Installation Nutanix on Dell Power Edge R740xd

Try to factory reset the iDrac (keep username and network settings).

I Did it before but still face issue (Network link Bonding Failure)

Are all firewall requirements correct for the foundation? 

What type of networking did you setup in virtual box for the foundation vm? (bridge/nat?) Use bridge.

I Tried both foundation , foundation for windows and vm i used bridge and pingable to IDRAC the foundation start successfully in phase 1 when mounting and check eth0 many tries and at the end fail 🙃 if any check on server network ?

Now i Face this Issue how can i solve it 

​@mahmoud.ashraf looks like your network is not up and running. How are the switches configured? Is there connection between IPMI/iDRAC network and infrastructure network (Host & CVM IPs)?

Or try with a "flat” switch where you connect laptop, iDRAC & 1 infra port to eliminate network issues and perform the foundation

The node should be able to talk to foundation via the iDrac and via the normal interfaces. You can look up firewall requirements here: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/ports-and-protocols?productType=Foundation

I Use Flat Switch Non Configured, Using 3 port only 1G 
1 For My lab 
1 For IDRAC 
1 For eth0

Now I face This Issue:

2025-12-14 17:35:20,266Z log.py:102 INFO imagingUtil.py:808 Imaging thread 'svm' failed with reason [None]
2025-12-14 17:35:20,274Z log.py:102 CRITICAL AOS installation failed. Reason: None
2025-12-14 17:35:20,713Z decorators.py:80 ERROR Exception in <ImagingStepPhoenix(<NodeConfig(192.168.1.146) @13d0>) @1850>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "foundation\decorators.py", line 78, in wrap_method
  File "foundation\imaging_step_phoenix.py", line 569, in run
  File "foundation\imaging_step.py", line 349, in wait_for_event
Exception: Received "fatal" in waiting for event "Rebooting node. This may take several minutes": AOS installation failed. Reason: None
2025-12-14 17:35:20,711Z imaging_step.py:164 ERROR Exception in running <InstallHypervisorKVM(<NodeConfig(192.168.1.146) @13d0>) @ffd0>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "foundation\imaging_step.py", line 160, in _run
  File "foundation\imaging_step_hypervisor.py", line 53, in run
  File "foundation\imaging_step.py", line 349, in wait_for_event
Exception: Received "fatal" in waiting for event "Installing AHV": AOS installation failed. Reason: None
2025-12-14 17:35:20,736Z imaging_step.py:123 DEBUG Setting state of <InstallHypervisorKVM(<NodeConfig(192.168.1.146) @13d0>) @ffd0> from RUNNING to FAILED
2025-12-14 17:35:20,771Z imaging_step.py:164 ERROR Exception in running <ImagingStepPhoenix(<NodeConfig(192.168.1.146) @13d0>) @1850>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "foundation\imaging_step.py", line 160, in _run
  File "foundation\decorators.py", line 78, in wrap_method
  File "foundation\imaging_step_phoenix.py", line 569, in run
  File "foundation\imaging_step.py", line 349, in wait_for_event
Exception: Received "fatal" in waiting for event "Rebooting node. This may take several minutes": AOS installation failed. Reason: None
2025-12-14 17:35:20,776Z imaging_step.py:123 DEBUG Setting state of <ImagingStepPhoenix(<NodeConfig(192.168.1.146) @13d0>) @1850> from RUNNING to FAILED
 

and From IDRAC see [root@phonenix~]#

from that i can ping 
IDRAC IP 
CVM IP
 

Server: Dell Power Edge R740
BIOS Version: 2.24.0
iDRAC Firmware:7.00.00.182
AOS: 7.3
AHV:10.3

There should be more info in the foundation logs. Can you paste the complete log of the node?

Logs From Foundation
Kindly find the attached log file from this link because can’t Upload here it is large file