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Nutanix Tiering using Azure Blob

  • Nov 10, 2026 10:38 AM UTC
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After configure complete, there is no any action, And cannot disable(gray) or delete tiering for new configure.

 

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selvamani
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  • Outrider
  • Nov 11, 2026 7:55 AM UTC

Hi ​@Suttisun 

Verify the complete Smart Tiering configuration

Navigate to: Files Console → Data Management → Smart Tiering

Check why no tiering activity is happening

In the Smart Tiering dashboard,  click Refresh in the Capacity Summary section.

check :

Total Data (Logical) , Used Capacity , Plan to Tier, Total Tiered Data and Capacity Threshold.

click Refresh in the Capacity Summary section and check if the configuration is set to Manual, check whether the Tier Data action is available.

refer :
Jeroentielen-smart-tiering-nutanix-files-to-azure-cool-blob-storage

my recommendations to verify 

1.Only one tiering profile and tiering location are supported per file server. So creating another profile may not be the correct fix.

2.Tier Data being greyed out does not automatically indicate a product failure. It can mean that no files meet the configured criteria or the capacity threshold has not been reached.

3.Snapshots can prevent space reclamation on primary storage. Even after data is tiered, primary storage capacity might not immediately decrease if snapshots still reference those files.

Let me know Is the Tier Data action also greyed out, or are only the Disable Tiering and Delete options greyed out? Screenshots will more useful .

​​​​​​​Thanks


JeroenTielen
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Hi Suttisun, I've created a blogpost about this, hopefully this will help you: https://www.jeroentielen.nl/smart-tiering-nutanix-files-to-azure-cool-blob-storage/

 

Edit: Selvamani posted it as well ;) (I'm to slow lately lol) 


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  • Voyager
  • Nov 11, 2026 9:18 AM UTC

Thank you all,  I follow step:  https://www.jeroentielen.nl/smart-tiering-nutanix-files-to-azure-cool-blob-storage/

  - It can connect to blob, but nothing happen. 

 

I Try to stop Tiering and  reconfigure, but I don’t know how?


JeroenTielen
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Just wait. ;)

 

What is your “When to tier” setting? And have you set a capacity threshold?

You can also set the when to tier to manually and start doing it manually.