Files Storage

Nutanix Files (Files) enables you to share files across user work stations or VMs in a centralized and protected location to eliminate the requirement for a third-party file server.     One of the main tasks while maintaining a Files server is configuring and understanding Quotas.    A Nutanix Administrator while handling and maintaining Files architecture might have the following questions regarding Quotas.      Wh

Hello there! I would like to confirm that after command “<afs>quota.report <Share Folder$>” then I got result as below Point is [uid] is not actual user. Now I can get actual user name one-by-one <afs>ad.uname_from_uid <uid> SMB What should I do, If I need uid convert listed to actual user ? I have over 2000 users, I don’t want to run overthere command 2000 times    +---------+-------------+---------------+----------------+----------------------+-------------+------------------+ |   uid   |   fs_quota  |      used     | principal_type |    principal_name    |  quota_size | enforcement_type | +---------+------------

Now it’s possible to update Nutanix Files cluster name, File Server VM configuration and Network Configuration from PRISM UI interface. Let’s understand these options one by one. 1. Nutanix Files - "Cluster and File server Rename"Nutanix Files Cluster rename was introduced in Nutanix Files 2.1.1 and minimum AOS version needed was 5.1.1. In the initial days, it was only possible using ncli command. code:ncli fs edit name=new_fs_name uuid= From Nutanix Files 3.0.0.1 on-wards, the cluster rename can be done via Prism UI. Steps Select File Server and click on the Update tab. Select File Server Basics radio button and continue.

Hi there, i’m trying to get an overview about using Rest API for Provisioning of nfs Ressources. Are there any examples for typical tasks (f.e. add/delete  nfs share)? I can’t find any so far….. Thanks a lot for every helpful comment! :-)   Daniel  

Good day! Now I can get File Server’s Disk Quota usage of my users   +---------+-------------+---------------+----------------+----------------------+-------------+------------------+ |   uid   |   fs_quota  |      used     | principal_type |    principal_name    |  quota_size | enforcement_type | +---------+-------------+---------------+----------------+----------------------+-------------+------------------+ | 1100500 |      0      | 1398094120448 |     kUser      |       _default       |      0      |      kSoft       | | 1101108 |  4294967296 |    93868544   |     kGroup     |  MTL-A-900_Manager   |  4294967296 |      kHard       |

We are running Nutanix Files v3.6.1.1 and are looking for suggestions on an ICAP server for virus scanning.  Is there one in particular you partner with or can suggest?

Does anyone know the granular service account permissions? I can’t give it domain admin credentials.

Where on a Nutanix Files instance can I find logs regarding the creation and modification of directories within a given share?  Particularly I’m looking for logs showing the creation of a directory and then a scripted action to modify the permissions on said directory.  Is this something that is logged?  If so, where would that log reside?

question1: What get "OpenConnection" to do how? question2: Is "Open Connections" the number of sessions for Files? thank you. 

Hi all :) i want to Setup a small Files on my nested (esxi) CE Enviorment for testing and Demo purposes.   I am able to install the Base Packages by modifing the json Metadata.   AFS Version tried so far: 2.2.4, 3.6.1, 3.6.1.1 AOS Version: 2019.02.11   Installation works without Problems. But when i want to Setup the Server i get the following Error after completing the last Step in the Setup: File server spec validation failed, unknown error   I allready give 12GB more RAM per Node to 60 GB/Node. And i checked all Netwoks, IPs, DCs, NTP-Servers and Gateways. Besides the CVMs with 24 GB there is only one Windows VM running with 4GB RAM. Has someone an Idea what this can be? Thanks :)

Nutanix Files is a scalable File Serving solution, which can be accessed by hundred’s or thousands of users.  High availability is a core tenet of Nutanix Files, but how does Nutanix Files load-balance client requests in order to ensure consistent response times and performance?   Nutanix Files offers two TYPES of Shares (SMB) / Exports (NFS): DISTRIBUTED SHARE Distributed shares and exports distribute data by dividing the top-level directories across all the FSVMs that make up the file server. Nutanix Files maintains the directory mapping for each responsible FSVM using InsightsDB. FSVMs use DFS referrals for SMB and junctions for NFSv4 to make sure that clients can connect to the right top-level directories. Distributed share directories work well for home shares and exports because Nutanix Files automatically spreads the workload over multiple FSVMs per

Nutanix Files offers SMB shares and NFS exports for file serving use-cases in enterprise environments. Not all environments are equal and every solution has some recommendations to cater for high traffic environments, where hundreds or thousands of users might be accessing a single storage endpoint or a file share concurrently. Nutanix AOS and Files offers the flexibility to scale as your requirements grow without down-time or disruption to existing operations. Connection count to existing file shares can increase, where a Nutanix Files environment is being used by more users or applications than initially anticipated at the time of deployment.  An increase in users or usage of the Nutanix Files cluster can trigger a high connection count alert as follows: FileServerVmMaxConnectionsNotification (A160039) The "Maximum Connection limit" alert is gene

Let’s say we deployed a new File server and want to use the power of analytics, a tool created to provide data and statistics on the operations and contents of a file server. Once File Analytics is deployed on AOS cluster. We can Launch the File Analytics GUI from prism to subscribe to a File Server. Data on the Analytics VM is protected and is kept in a separate volume group other than Files volume group. But what if we made a mistake while deploying or we want to roll back? How can we delete the File Analytic VM?Before answering the question, we need to be absolutely sure if we really want to delete the analytic VM as it will delete all the data and configuration related to the Analytics. So taking the above note as a serious disclaimer, if we wish to go-ahead Do we have a way to remove the Analytics VM? Just follow the documentation mentioned below

There is a .snapshot folder in the root of each of our Nutanix Files shares.  We think it is created by Files Analytics.  Can anybody confirm that and explain how it works?  We think some data may have been accidentally deleted from the folder so we want to make sure nothing has been damaged...

A Nutanix Files cluster is a single namespace that includes a collection of file systems used to support the SMB and NFS shares. These file systems use Nutanix volume groups as storage. Volume groups enable both high availability and scale-out for the file systems. A volume group is a collection of logically related vDisks (or volumes) attached to the guest via iSCSI. When an FSVM is down for maintenance or if a fault occurs, one of the surviving FSVMs takes over volume group ownership and continues servicing requests.   With the 3.x release of Nutanix Files, volume groups contain 16 virtual disks. From the 3.2 release of Files onward, all disks in the volume group are available for use by the assigned shares, representing a maximum standard share size of 140 TB.   Nutanix Files Storage The initial file system pool created on the volume g

Nutanix Files is a software-defined, scale-out file storage solution with inherent high-availability. File services contribute to important business functions in enterprises (VDI / Home Directories / Legal etc.), which is why Nutanix Files offers transparent HA for the Files Cluster VMs (FSVMs). When one or more FSVM(s) are unable to serve their file-shares for various reasons, another FSVM will perform a 'takeover' operation to assume the degraded FSVM's External IP address and shares/exports. During an HA event, the External IP is removed from the degraded FSVM and all shares exported. The FSVM taking over will then import the shares / exports and be assigned the other FSVMs external IP on a sub-interface of it's own External network.  This allows the operation to be transparent to the client and prevents any configuration change by the customer before, during, or after the HA events. Nutanix Files offers both SMB shares and NFS exports, both protocols

Does Nutanix Files support dedupe & compression?

Upgrades are always daunting and scary. The one question which scares us all is  "Will the upgrade be disruptive to my production environment? "    Well, to answer it shortly and briefly. NO, upgrading Nutanix Files will not affect your production environment.   Want to know how upgrades work in Nutanix and the workflow for Nutanix Files Upgrades?   Try going through the following Knowledge Base to understand how upgrades work in Nutanix architecture and what happens during Nutanix Files upgrade. KB-6945     But what if the CVM or Nodes go down during or after the upgrade?   The architecture of Nutanix Files is designed in a way to cater to the failure of CVM or the complete Node failure seamlessly.   I

Nutanix Files is a software-defined, scale-out file storage solution that provides a repository for unstructured data, such as home directories, user profiles, departmental shares, application logs, backups, and archives. Nutanix Files comprises of 3 x File Server virtual machines which forms a highly-available file-serving cluster atop your existing AOS Cluster. As with any business critical application, it is vital that software upgrades be as non-disruptive as possible, Nutanix offers the same “ONE-CLICK” simplicity for Upgrading your Nutanix Files Cluster. How to plan Nutanix Files Upgrade: Always refer Nutanix Files x.x.x.x Release Notes before a new deployment or an upgrade. Always refer Software Product Interoperability page for AOS and Nutanix Files recommende

There are two types of SMB shares and NFS exports.SMB shares:Distributed (previously called home). Standard (previously called general).NFS exports:Distributed (previously called sharded). Standard (previously called nonsharded).A standard share is an SMB share or NFS export hosted by a single FSVM. A distributed share spreads the workload by distributing the hosting of top-level directories across FSVMs, which also simplifies administration.Distributed shares and exports don’t allow files in the root. Unlike distributed shares and exports, standard shares and exports can store files in the root of the directory. Source :- https://portal.nutanix.com/#/page/solutions/details?targetId=TN-2041-Nutanix-Files:top_exports_a

When making a decision on increasing storage capacity of Nutanix Files FSVM cluster please keep in mind that the option to downsize is not available at this point.To change the storage capacity, enter the new size (in TiBs) in the FILE SERVER SIZE field.Note: Choose a size greater than the existing size. This operation does not impact current client connections. Figure. File Service Basics Window For more information please refer toNutanix Files Series | Queries you always had

There can be a situation where you have to either shutdown the entire AOS cluster hosting Nutanix Files, or just the Nutanix Files (AFS) cluster.Gracefully shutdown Nutanix Files and Nutanix AOS ClusterVerify that no snapshot or replication is taking place. Power off all guest VMs on the cluster, leaving only FSVMs (File Server VMs) and CVMs (Controller VMs) powered on.Gracefully Shut down a Nutanix FILES (FSVMs) Cluster STEP - 1 : Stopping all File Services 1.1 : For AOS 5.0.x - 5.5.x:minerva stop fsvm1.2 : FOR AOS 5.6 and later:From any CVM, enter the "afs" command prompt:nutanix@cvm: afs<afs> infra.stop *​The infra.stop * command will stop Nutanix Files services and power off the

Nutanix Files architecture and design is beautiful and complex at the same time, and let’s agree we all get some questions when we enter into the world of storage with Files.“We all have thought of these questions and still figuring out the answers” Which hypervisors support Nutanix Files? How do you deploy, delete and modify a Nutanix Files cluster? How do you shut down a Nutanix Files cluster for maintenance? What are Exports vs Shares in Nutanix Files? What is a Nutanix Files Storage Container? What is the minimum Domain Functional level required? How do you update DNS in Nutanix Files? Does Nutanix Files support DFS-R? Does Nutanix Files support DFS Namespaces (DFS-N)? What are the supported Antivirus ICAP servers for Nutanix Files? Want the answer to the above questions ??Give the following KB a read

We are looking to setup a Nutanix File Server on our ESX cluster, this file server will be housing 21TB of data. I know that we get 1TB for free, how to enable the licensing for the other 20TB as i believe it is per TB.

Mike McGhee demonstrates the scale up and scale out capabilities of Nutanix Files. Do you run Nutanix Files? Share your experiences with the broader community, be the first to reply here.