "PRISMSERVICE" certificates where the last Prism Central upgrade is over two years old), we enabled CMSP (Microservices Infrastructure).After enabling CMSP, we were no longer able to access Prism Central.The following error message is displayed when accessing the Prism Central web console:"upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: connection failure"SSH access to the Prism Central VM is available, and there are no issues with the cluster status. All services appear to be running normally.

Hello everyone. We are deploying Nutanix for the first time using foundation v5.7 with 4node XC-660 servers and Dell S5224-ON top of rack switches. Launching foundation, we are getting repeatable Failure:"fatal: Running CVM Installer, Starting host installer"Phoenix is installed on all servers but that is as far as the install gets. Any ideas?We have a case open as well with Nutanix

Dear experts,I have successfully installed Nutanix Community Edition (CE) 2.1 on VMware Workstation, but I'm facing a networking issue.Environment Platform: VMware Workstation Nutanix Version: Community Edition 2.1 Allocated Resources: 65 GB RAM 8 vCPUs Installation completed successfully, and I can log in to Prism without any issues.ProblemAfter logging into Prism, I checked the Network Configuration, but the Virtual Switch list is empty. Because no virtual switch is available, I'm unable to create a VM since there is no network to attach.What I've CheckedInstallation completed without any reported errors. Prism is accessible through the management IP. The virtual switch is not created or displayed under the networking section.Has anyone experienced this issue with CE 2.1 running on VMware Workstation? Is there any additional configuration required after installation, or could this be related to the VMware virtual network adapter configuration?Any guidance or troubleshooting steps w

An administrator is deploying an NC2 cluster on AWS in the us-west-2 region. A VPC, management subnet, and a VM subnet are already created in the target region.The management subnet has a local route and a route to the Internet. The VM subnet has a local route and a route to the NAT gateway. During the deployment, the management subnet appears in the drop-down list in the Create Cluster wizard, but cannot be selected.What is the cause of this problem?The subnet has an IPv4 CIDR block but does not have an IPv6 CIDR block.The subnet has a direct route to an Internet gateway.The subnet has both an IPv4 CIDR block and an IPv6 CIDR block.The subnet does not have route to a Site-to-Site VPN connection through a virtual private gateway.

Hi Team,I am trying to set up a small Nutanix lab environment on VMware ESXi for learning and testing Prism Central integration.However, I do not have access to the Nutanix Support Portal, so I am unable to download the Prism Central OVA file.I checked multiple links but they all redirect to the support portal login page.Is there any:Community / trial download for Prism Central OVA (ESXi format), or Alternative way to obtain a POC/evaluation copy for lab use?I am not using this for production, only for learning and testing.Any guidance would be appreciated.Thank you.

I already read the difference between nutanix files standard and distributed but i not understand what the case i should select .if i have one folder share SMB 18 T and inside this folder some folders and files , is applicable standard or distributed ? 

Hi All, With the VM PowerShell module for intelligent operations, I have a few questions.For the path to the .PS1 file, can I use an SMB (Nutanix) share or does it have to be a local share  already mapped to the VM?The account in question would have access both to the VM and the SMB share

when i’m trying to schedule  the NCp-MCI exam i get this error “The time slot reservation has expired, please select another time slot.”

Hi Guys,  I have a technical question for implementing multiple site into single site as a DR location using sync repository where RPO 0.Thank you for answering this question. Regards,Andreas Kuncoro 

Hi all,As part of the planned replacement of our current Nutanix cluster later this year, we are reviewing the network infrastructure requirements for the new deployment.Since a large portion of our network is already built on Ubiquiti switching, I would like to evaluate whether the Ubiquiti Enterprise Campus Aggregation Switches would be a suitable platform for the new cluster.Based on the published specifications, these switches appear to meet the required connectivity and performance criteria. Before proceeding further, I would appreciate any feedback regarding their suitability for a Nutanix environment, particularly with respect to redundancy, high availability, east-west traffic handling.Has anyone deployed or validated these switches in a similar virtualization or hyperconverged infrastructure environment?Thanks in advance for your insights.Kind regards,Erik

We recently enabled Intelligent Operations. We now have a critical alert saying that “Small Prism Central does not support currently enabled services. Please scale up PC to Large variant.” Before I pull the trigger and scale up to ‘Large’, I need to know if that has any effect on our licensing costs. We are a new Nutanix user (April). Our current licensing is good until Aug 2030. 

Hi Team,We would like to seek clarification regarding the storage configuration for the QRadar Event Processor (EP) instances.As per the current design, two QRadar Event Processor (EP) instances and two Event Collector (EC) instances are planned for deployment. The EP instances will be deployed on RHEL virtual machines.Our understanding is that, after the VM deployment, a Nutanix Volume Group (VG) may need to be created and presented as shared storage to both EP VMs to support an Active-Passive configuration.Could you please confirm whether a common/shared Nutanix Volume Group can be attached to both EP VMs for this purpose? If supported, we would appreciate your guidance on the recommended approach for configuring and presenting the shared storage to both VMs. We are looking for your acknoweldgement.

We are using the Data Protection v4.1 API compute-changed-regions endpoint from Prism Central 7.5 (AOS 11.0.0.1) to retrieve changed regions for VM recovery points.For most VMs, the workflow completes successfully. However, for VMs with large changed data disks, the API consistently fails with:401 UNAUTHORIZEDThe failure occurs approximately 15 minutes after the operation starts.Our current steps are:compute-changed-regions is invoked successfully for cluster prism element API - api/dataprotection/v4.1/content/recovery-points/{recoveryPointExtId}/vm-recovery-points/{vmRecoveryPointExtId}/disk-recovery-points/{extId}/$actions/compute-changed-regions Nutanix begins computing changed regions. The VM disks are highly fragmented and may contain a very large number of changed extents. Results are returned through pagination. The client continues fetching paginated results. Total processing time exceeds approximately 15 minutes. A subsequent page retrieval request returns 401 UNAUTHORIZED.Add