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Hello everyone,I am currently experiencing a recurring issue with my Nutanix cluster: every day at exactly 9:35 PM, the cluster crashes and then restarts a short time afterward. Once it comes back online, the system automatically initiates “Repairing metadata for node…” tasks on all three nodes.While checking the logs, I noticed the following events:Power on VM after failover recovery Multiple service restarts of acropolis,anduril,aplos,aplosengine,catalog,clusterconfig,delphi,ergon,flow,lazan,minervacvm,uhuraacropolis, anduril, aplos, aplos_engine, catalog, cluster_config, delphi, ergon, flow, lazan, minerva_cvm, uhuraacropolis,anduril,aplos,aplose​ngine,catalog,clusterc​onfig,delphi,ergon,flow,lazan,minervac​vm,uhura across all CVMs. The most recent crashes for these services occurred on January 8, 2025, between 9:31 PM and 9:34 PM.Has anyone encountered a similar behavior or have any suggestions on how to resolve this recurring crash? Any help or insights are greatly appreciated, as

Trying to migrate a Server 2008 R2 server, and when I try to do a manual migration and run the script on the server, its saying its not running a supported OS.   Support is trying to help, but we really aren’t getting anywhere, and I’m running up against a hard deadline to get this server migrated.

Hello everyone, I have been trying to deploy Nutanix CE 2.0 in VMware vSphere - I am using 3 VMs and the idea is to make a lab environment to test the services that Nutanix offers. I hit on a rock with the creation of the cluster. First I noticed not enough CPUs were allocated for the CVMs, I now have 4 vCPUs for each CVM, the storage is 64 GB, 200 GB and 500 GB for each VM. My services weren’t coming UP and I got error from Medusa service about a Cassandra failure. I checked that an NTP server problem may be behind this error. I wanted to destroy the cluster in order to start again and add an NTP server to the cluster itself. Well, I am stuck now on “Destroy is in progress on the nodes: [cvm1, cvm2, cvm3 ip addresses] for more than 4 hours. I cannot either start the cluster, now that it is in “stopped” state, I cannot cancel the destruction and I cannot create any new clusters… Some services are still staying UP like Zeus, Xmount, Scavenger, but the others are DOWN.I tried various com

This has been an effort in patience. I have 4 HPE Gen10 DL360s, all with the exact same hardware config, same firmware, same everything yet every one of them has presented me with a different challenge when installing CE. This particular server will not get past INFO Removing the marker file.   My research has not turned up anything yet. I’m installing from phoenix.x86_64-fnd_5.6.1_patch-aos_6.8.1_ga.iso Thanks

What is the relationship between ntnx0 and the Backplane LAN?I’m running CE with 1 node, but plan to add a second at some point.When I attempt to configure the Backplan LAN I get the error:Error while creating Backplane LAN: Failed in cluster setup validation with error Minimum 3 nodes required in clusterDo I need 3 nodes to investigate how the Backplane LAN works?Really looking for how to isolate ntnx0 in a VLAN on br0 separate from AHV and CVM management network (VLAN).

Hello,I've already created a cluster using the command cluster -s x.x.x.x create and I'd like to add a second node to this cluster.I've also seen that some people have an “expand cluster” tab in the hardware section of prism element, but I don't have it.If anyone has encountered or knows 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.

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is commonly used for monitoring and managing network devices. It enables administrators to gather data about network performance, system uptime, and much more. In this article, we'll go over the steps for setting up an SNMP server on a Rocky Linux machine, enabling SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 for enhanced security.Step 1: Install SNMP PackagesTo get started, you need to install the net-snmp and net-snmp-utils packages. These packages provide the SNMP daemon (snmpd) and tools like snmpwalk for querying SNMP data.Run the following command to install the required packages:sudo dnf install net-snmp net-snmp-utils -yStep 2: Enable and Start the SNMP DaemonOnce the SNMP packages are installed, the next step is to enable and start the SNMP daemon (snmpd). This allows your system to begin listening for SNMP requests.Enable SNMP to start on boot:sudo systemctl enable snmpdStart the SNMP daemon:sudo systemctl start snmpdStep 3: Configure SNMPNow that SNMP is runn

I tryng to deploy nutanix from Foundation to an Cluster with 6 nodes (HX650 V3 servers) and get the errorthe IP is correct we can pinging the IP okusername and password are the defaultpluggedhardware supportedany suggest ???

Below are new knowledge base articles published on the week of December 22-28, 2024.KB 17924 - Flow Network Security (FNS) Next-Gen (NG) Migration Prechecks - Quota limits KB 17925 - Flow Network Security (FNS) Next-Gen (NG) Migration Prechecks - kDirectNic configured on current subnets KB 17926 - Flow Network Security (FNS) Next-Gen (NG) Migration Prechecks - VLAN Basic Subnet has Trunked vNIC KB 18007 - Category view page is unable to fetch the policy names KB 18082 - OnDemand CCLM will migrate VMs without NGT if migrated VM has an empty CDROM KB 18094 - FVN - Atlas service crashes when a managed VLAN subnet is created or updated with a /31 mask KB 18119 - Upgrade process fails if a CVM does not shutdown due to CVM kernel panic during the shutdown procedure. KB 18121 - Prism Central upgrades may stall or fail due to duplicate Prism Central VMs in the registered clusters KB 18126 - AD users assigned to "Prism Admin" Role unable to launch PEs via PC Cluster Quick Access. KB 18141 - VM

Building a (3) node Nutanix Cluster for HomeLab/Education/Migration away from VMware.  Hardware:(3) HP DL360  w/  (3) NVME devices:(2) Samsung 256GB NVMe(1) 3TB Oracle/Samsung F320 NVMeCan successfully build the cluster and consumes the 3TB F320 devices correctly but also consumes the spare capacity from the CVM (marked at install) SSD.The norm is to consume all available SSD space but in this case I am concerned about wear level on the CVM marked SSD where the F320s were designed for high PBW.My preference is to only use the F320s for all storage operations and “block” the CVM spare capacity from being used in the default storage pool. Thank you in advance! 

Hi,I have 2 x 3 node clusters managed by a single Prism Central,  I have recently tried to upgrade the PC and it does not like the fact it is unnamed it has only a virtual IP - also with no entry in DNS.  So the terminology is confusing me a bit, to add a name to PC it requires the cluster name - is this a PC Cluster name, different to the 3 node cluster names?  or something else?  If I add an FQDN now will it break my existing clusters? ThanksEric

I need your help.I downloaded the cfs file to open the case.I received the cfs file during the licensing manual registration process and have not proceeded further since then.The license was already registered.There was only a file download to open the case.The problem isyou have a pending licensing action. finish the process by uploading a license summary file.This is because the alarm keeps popping up and the license registration process cannot be canceled.Please let me know how to end this alarm.The existing license is already registered.It was cfs file download to open case.You do not need to re-register your license.Please let me know how to get rid of this alarm and end the registration process.

Below are new knowledge base articles published on the week of December 15-21, 2024.KB 13718 - ipmicfg commands: IPMI Management Functions KB 13732 - ipmicfg commands: Setting Up IPMI Addresses KB 13744 - ipmicfg commands: Sensor & System Event Management KB 13750 - ipmicfg commands: FRU Management KB 13751 - ipmicfg commands: Multi Node Management KB 13752 - ipmicfg commands: IPMI User & Configuration Management Functions KB 16082 - Alert - A500105 - EntitySyncFailureNetworkSecurityPolicy KB 16261 - Alert - A160188 - FileServerRansomwareMigrationFailed KB 16773 - Alert - A150015 - UplinkBondMtuRingBufferChange KB 16900 - Nutanix Files - Alert - A160196 - MemberFileServerNotReachable KB 16901 - Nutanix Files - Alert - A160197 - UnifiedNamespaceProtocolUnsupported KB 16919 - Conversion from legacy to portfolio 2.0 for node based software licenses KB 17097 - Nutanix Files - Alert - A160203 - UnsupportedFilesNotReplicated KB 17115 - Discovery - Lack of Environmental Power Redundan

I have an older Lenovo ThinkStation PC running Intel Xeon W3540 cpu with 24GB of memory.  Would I be able to install the latest version Nutanix CE onto that PC or is that doomed to fail.  I would like to test out Nutanix since I will be working with Nutanix in the near future.  Thor.

we’re having an issue installing NGT from PC. The iso gets mounted but the installation doesn’t start, it sits there for a while then gives the errorNGT_INSTALLER_ERROR: Failed to establish secure connection with the UVM: 56i have run the following $certificate = New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName $env:computername -CertStoreLocation cert:\LocalMachine\My winrm create winrm/config/Listener?Address=*+Transport=HTTPS "@{Hostname=`"$env:computername`";CertificateThumbprint=`"$($certificate.ThumbPrint)`"}" cmd /c 'winrm set winrm/config/service/auth @{Basic="true"}' netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=\"WinRM-HTTPS\" dir=in localport=5986 protocol=TCP action=allowwhich is a pain to have to do, sometimes it works but mainly it doesn’t.  i did think it might be to do with port 2074 and I need to check if thats open but as it has worked sometimes I think it must be.  The only joy I have is if I install NGT as part of a template and then follow the instructions.  Enable NGT and mount the

Screenshots refer at installation step of Nutanix CE , after preparing Flash Drive with ISO downloaded from Nutanix Community, this errors shows up during installation-FATAL couldn’t find a Hypervisor and AOS installed...

Hello Community.New to the Nutanix world here. Busy setting up a multi-cloud 4 node environment for our clients. We were experiencing a number of issues and attempted upgrade to PC 2024.2; from PC 2024.1.0.2. This has introduced a number of further issues, and I am suspecting underlying compatibility issues in the environment with the new release.Any guidelines or assistance from the community as to getting the platform stable and running optimally again. I am hearing and seeing that a fairly strict upgrade process should be followed to avoid such problems, any input here would also be greatly appreciated.Look forward to hearing from you guys, and thanks.Mark

I start the boot and stop with this error and it freezes 

I have some new Dell XC660 nodes that are on the HCL.  Trying to image using foundation VM with 6.10 and AHV lcm_ahv_el8.nutanix.202303020102001.tar.gz which is on the whitelist.  The CVM is deployed succesfully but when it comes to the Hypervisor Imaging stage I am getting an error in the genisoimage stage with No such file or directory.  Invalid node - ‘/tmp/tmp8rrjdqh3/repo’.  How can I get this working please?

Hi,we have a Nutanix 2-Node ROBO cluster and we need to replace one of the two nodes. Reading from documentation seams not feasable as operation.  Do you have any ideas? RegardsAndrea Meneghinello

Hi, I’m trying to install CE, on an old IBM server, for testing and to try out the hypervisor, but I get met by an error when I try and install via the ISO I encounter this error, any idea what I’m doing wrong? I have a another IBM machine, where it install with no issues and as far as I can tell there should be no config difference between them.  

Below are new knowledge base articles published on the week of December 8-14, 2024.KB 16428 - How to update preference in portal to receive notifications KB 16436 - About Nutanix in Prism Element shows "Starter License" KB 17502 - AHV upgrade from to AHV 10 or higher is blocked if vGPU VMs are running KB 17506 - NDB - Cleanup of MongoDB Sharded Cluster Database and DB Server VM Deletions KB 17845 - DELL - NVMe (Redfish) "system does not meet Redfish requirement" KB 17891 - Setting Up an S3 Gateway Endpoint for NC2 AWS Clusters to increase Upload Speeds KB 17916 - Nutanix Files - Cleanup SmartDR/SmartSync policy details upon File Server deletion KB 17950 - NDB - How to enable interoperability with Thales CTE for a NDB provisioned PostgreSQL database KB 17951 - NDB - How to create a clone for a CTE enabled source PostgreSQL database KB 17979 - NKP cluster deployment failing to validate Prism-Central Certificate KB 17986 - Prism UI Enter Maintenance Mode Fails with "Failed to stop service

It likes it is not supported with the tool MOVE. Machine is migrated but never boot as hdd is never found. Anybody checked and got a solution as Nutanix Support can not?Thanks in advance!

Since we can now download NGT through here: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/downloads?product=ngtI was curious if it was possible to have a script automatically download the updated file every time it releases. I know we can do API in the Nutanix environment but wasn't sure about the portal. Or if anyone knows an alternative approach, please let me know.

we are getting an “fatal: Mounting installer media error” while deployig the nutaix cluster via nutanix foundation.Hardware: Cisco c240-M6SXError Lograise Exception("BMC request failed, error %s (%s)" % (ret, error))Exception: BMC request failed, error 2999 (Invalid request: lsbootSd is not supported for this UCS-C server platform.)2018-06-22 12:25:52,852Z imaging_step.py:123 DEBUG Setting state of <ImagingStepInitIPMI(<NodeConfig(10.71.142.148) @bee0>) @bf40> from RUNNING to FAILED2018-06-22 12:25:52,855Z imaging_step.py:123 DEBUG Setting state of <ImagingStepRAIDCheckPhoenix(<NodeConfig(10.71.142.148) @bee0>) @f790> from PENDING to NR2018-06-22 12:25:52,856Z imaging_step.py:182 WARNING Skipping <ImagingStepRAIDCheckPhoenix(<NodeConfig(10.71.142.148) @bee0>) @f790> because dependencies not met, failed tasks: [<ImagingStepInitIPMI(<NodeConfig(10.71.142.148) @bee0>) @bf40>]2018-06-22 12:25:52,858Z imaging_step.py:123 DEBUG Setting state of