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

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Moises S FAdventurer
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Nutanix Files - More networks clients

Is it possible to add more than one NIC as network client in a single deployment of Nutanix Files?I am performing tests in which Nutanix Files would serve 03 different networks and during Files' deployment it is only possible to add 01 network client. However, this test will serve 02 other networks besides the one already configured.

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Michael.Manuele
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MCH_helferleinPathfinder
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Nutanix Files as InGuest fileshare witness

Dear Nutanix Community.Is it possible and recommended to use a Nutanix Files Share as a InGuest Failovercluster Fileshare Witness?And is it possible to spread a Nutanix Files Share over two Nutanix Clusters?Thank you for your reply.RegardsPeter

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abdul kalam azadVoyager
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Open connection for a file share

Open connection for a file share shows 150+ open connection in PE where in it shows zero connections  while accessing through windows share folder. So can some please shed some light on this.

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SaqibExplorer
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File Server

In a 5 node Nutanix Cluster, what is the maximum  File Server VMs you can have per File Server?

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DarrylOAdventurer
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Standard vs Distributed shares

I read the Supports and Insights page.“A distributed share or export is the repository for the personal files of a user, and a standard share is the repository shared by a group.  A distributed share or export is distributed at the top-level directories while standard shares are on a single file server VM (FSVM).”Does that mean if I create a standard share called “Shared” for 100 users, all 100 users would be hitting a single FSVM for access?Why wouldn’t I want to create “Share” as distributed in order to spread the load?Our first Files setup has D$ as the only top level share as distributed.  Other shares are below it and set as standard.  Any issues with that?  Not sure why we did this, or if we fully understood.  At least the D$ with shares underneath mimic a Windows file server.

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VictorKiwiTrailblazer
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FSLogix on Nutanix Files - storage usage pattern

Hi,Has anyone deployed FSLogix using a share on Nutanix Files?Can you please share your observations on the storage usage patterns:Read/Write patterns (PRISM → File Server → Shares -> <share -name>→ Performance → IO Breakdown → IOPS graph) ? SSD tier usage by FSVMs (PRISM → VM → Table → <filter by FSVM names> → select each VM → IO Metrics → Read Source) SSD/HDD usage in the File Server container (PRISM → Storage → Table → <File Server container with FSLogix share> → Tier-waise Usage graph)Thank you, I appreciate your help in advance.Victor

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bereketsolomonAdventurer
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File server configuration

Hello Families,i have configures nutanix File server on my environment and it’s up and running perfectly, now i want to create a directory inside my share and i use “/share/dir1/dir2” format but it keep saying “invalid share/export path”

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JeroenTielenVanguard
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File Analytics change cluster IP

I changed AHV and CVM ips. But Nutanix File Analytics is still pointing to the old cluster ip. Does anyone has a guide howto change this so File Analytics is using the new cluster ip?  Deleting the file analytics and redeploy it is not working. As you first need to disable file analytics. But this is not possible as it gives the error that it cannot access prism (pointing to the old ip). 

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DominicGScout
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File Analytics Failed to Deploy

I am trying to deploy a new File Analytics VM and it keeps failing with the following error“One or more services are not running, please check logs for more details”I have been looking all over the system for the correct log. Can you please point me in the right direction to find the log that might tell me why this deployment keeps failing?Thank you

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David86Scout
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Enabling Nutanix Files before deploying File Analytics

This might be an obvious question but I’m very new to Nutanix. When reading the deployment guide for Nutanix Files Analytics, it doesn’t explicitly say to enable Files on the cluster. I imagine this process will be two steps, the first making sure Nutanix Files is deployed prior to deploying File Analytics?

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HellnationVoyager
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Delete files off of SSR permanently - bypassing the snapshot

We ran into a problem with a Nutanix File Server using SSR. (We never enabled it)We ran out of space for our profiles, and when we started deleting old ones the Snapshot grew, basically meaning we didn't clear any space at all.Some of the profiles that got deleted (robocopy script gone wrong) are actually needed. So we are going to restore those on a need basis. But, we need to remove the old ones still that are from users that are gone from the company. Is there a way to permanently delete them off the snapshot somehow?Please ask for clarifications if none of this makes sense. My Nutanix isn't strong.

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Kumar MaharjanExplorer
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Can we convert Nutanix files into FTP server?

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

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Kiran Surya
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Kiran SuryaNutanix Employee
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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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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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Kuldeep@Trailblazer
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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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Daniel-UnicoVoyager
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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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CarloNXTrailblazer
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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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Suporte CredsystemExplorer
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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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SergeySephora
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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
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SbhassounaAdventurer
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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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GavinS1991Voyager
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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
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VELOMANANAExplorer
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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
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m.eldhimni-70915Pathfinder
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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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aluciani
alucianiChevalier
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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. Are you using Nutanix Files Analytics - be the first to reply and share your experiences with the community!

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VictorKiwiTrailblazer
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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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