Files Storage

Simple, Scalable and Reliable File Storage for the Cloud Era.

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Nutanix Files: Fast and Easy Deployment

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Nutanix Files: Performance Optimization

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Nutanix Files: File Analytics

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149 Topics

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Kumar MaharjanExplorer
asked in Files Storage

Can we convert Nutanix files into FTP server?

Can we create a “Nutanix Files” as a FTP server? 

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2 years ago
Kiran Surya
Nutanix Employee
Kiran SuryaNutanix Employee
posted in Files Storage

Quick and handy command reference for checking Nutanix Files

Nutanix Files, formerly known as AFS, is the company’s File Server and File Sharing solution on a Nutanix cluster.  By provisioning Nutanix Files within the Nutanix cluster, we have essentially eliminated the need to deploy a dedicated Network Attached Storage (NAS) solution for Windows/SMB file services.  Nutanix Files operates as a clustered, distributed File server driven by a set of File server VMs commonly referred to as FSVMs.   A customer or user new to Nutanix Files and its orchestration could feel intimidated by the plethora of possibilities and intricacies in managing the Nutanix Files infrastructure.  Let me try to help you make a start by providing you some commands to get a jumpstart in handling this product.  I will use the following conventions to differentiate between running a command at the CVM layer as against running the command inside a FSVM:nutanix@CVM:$ nutanix@FSVM:$ Here we go:  List the FSVMs and their IP addresses --- a few alternatives as well:nutanix@CVM:$

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2 years ago
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markus.volkmann-63998Explorer
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File Server Active Directory Join Fail: Invalid DN syntax

Hello, I try to activate the SMB Protocol for a Nutanix Fileserver Deplyoment. (Prism Version 5.19.1). Join AD failed with error - Failed to join domain: failed to precreate account in ou OU=….: Invalid DN syntax. The uses User has permission to create a computer Object in this OU, but is not a Domain admin. Perhaps the reason can by that the user do not have permission to Read/Write service principal names. (A more precise Error Message could be helpful) I can not get the permission for SPN. For ohter Services f.e. SSO I have request a SPN with a KeyTabe File. Is something like this Possible with the Nutanix Fileserver too? 

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2 years ago
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Kuldeep@Trailblazer
asked in Files Storage

How to Migrate Nutanix Files from one AHV cluster to another

How to Migrate AFS (Nutanix Files) from one AHV cluster to another AHV Cluster. we want migrate our AFS environment on another cluster with all existing configuration.Any Lead or Help

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Nutanix Employee
2 years ago
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Daniel-UnicoVoyager
asked in Files Storage

File Server Space usage growth alert / autogrow

Hi folks!We’re implementing Nutanix Files and we are not sure how to handle following scenario:Let’s assume, we create some File Server with some Shares. We set the size of the File Server to 2TiB. Now we create a lot of share that are used by a lot of endpoints.The usage of the File Server is growing some dozens of GiBs a Month - now worries here. Suddenly some system/user is filling up space rapidly, let’s say 100GiB an hour for the sake of drama. Now, the Cluster wont warn us until it’s almost too late. Maybe this happens in the middle of the night of a holiday that is on a weekend while half of our staff is on vacation and the other half is somehow indisposed/slow/unwary.It would be cool to have some alert, that warns us from extreme usage growth. and it would be great to have some (limited) autogrow featureSo my question to the community: Is there something like that? I know the example is extreme. But from our experience something like that happens from time to time. And if it ha

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2 years ago
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CarloNXTrailblazer
asked in Files Storage

Scan File System ( Analytics )

Hello, Would like to ask, What’s the use of this particular Windows in Settings “Scan File System” , I have noticed that Some of my Folders are marked as Completed but some of them are Marked as “Never Scanned”. What does this mean.. Thank you.. 

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2 years ago
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Suporte CredsystemExplorer
asked in Files Storage

Nutanix Files space used

Hi there. I would like to know if this information about space used / total of a Nutanix Files is possible to get by PowerShell or rest API.Thanks in advance

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3 years ago
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SergeySephora
asked in Files Storage

Maximum volume size for VM for File server

Hello, We have the VM with the file serber on installing on one of the node of our Nutanix. For now the size of the disk is 3.5 TB, but we wanted to extend this size up to 4.5TB. Is somebody knows if VM will work correctly with the such big size of the disk?

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Sergei Ivanov
Nutanix Employee
3 years ago
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SbhassounaAdventurer
asked in Files Storage

AFS share/export SMB

hello,I configured nutanix files, after deploying 3 server files and I can configure share / export but I have a problem when configuring directory service.can you helping thanks  

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3 years ago
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GavinS1991Voyager
asked in Files Storage

Nutanix Files Yearly Backup

Hi, Is it possible to do a yearly backup of a Nutanix file server within the protection configs? Looking to see if we can do Yearly and then keep 3. Current settings are - Hourly Every 1  hour 24 · Daily Every 1  day 7 · Weekly Every week on Sun   4 · Monthly Every month on 1   12

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Chaitrali Deshpande
Nutanix Employee
3 years ago
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VELOMANANAExplorer
asked in Files Storage

Nutanix share files - Qtree ?

We are running on SMB NetApp and I’m curious to finding out how to implement the Qtree/Quotas in Nutanix files?

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Alona
Nutanix Employee
3 years ago
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m.eldhimni-70915Pathfinder
asked in Files Storage

Apache on Nutanix Files Storage "ABS"

We have an Oracle EBS web server on IBM AIX. Server storage is obtained through the Nutanix Files service. The observation is as follows: Our users have reported repetitive disconnections while working on the application since migrating server storage from old FC storage to Nutanix Files "ISCSI" storage. We followed many leads like timeout settings, patch and update Apache WEB server version and JVM ... until we come to the conclusion that after the connection of more than about 90 users, the disconnection problem arises.I wanted to know, if there are any recommendations, workaround for an Apache WEB server with non FC storage such as Nutanix Files?

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3 years ago
aluciani
alucianiChevalier
posted in Files Storage

Nutanix Files: File Analytics

Mike McGhee demonstrates Nutanix File Analytics, which provides insights into file and user activity including audit trails and anomaly detection for your SMB and NFS shares with Nutanix Files. [video]https://youtu.be/xmvppgm1baY[/video] Are you using Nutanix Files Analytics - be the first to reply and share your experiences with the community!

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Marcelo Vieira
3 years ago
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VictorKiwiTrailblazer
asked in Files Storage

Networking for Files failover

Hi,Can you please point me to a document with _detailed_ description of networking requirements for Files for PD recovery to work, as well as _detailed _ description of how the networking is being handled during the failover?The reason I’m asking is that I’m planning PD for Files, and I need to understand the networking side of that, i.e. how Storage and Client networking are being handled during the failover to the other cluster, where the networking is different (different datacentre). Do I pre-configure portgroups to connect to in advance, as well as the IP-s to assign?, and AOS/Files handle this automatically during the failover? Or is this a “wizard”-driven workflow where I specify portgroups and IPs? Or is there a requirement for stretched VLAN-s for both Client and Storage networks? I wasn’t able to find and deatiled information on that, so am askign for your help.Thank you, Victor

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3 years ago
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k261rshVoyager
asked in Files Storage

A warning message from the 'Deploy File Analytics'

Hello everyone,I’m trying to install the Nutanix File Analytics application.I got a message ‘ File Analytics server deployment is in progress’ when I click the link ‘Deploy File Analytics’.Before this happened, I’ve tried same link and configured File analytics options and clicked the ‘Deploy’ in filnal. It was something that there was no problem.But the installation was stopped in 1% progress, means no more advance.Anybody could help me, please…

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Alona
Nutanix Employee
3 years ago
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VictorKiwiTrailblazer
asked in Files Storage

Nutanix Files design - running alongside other types of workloads

Hi,Can you please help me with any recommendation and/or point me to any documentation around running Nutanix Files alongside other types of workloads (on ESXi)? I.e. server virtualisation, VDI, other Files instances, sustainability for resource contention, resource reservation, etc.While I do understand that in an extreme case of a dedicated HCI cluster where only FSVM-s are spread across the nodes, Files would surely perform well, I’m after more real-world scenarios, where Files still deliver.Thank you, Victor.

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Alona
Nutanix Employee
3 years ago
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RicGerWayfarer
asked in Files Storage

Install Nutanix Files on ESXi

I’m in the process of installing Nutanix Files on Esxi but I’m stuck at Add Network (through vCenter)We found this link but it is no more availablehttps://next.nutanix.com/nutanix-files-71/failing-afs-pre-check-deployment-add-network-through-vcenter-27924?postid=42955#post42955Any help is appreciated 

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Nutanix Employee
3 years ago
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VictorKiwiTrailblazer
asked in Files Storage

Files containers -> RF3, Usage drops by 20%

In the course of changing the containers to RF3, I noticed that unlike the containers with VMs, the Usage metric on Files containers drops by 20% after the change. I.e. normally (a VM container), right after the change the Usage drops by 30% and then gradually returns to the original value. But with Files containers, after the same 30% drop, it returns to a value of 20% less than the original. That was consistent for two Files containers, very different in size and type of stored data. Could anyone please help with an explaination? Thank you.

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3 years ago
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micfra01Voyager
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Safer way to upgrade Nutanix Files 3.6 to 3.7.3

Can you explain the safest way to upgrade Nutanix files product please.  3 nodes cluster, with 2 files servers.  Current version 3.6 on Esxi 6.5 and AOS 5.15.4 LTS. I can have if needed a little down time to snapshot in vmware the Nutanix files VM maybe before the upgrade process?I got some commvault backup but it a long process to restore 7TB of files… so i want a quick and easy way to back off it the upgrade process fail.

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Alona
Nutanix Employee
3 years ago
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abdul kalam azadVoyager
asked in Files Storage

Unable Delete File from Nutanix AFS share

I am unable to delete a Citrix user profile which is hosted in Nutanix AFS share…Getting error as already in use by another program

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3 years ago
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Nutanix Employee
Mohammed111Nutanix Employee
posted in Files Storage

Can a standard share be converted to a distributed share or vice-versa?

We do not have the option to convert a standard share to distributed share or a distributed share to a standard share as of file version 3.7. We have a feature request open with Nutanix engineering to enable this feature. The workaround is to create a new share and move the files to the new share using data migration tools. Migration Tools like Robocopy, PeerSoftware and Datadobi can be used. Details on the various migration tools can be found in the below portal document: https://portal.nutanix.com/#/page/solutions/details?targetId=TN-2016-Nutanix-Files-SMB-Migration-Guide:top_migration_tools.html The following documents explains an example migration using robocopy: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=TN-2016-Nutanix-Files-SMB-Migration-Guide:top_migration_example_robocopy.html

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3 years ago
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SheethalVoyager
asked in Files Storage

File server integration with permission commander

Can we integrate Nutanix File server with permission commander application of Nutanix.

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Alona
Nutanix Employee
3 years ago
aluciani
alucianiChevalier
posted in Files Storage

Nutanix Extends Storage Services to Its Hybrid Cloud Platform

Nutanix announced new hybrid cloud capabilities for its unstructured data storage offerings, Objects and Files. With these advanced features, Nutanix customers can now deploy an easy-to-use, scale out storage fabric across their different cloud environments to simplify data management and effectively manage costs - moving IT teams ever closer to a true hybrid cloud operating model. These storage-focused enhancements build on the recent launch of Nutanix Clusters, which supports Nutanix’s hyperconverged infrastructure software running in AWS and, in the future, Microsoft Azure. The company continues to enable its technology to run in any cloud, while embracing a common operating model to streamline IT management and provide organizations the flexibility to run every application in the cloud of their choice.  You can read more about it here - Nutanix Extends Storage Services to Its Hybrid Cloud Platform

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aluciani
3 years ago
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DenaliDanAdventurer
asked in Files Storage

Mid-Size Data Migration Utility Recommendations

I’m looking for some possible suggestions for utilities to move SMB file shares to Nutanix Files. I’ve read most (if not all) the documentation in the portal and I’ve even migrated a few of these shares using robocopy (not without some learning experiences). However, most of the shares I have to migrate are 500 GB - 1.5 TB and business critical. Frankly,  I’m not looking for any additional Robocopy learning experiences. So, I’m looking around for a good utility somewhere between Robocopy and Miria’s Atempo. The solution doesn’t have to be free but I don’t want overkill. Any suggestion?It may be worth adding that I am using Windows DFS as well. The source shares are DFS targets and I’m pointing the DFS targets to the Nutanix File Shares after migrating the files. 

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Alona
Nutanix Employee
3 years ago
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Nutanix Employee
GaretNutanix Employee
posted in Files Storage

Nutanix Files API

Many users are unaware that Nutanix Files itself maintains an application programming interface (API) similar to but separate from that of Prism. Nutanix Files uses the same backend service as Prism (Aplos) to respond to requests, and can be connected to using the same port (9440). However, instead of connecting to the Nutanix cluster virtual IP (VIP) address or the IP addresses of any of the controller virtual machines (CVMs), the requests for the Files API would be directed to the Nutanix Files VIP and/or the addresses of the file server virtual machines (FSVMs).The Nutanix Files API can be used to collect information regarding a Nutanix Files instance, and the individual requests can result in the following standard HTTP response codes: 200 (successful connection) 400 (bad request) 404 (the URL is not found) 500 (internal server error) The Nutanix Files API even has an explorer page (similar to that of Prism) which can be used to demonstrate the type of output expected to be r

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Nutanix Employee
3 years ago

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