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HiI recently deployed a pair of nutanix clusters with AOS 7.5 and the same version of Prism Central.This customer uses veeam 13 and he have experienced some decrease in performance due to some issues between the AHV 7.5 and Veeam 13.I’ve seen on this link from the veeam forum that the new PC 7.5.0.1 release is compatible with Veeam 13 and it may fix the performance issues.https://community.veeam.com/blogs-and-podcasts-57/veeam-plugin-for-nutanix-advisory-on-nutanix-aos-7-5-12229So now its time to upgrade Prism Central from 7.5 to 7.5.0.1 but when I perform an inventory on LCM trhough prism element or prism central I see no updates available (notice this is not a dark site). Am I missing something??thanks

Hello Community, we have to set up a cluster with CISCO 220C M8 Rackservers.In Nutanix Documentation I saw two methods:UCS Manager (Foundation VM) ISM Standalone (Foundation Central)But customer does not have got any of these management solutions.In Foundation VM I can see two options:Cisco (install via UCS Manager) Cisco (install without UCS Manager)Does the second option mean that I can do a foundation standalone like other servers (HPE, DELL, ...)? Thanks in advance,kid regards, Thomas 

Facing issue when we install or configure 7.3 with Foundation 5.9 getting error and not reimage on Nutanix box NX-3060-G7.     raise Exception("Cannot reach BMC after reset")Exception: Cannot reach BMC after reset2026-01-23 07:36:29,583Z imaging_step.py:123 DEBUG Setting state of <ImagingStepInitIPMI(<NodeConfig(192.168.10.32) @9370>) @95e0> from RUNNING to FAILED2026-01-23 07:36:29,583Z imaging_step.py:123 DEBUG Setting state of <ImagingStepRAIDCheckPhoenix(<NodeConfig(192.168.10.32) @9370>) @9040> from PENDING to NR2026-01-23 07:36:29,583Z imaging_step.py:182 WARNING Skipping <ImagingStepRAIDCheckPhoenix(<NodeConfig(192.168.10.32) @9370>) @9040> because dependencies not met, failed tasks: [<ImagingStepInitIPMI(<NodeConfig(192.168.10.32) @9370>) @95e0>]2026-01-23 07:36:29,583Z imaging_step.py:123 DEBUG Setting state of <ImagingStepPreInstall(<NodeConfig(192.168.10.32) @9370>) @91c0> from PENDING to NR2026-01-23 07:36:29,583Z

Hi All,I have Dell power edge R760 server with loads of RAM and Storage. My plan is to configure this as single node cluster.is there any limit for number of Virtual Machines per single node cluster? I read that maximum 5 VM’s only allowed in single node cluster. is this true?

I’m looking at trying Nutanix, I was orginally on ESXi with a Dell PowerEdge T340, I’ve since migrated to Proxmox.I’m in the process of reading documentation and reviewing etc.  I currently have 4 x SSDs in the unit with 64GB RAM installed.  I may put an HBA330 in to allow use of the other 4 drive bays.  I have a spare BOSS card too that I’ve not used.Does anyone have Veeam CE Edition v13 appliance working with Nutanix?

Hello Nutanix Community,I’m reaching out for help after spending a significant amount of time troubleshooting an issue where a Nutanix cluster cannot complete initialization. I would truly appreciate any insight from the community, as I believe I have exhausted all standard troubleshooting paths.This cluster was previously created successfully and had been running in production without issues.However, due to security-related changes in our IT infrastructure, we were required to re-address the entire environment, including: CVM IPs Hypervisor IPs IPMI IPs Because of this requirement, I intentionally chose the cleanest and officially recommended approach, which was: Reclaim licenses Stop the cluster Destroy the cluster Rebuild the cluster from scratch using Nutanix Foundation This was not an accidental failure during a first-time installation.The issue only started after performing a controlled teardown and reinstallation due to the IP address changes. Support experience and re

Hello Team,Need assistance.I have installed AHV cluster of a 2 nodes on the Dell-PowerEdge R640 hardware. Hardware specifications -Memory - 128 GB on each hostI have installed AHV on 2 nodes and formed a cluster using the foundation vm. The AHV and cluster were installed successfully and all the services are up and running. (able to access the UI And login too)When the clusters are installed I tried to install the Prism element on top of the AHV cluster but that fails.when tried to troubleshoot found out that the host is utilizing maximum memory (almost 126gb out of 128 gb)Due to this unable to install the prism element.Below are the details of the packages - ( all are in whitelist)AHV v.10.3.0.2, 10.3.1.1AOS Version - 7.3.0.6, 7.3.1.1Prism Version pc.7.3.0.6

Hi.Currently, virtual machine A running on cluster A (consisting of three machines) is being remotely backed up to cluster B (consisting of one machine) using Prism Element's protection domain.In this state, is it possible to remotely back up virtual machine B running on cluster B to cluster A using the protection domain?Is this a problem?kind regards.

Hello Team,The specifications provided by Lenovo has an OCP networking on the HX630(650) V4.https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2132-lenovo-thinkagile-hx630-v4-hyperconverged-system#table-overview-of-featuresHowever, you cannot select items for NIC(FLOM-OCP) in Sizer.Is there a reason? 

Hello All,I am looking for documentation latest field deployment guide for Cisco Nutanix deployment using intersight. I can see last documetn published on Octobe 25 by cisco, in which the 2022 PC have all EOL software bundles. 2024 PC required completed ESXi environment (vcenter serveras well). Is there way to eliminate vcenter server in any of the latest PC which is used for deployment of cisco nutanix cluster. Thanks in advanceThejesh

Guys has anyone used any tools for Disaster recovery that will handle  AHV ,and Hybrid HCI and 3 tier Esxi.  

Hello, This question came to mind when i was exporting  a VM . Where the OVA file is actually stored?because i didn’t get to choose the storage container where the OVA file will exported to? 

Hi,I decided to write my own Terraform provider/resource for managing a StoragePolicy as the Nutanix provider does not include this capability yet. When writing the delete/destroy function, I followed the Golang example in the API page: https://developers.nutanix.com/api-reference?namespace=datapolicies&version=v4.2#tag/StoragePolicies/operation/deleteStoragePolicyById However, I found it failed with 500 using the example. After debugging I found that the client expects a map with string and pointers to string for its values, not actual strings (https://github.com/nutanix/ntnx-api-golang-clients/blob/datapolicies-go-client/v4.2.1/datapolicies-go-client/api/storage_policies_api.go#L64)  However, the example provided suggests to use an actual var, not the address:Adding the address to the map will allow the value to correctly be extracted and the delete will work:notice the “&”I can’t see where to contact for updating the example, but perhaps someone can pass it on. 

Hi. New to Nutanix. We have a 3-node test cluster to evaluate. We are at RF-2 (1N/1D). I am hoping someone can clarify some things for me. I know I can lose 1-node or 1-drive and I will still have data availability. My question is this:If I lose 1-node will data-resilency be rebuilt in that I could actually lose a drive in 1 of the two remaining healthy nodes and still have data available? My thought process is Curator will simply rebuild the data to another healthy drive on the same node?I am trying this now where I cleanly shut a node down, and after 44 minutes Element still shows data-resilency as critical. I would assume since there is tons of free space the resilience would move to “OK” and I could tolerate a drive failure. I must really be misunderstanding something, I am certain I have read that would be work. I just cannot lose a drive with the node down during the rebuild process. Thank you for clarification!

I passed the exam on 5 Jan and have already received the score report. On 6 Jan I got the e-mail saying I’ve earned the badge. However, when I check the Certification Transcript page today, the actual certificate isn’t listed yet. Is it normal for it to take a few more days before it shows up, or should I contact support?Thanks for any guidance!

Greetings,In our lab, we have an old Nutanix cluster of 4 NX-8155-G6 machines. I am looking at installing Open Source AHV and AOS however CE may be our solution as well. It looks like the only way to install AHV on the appliances is using Foundation. So two tracks:AHV on the old cluster and install with Foundation Install CE on the old clusterDoes anybody have experience installing CE on older Nutanix Hardware?

Our current setup is physical prod servers and VMs are in 10. 172.31.40.1 segment and DR physical servers are in 172.31.30.1 segment and DR VMs are in 10. 172.31.40.1 segment and we configured Async DR setup. Currently we configured IPsec VPN in HQ and DR through FortiGate firewall. If production site  down, how can we access the production VM servers in DR site. This is our concern please provide solution for this design.

HI!Microsoft certificates for Secure Boot expire in June 2026Will AHV, CVM, and VM legacy boot continue to function properly after the certificate expires?Secure Boot expiration will only affect guest VMs using UEFI? 

I’m configuring Nutanix DR with zero compute but when i try to deploy MST from marketplace i receive the following errors:Credential is invalidVariable new_secret_keySecret value for variable is emptyVariable new_access_keySecret value for variable is emptyCredential default_credSecret value for credential is emptyI’ve tried to configure default credentials from self service but with no luck.thanks in advance

I did the following steps:downloaded and created a USB key is the below isocreated USB boot key with the following iso :phoenix.x86_64-fnd_5.6.1_patch-aos_6.8.1_gaboot the system and filled in the configuration screen:selecting D, I, C from the partitions listedfilled in:host ip addresscvm ip addresssubnetgatewayI followed these directions to get a configuration running:https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Community-Edition-Getting-Started-v2_1:top-cluster-config-ce-t.htmlfollowed the minimum hardware configureCPU - 4 (Intel VT-x or AMD-V capable and enabled)RAM Memory - 64GB of memory2 - SSD Drive - 500GB6TB HDD x 4 - 24TB total - user data Boot device/drive 250GB or greater  (AHV hypervisor loaded on the drive)Network - 4 NICs total made up of 2x 1Gb and 2x10Gb interfaces. Another 2 built-in 1Gb NICswhen the iso installation finished installing the network does not seem to be configured.from the console of the hostsI can not:ping the gwping the cvmDo I n

Dear Team,Good day. I have successfully completed my Nutanix Professional training sessions.Thank you very much for offering me the opportunity to attend this course. I kindly request you to assign the exam voucher so that I can proceed with scheduling my certification exam. Please let me know if any additional information is required from my side. Voucher - Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) 6.10  

Environment Platform: Nutanix NC2 Prism Central: deployed and reachable NKP: v2.16.0 Deployment methods tried: NKP from Marketplace NKP CLI (nkp create cluster nutanix ...) Problem descriptionAfter deploying NC2 and Prism Central, I tried to deploy an NKP management cluster. Only the first control plane VM is created successfully. The cluster never initializes, and all worker machines remain stuck/pending. The status stays at: “Waiting for Cluster control plane to be initialized” / WaitingForKubeadmInit. Symptoms / Output./nkp describe cluster --cluster-name=managment Cluster/managment False Info WaitingForKubeadmInit├─ControlPlane - KubeadmControlPlane/... False Info WaitingForKubeadmInit│ └─Machine/... True└─Workers  └─MachineDeployment/... False Warning WaitingForAvailableMachines (3 replicas, 0 available)    ├─KubeadmConfig/... WaitingForControlPlaneAvailable    └─NutanixMachine/... WaitingForInfrastructureExpected behaviorThe control plane should bootstrap succe

Anyone know where I can find the G10 Stencils? I’ve found links to Visio Cafe, but the latest listed is G9.

Hi all , Now i am deploying a new nutanix cluster with 10 all flash nodes and each node has 4 ssd disks so during my search in nutanix docs i noticed that nutanix marked up to 4 ssd disks in each node as a metadata disk so in my case it can sign at least 1 ssd disk for metadata and this disk can not be used for regular VMs Data  my question is  one of four ssd disks will be marked as a metadata disk and cannot be used for regular VMs Data ?

Is it possible to use this appliance to test the REST API performance of a 3RD party array?We would like to bombard the array with a lot of GET PUT calls and test its performance using XRAY.