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andre.luiz
andre.luizAdventurer
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NKP Node OS Image UEFI to Legacy BIOS in NKP Starter

Hello, I have been testing the NKP Starter in my LAB with Nutanix Community and encountered failures in creating the NKP cluster. The deployment of the NKP Cluster uses the NKP Node OS Image in UEFI mode, which, as many know, has an issue if the VM is created with the default network card in the Community Edition CE 2.1 and UEFI Boot. A workaround is to change the network card to the e1000 model, but doing this during the NKP deployment can cause your task to hang. So, in several attempts, I was able to quickly change the network card in time for the cluster creation command to complete the infrastructure deployment operations. NKP Node OS Image (Rocky Linux 9.5-release-1.32.3-20250430150550) for AHV( Version: v2.15.0 ) Is there any way to provide an instruction for the NKP to deploy the infrastructure with Legacy BIOS or to build an NKP Node OS Image without UEFI? It is mentioned in the documentation that the NKP Node OS Image cannot be customized in the NKP Starter version.

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ErwannMVoyager
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Missing a file in nkp-air-gapped-bundle_v2.15.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz ?

I want to upgrade NKP from 2.14 to 2.15I downloaded airgap bundle nkp-air-gapped-bundle_v2.15.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz from Nutanix download page.Following documentation : https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Kubernetes-Platform-v2_15:top-ug-nkp-ag-load-pr-nkp-cat-apps-c.htmlWe need to load file ./container-images/nkp-catalog-applications-image-bundle-nkp-version.tar,but when trying to load image I get an error :nkp push bundle --bundle nkp-catalog-applications-image-bundle-v${NKPVERSION}.tar --to-registry=$REGISTRY_URL --to-registry-username=${REGISTRY_USERNAME} --to-registry-password=${REGISTRY_PASSWORD} --to-registry-insecure-skip-tls-verify✓ Creating temporary directorydid find any matching files for "nkp-catalog-applications-image-bundle-v2.15.0.tar" I can see this file is missing, we only have 2 other files in the container-images folder :ls -lh nkp-v2.15.0/container-images/total 12G-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 81 May 14 07:50 NOTICES.txt-rw-r--r-- 1 root root

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RoelofvdWVoyager
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nkp 2.15 has error in git repository.

Version 2.15 reports events “unable to clone 'https://github.com/mesosphere/dkp-catalog-applications': couldn't find remote ref "refs/tags/2.15.0"Inspecting the github source shows that this version number is not available as a tag but as a release. After changing the config to apiVersion: source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2kind: GitRepositorymetadata: name: nkp-catalog-applications namespace: kommanderspec: interval: 1m url: https://github.com/mesosphere/dkp-catalog-applications ref: branch: release-2.15 # Use the branch name instead of a taga lot of things start deploying

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JoseNutanix
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RoelofvdWVoyager
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NKP installer system whoes

During the installation of the NKP cluster you need to set an IP-address for the CONTROL_PLANE_ENDPOINT. Unfortunately the rocky linux node (nkp-rocky-9.5-release-1.31.4-20250409153435.qcow2) also tries to obtain an IP-adress via DHCP on the same nic. As a result the nic gets 2 IP-addresses in the same subnet (1 from the installer and 1 from the DHCP)  and reports back to nkp with the DHCP address. This results in a failing install of nkp cluster. 

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jjediVoyager
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Stateful Application Migration from NKE to NKP

How are you migrating your stateful applications from NKE to NKP. Thanks!

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ntnx_angelo
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ntnx_angeloNutanix Employee
posted in Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)
Running Kubernetes in Production with NKP

Join Nutanix Technical Marketing Engineers, Nimal Kunnath and Kapil Anandani, to learn about Running Kubernetes in Production with Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP).Here’s what is covered: why Kubernetes isn’t enough for running containers in production, how NKP unlocks platform engineering to run cloud-native applications in production, anywhere, at scale, demo of day-2 operations with NKP and its built-in platform services, and demo of deploying applications consistently at scale with GitOps.Take Nutanix NKP for a Test Drive: https://www.nutanix.com/one-platform 

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ntnx_angelo
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ntnx_angelo
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ntnx_angeloNutanix Employee
posted in Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)
NKP Management Simplified: Navigating the Console | Nutanix Kubernetes Platform

In this demo, we’ll show you how to navigate the NKP interface, create Kubernetes clusters, simplify Day 2 operations, and deploy applications with ease. See how NKP streamlines cluster management and makes operating Kubernetes effortless. 

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ntnx_angelo
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ntnx_angelo
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ntnx_angeloNutanix Employee
posted in Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)
Deploy Your First Kubernetes Cluster with Nutanix Kubernetes Platform

See how easy it is to deploy a Kubernetes cluster in under 10 minutes with Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP). In this quick tutorial, Nimal Kunnath walks you through the creation of an NKP Management cluster on the Nutanix AHV hypervisor.Perfect for anyone looking to simplify their Kubernetes deployment, Nutanix offers seamless integration and automation to help you get up and running fast. Watch now to streamline your Kubernetes journey with NKP! 

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ntnx_angelo
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ntnx_angelo
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ntnx_angeloNutanix Employee
posted in Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)
Kubernetes Just Got a Turbo Boost: Nutanix & Cisco’s Game-Changing Cloud-Native Platform Unveiled!

Ready to supercharge your Kubernetes game? Nutanix and Cisco are teaming up to deliver a hyperconverged powerhouse that’s shaking up cloud-native infrastructure. Think seamless scalability, simplified management, and enterprise-grade Kubernetes—anywhere from on-prem to the edge.In this blog, Nutanix’s VP spills the details on how this combo slashes complexity, boosts performance, and gets your apps to market faster. Want to know why this is the future-proof platform your IT team’s been dreaming of? Click through and find out—plus, get the scoop on their big reveal at Cisco Live 2025 Amsterdam!"Link: https://www.nutanix.com/blog/accelerate-your-kubernetes-journey-with-nutanix-and-cisco

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ntnx_angelo
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ntnx_angelo
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ntnx_angeloNutanix Employee
posted in Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)
Kubernetes on a Budget: Why Nutanix Cloud Clusters Might Be Your Secret Weapon

Want to supercharge your Kubernetes game without breaking the bank or refactoring your apps? In this deep dive, Nutanix’s Dwayne Lessner spills the tea on why running the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) on Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is a game-changer.Think cost-effective scaling, screaming-fast NVMe/SSD performance, and seamless mobility across on-prem, edge, and cloud—all without the hyperscaler price gouging. Plus, built-in observability and enterprise-grade tricks like thin provisioning that’ll make your ops team weep with joy. Curious how this combo future-proofs your workloads? Click through and find out!.Link to article: Why You Should Run Nutanix Kubernetes Platform on Nutanix Cloud Clusters

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ntnx_angelo
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Fabio-2024Voyager
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Failed deployment of a production K8s cluster

Hello,I'm currently experiencing a problem deploying a k8s production cluster but I'm able to deploy the dev clusters.I get this error when deploying:Cluster ha-cluster:failed to deploy K8s cluster: failed to deploy master nodes: failed to deploy control plane nodes: Operation timed out: 0: 0If anyone has encountered or knows the source of this problem, I'm interested in the solutionI'm available if you have any further questions or need supplements, thank you in advance for your help.

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GiuseppePinoAdventurer
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Reduce NKP managment cluster resource

Hi,I deployed NKP environment with default config, so I have 4 control plane nodes and 3 worker nodes. Can I reduce the nodes on NKP management cluster? or can I safely remove the cluster and re-deploy?Thanks

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guybrush77Nutanix Employee
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Info NKM

Good morning everyone, I'm clearing the communication rules between the nutanix clusters using the matrix provided. I came across this communication:SOURCE: HTTPS 30001 TCP - DESTINATION: Prism Central NKM How can I check what the NKM IP is or check where it is enabled. We have Nke but I can't find anything about nkm.Thank you all

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elyacoubiNutanix Employee
asked in Nutanix Kubernetes Engine (NKE)
setting up a NKE cluster with external load balancer

I am trying to set up an NKE cluster with an external load balancer (HAProxy). When I attempt to do so, I encounter this error related to the SSL certificate:Cluster k8s-cluster: failed to deploy K8s cluster: failed to deploy master nodes: failed to deploy control plane nodes: Operation timed out: Get "https://10.38.9.165:443/api/v1/nodes/k8s-cluster-2eb745-master-0?timeout=2m0s": x509: certificate signed by unknown authority: 0: 0 Is there any documentation on how to set up an NKE cluster with an external load balancer?How can I make the certificate trusted by NKE?FYI, I am using a self-signed certificate.Here is my HAProxy configuration: #---------------------------------------------------------------------# Example configuration for a possible web application. See the# full configuration options online.## https://www.haproxy.org/download/1.8/doc/configuration.txt##---------------------------------------------------------------------#-----------------------------------------------

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elyacoubiNutanix Employee
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Setting up NKE cluster with external laod balancer

in my learning environmentI am trying to set up an NKE cluster with an external load balancer (HAProxy). When I attempt to do so, I encounter this error related to the SSL certificate:vbnetCluster k8s-cluster: failed to deploy K8s cluster: failed to deploy master nodes: failed to deploy control plane nodes: Operation timed out: Get "https://10.38.9.165:443/api/v1/nodes/k8s-cluster-2eb745-master-0?timeout=2m0s": x509: certificate signed by unknown authority: 0: 0 How can I make the certificate trusted by NKE?FYI i am using self signed certificateHere is my HAProxy configuration: #---------------------------------------------------------------------# Example configuration for a possible web application. See the# full configuration options online.## https://www.haproxy.org/download/1.8/doc/configuration.txt##---------------------------------------------------------------------#---------------------------------------------------------------------# Global settings#-----------------------

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RoelofvdWVoyager
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Kubeconfig File Not Working for Cluster Info

I am running Kubernetes management 1.28.5-1 and installed a basic production cluster. After it all installed and runs correctly I tried to use the Kubeconfig file to get cluster info via an other linux server but it fails every time.kubectl cluster-infoE0820 08:30:40.983751  237406 memcache.go:265] "Unhandled Error" err="couldn't get current server API group list: the server has asked for the client to provide credentials" the contents of the config file:cat $KUBECONFIG# -*- mode: yaml; -*-# vim: syntax=yaml#apiVersion: v1kind: Configclusters:- name: "my-kube-prd-002"  cluster:    server: https://10.249.8.2:443    certificate-authority-data: LS0<redacted>users:- name: default-user-my-kube-prd-002  user:    token: eyJ0<redacted>contexts:- context:    cluster: "my-kube-prd-002"    user: default-user-my-kube-prd-002  name: my-kube-prd-002-contextcurrent-context: my-kube-prd-002-context  How to proceed from here? this manual https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?tar

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jianghui8-65135Explorer
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Failed to update karbon using lcm

 aos 6.5.5.7prism central ：2022.6.0.10karbon version 2. 2. 3.I enabled karbon,I failed to upgrade karbon using lcm with the following error message: 2024-08-31 17:03:20,326Z ERROR 46603952 helper.py:145 (192.168.30.28, update, aff9f64a-6e19-41a4-5fda-68e7f423c861) 2024-08-31 10:03:20.231345 EXCEPT:{"err_msg":"Update failed with error: [Failed to initialize precheck helper: Failed to initialize Nutanix Kubernetes Engine interface: Failed to build Nutanix Kubernetes Engine session: Failed to get auth session cookie: Failed to make GET request: URL: https://192.168.30.28:9440/api/nutanix/v3/users/me, the error: HTTPSConnectionPool (host ='192.168.30.28', port=9440): Read timed out. (read timeout=30)]", "name": "relea.karbon.update ", "stage": 0} I executed the karbon login command successfully, but karbonctl airgap list failednutanix@NTNX-192-168-30-28-A-PCVM:~/data/logs$ /home/nutanix/karbon/karbonctl login --pc-username adminPlease enter the password for the PC user: adminLogin successf

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RajanBVoyager
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expose pod in Kubernetes engine as service.

HiI have a pod with cluster IP already. I want to expose this as load balacner or nodeport service and take one of the private IP from the subnet. However none seem to be working. I just want to know if there is some annotations or additional settings that we need to do to achieve this or exposing pods as service via standard yaml or kubectl commands should work?for example this - kubectl expose deployment sandbox-airflow-web --type=LoadBalancer --name=sandbox-airflow-web-service --namespace=sandbox-airflowdidnt generate any external IP or errors. was stuck in pending. I later patched it to get an IP but there IP didnt return the website.Kubectl patch svc sandbox-airflow-web-service -n sandbox-airflow -p'{"spec": {"type": "LoadBalancer", "externalIPs":["172.20.8.50"]}}'thanks.

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GeeWillikasPathfinder
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Disaster recovery for Nutanix Kubernetes Environment

We have a Nutanix nke environment and would like to activate protected domains so that in the event of a disaster we can move the PD across to our DR site. Currently I have not seen any documentation or a way to configure this. Does anyone know how we can “replicate” our NKE clusters to a DR location in an easy and simple way. My thought is to take the underlying virtual machines and just put them into a PD. However, it does not seem as simple as this. Any guidance would be apricated. We have been receiving conflicting advice from Nutanix technical support. To the point where it does not seem possible and therefore makes NKE not viable to enterprise deployment. 

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Sandeep MelepunathilTrailblazer
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Do we have duplicate IP check in the Karbon / NKE cluster creation process?

We hit the below scenario today. We have a single IP pool IPAM network pool included the CVM/Host IPs When deployed a K8 cluster using this IPAM network, system generated IP list contains 2 IPs of CVM Cluster creation task proceeded without any issue After the K8 cluster creation task , nutanix cluster went down , due to the duplicate IP issueDo we have any check introduced in code for duplicate ip check in the creation task?

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YerbolWayfarer
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ipvs mode for kube-proxy with MetalLB on NKE

I'm in the process of installing MetalLB on Nutanix Kubernetes Engine (NKE) to provide LoadBalancer services. According to MetalLB's documentation, it prefers (requires) kube-proxy to run in ipvs mode for optimal performance. However, I've noticed that NKE defaults to iptables mode for kube-proxy, and my attempts to switch to ipvs mode have been unsuccessful.Has anyone successfully configured ipvs mode for kube-proxy on NKE? If so, could you share the steps or guidance on how to achieve this? Any tips or resources would be greatly appreciated as the standard documentation and methods don't seem to apply directly to NKE.I referred to this blog: Utilizing MetalLB to Provide LoadBalancer Services for Nutanix Karbon.

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JoseNutanix
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melbeririVoyager
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What are the Kubernetes versions supported in NKE as of today

I was testing the NKE cluster using Test Drive and noticed that when attempting to create a cluster, the latest version available is 1.19.8. I'm curious if this limitation also applies to the regular NKE clusters, or if NKE supports newer versions beyond 1.19.8. and if so what is the latest version?

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JoseNutanix
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melbeririVoyager
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Can NKE be installed in a non-nutanix infrastructure?

We are presently engaged with a client who possesses a Nutanix infrastructure and seeks to leverage Nutanix's NKE for deploying their application. Our intention is to utilize their infrastructure as the production setup while concurrently exploring the implementation of an NKE cluster within our VMs, provisioned on a Proxmox server. Despite searching for similar setups, we haven't found relevant precedents. Is it feasible to realize such a configuration?

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JoseNutanix
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Michel SchildmeijerScout
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Nutanix CSI volume driver.RWX support

I need to manage the default ownership/permissions of a mountpoint created by a PVC with ReadWriteMany (RWX) on Red Hat Openshift 4.13, currently not supported by Nutanix CSI volume driver.According to Red Hat, using the current setting of fsGroupPolicy: ReadWriteOnceWithFSType results in the fsGroup only to be respected by the driver if the volume's access mode contains ReadWriteOnce (RWO).According to this link, after changing the fsGroupPolicy parameter to value ‘File’, Kubernetes may use fsGroup to change permissions and ownership of the volume to match user requested fsGroup in the pod's SecurityPolicy regardless of fstype or access mode.https://kubernetes-csi.github.io/docs/support-fsgroup.htmlDoes anyone knows how to approach this?

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JoseNutanix
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RoelofvdWVoyager
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Beta Kubernetes versions

We noticed that Kubernetes is still in beta version on Prism central. The latest 1.25.6 version is generating an unuseable kubeconfig file which prevents any possible management of the cluster. Also the user rights and roles to create a Kubernetes cluster seem to be mangled which limits the cluster creation to the admin user only. Are there any user who implemented their own Kubernetes cluster by VM's ? 

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