I am trying to get the WInPE drivers so I can support our virtual device hosted on a Nutanix system. However, every link directs me to the Nutanix support page where I have to activate my ID with a licence code or serial number. I am the consumer of the system, I have none of these values, and my server team who might have these will not give me the codes. What can I do to get the drivers I need so I can do my job and test our OSD processes with a Nutanix VM client?
You will need the Nutanix drivers from the support page, your server team should be able to provide you with the Nutanix Guest tools, either a msi or iso, and that would have everything you need.
You dont need the ngt but you need the virtio drivers. They can be downloaded via downloads —> ahv—> virtio. Yes you need an account. But the nutanix administrator should have one and can download the virtio drivers for you.
Some extra information: If you want to create an iso file with the virtio drivers in it here is a powershell script to do that: https://www.jeroentielen.nl/slipstream-virtio-drivers-into-windows-iso-to-use-on-nutanix-ahv/
Thanks for the replies. It took a while, but we finally found someone that had access and could get us the drivers. Just unusual behavior on Nutanix’s part. I have not encountered any other vendor who hid their drivers behind needing a super secret validated account. There’s nothing special about the drivers that I could tell that warrented them being hidden from general view.
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