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HeyAdventurer
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Nutanix CE install fail all the time

I don’t know how to get Nutanix CE to work on my machine.I want to give it a try for my home lab, please help me!  (Please see installer.log and installer_vm.log in the next posts) I tried couple of times and also picked the Recommended types for the disks, but still it fails.Installer: SanDisk USB 3.2 Gen 1 (128GB)CVM Boot: Samsung SSD 960 EVO M.2 2280 (1TB)CVM Boot: Samsung SATA III 2,5 tum SSD (1TB)Data: Samsung SATA III 2,5 tum SSD (1TB)Data: Intel SSD NVMe PCIe 3.0 x 4 HET MLC (800GB)Data: Intel SSD NVMe PCIe 3.0 x 4 HET MLC (800GB)Hypervisor: SanDisk USB 3.2 Gen 1 (128GB) CPU: Intel Xeon CPU E5-2648 v4 2.40ghz RAM: 256GB

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6 months ago
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BRadomskiAdventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

Hardware Recommendations for CE

Looking for SFF hardware for home lab and POC environment(portability ideal). 10gbe ideal and want to do multinode. Let me know your thoughts

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6 months ago
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quentusAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Nutanix CE can not create image

I installed the CE version, but after logging into Prism, I couldn't find the entry menu for creating an image. then I wanted to create a virtual machine, but couldn't find a way to upload iso and assign it to CDROM.please help

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Q
6 months ago
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harshal.lakareVoyager
asked in Installation & Configuration

Nutanix CE - Installer got fail on huawei

Hello , I’m trying to install  Nutanix on one my huawei server for POC  and i’m getting below error. I’m bit newbie to Nutanix.   I’m installing it using latest ISO phoenix-ce2.0-fraser-6.5.2-stable-fnd-5.3.4-x86_64.iso   Regards,Harshal 

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6 months ago
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Rajendra.dVoyager
asked in Installation & Configuration

How to change NIC speed from 25G to 10G

I have newly installed HPE DX380 servers, total 3 NODEs with 10G/25G Dual port NIC ports (2 Pairs = Total 4 Ports).I have Mellanox Network switch which is configured with 1 to 12 port on 10 GB Network.After installing the AHV,AOS & creating the Cluster, when trying to create the VS, it is showing 3 Network Cards in 25G group & 1 in 10G. Therefore I am not able to create a BOND. My question is, How come only one NIC is showing 10G speed & rest of them with 25G. Logically if I have already configured my Network switch with 10G speed for all the required ports, In Prism also it should reflect as 10G even if that NIC is supported 10/25G speed.Does anyone have any solution for this. I am missing something? Can we change the NIC speed manually on each Node?Thanks in advance. 

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6 months ago
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MrAntilliesExplorer
asked in Installation & Configuration

CE failing to install (2.5 Gb NIC)

I have a brand new NUC alike (minisforum UM773 Lite) with an AMD Ryzen 7735HS, 32 GB RAM and 1 x 1TB nvme drive and 1 x 1TB SATA SSD drive. It also has an “unsupported” Intel i225v 2.5GB NIC on board.I’ve followed the instruction here to get the NIC to work, and I have confirmed that the card does indeed work using dmesg.When I restart the install with the ./ce_installer && screen -r command, the NIC successfully gets an IP and  the installer gets further but on then fails when getting to this point.Does anyone have any ideas how to get past this point? 

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6 months ago
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Jan JunkerAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Nutanix PoC – Community Edition - Hardware Disk setup

I am planning to make Nutanix PoC with the Community Edition. And if successful use Nutanix. The goal is to make a tree or four node cluster with local storage.And how would it be best to prepare the tree nodes. The have buildin Hardware Raid controller. (Cisco UCS servers). I could put in up to 8 disks. They can be in same size or in deferent sizes. I would probably be some 1-2 TB SSD disks. I can make one or more Raid disks. (Raid 1, 5, 10). Would would make sense in a performance and redundancy perspective.I have read the CE Getting started guide. Here there are mentioned:Storage Devices (Max 4 HDD/SSD) Cold Tier (500 GB or greater, maximum 18 TB (3x6 TB HDDs) Storage Devices, Hot Tier Flash (Single 200 GB SSD or Greater. Hypervisor Boot Device (32 GB pr. Node)Witch storage needs to be fast? And should I have my hardware raid make the disks ?.Would it make sense to build a raid 10 on eight equal sized disks and make logical drives fitting each of the above disks types?

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MartijnKonings
6 months ago
AdelMarei
AdelMareiAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Integrate the Nutanix cluster with SolarWinds

The Problem===========We need to integrate the Nutanix cluster with  SolarWinds  to view the VMs - compatible /supported - data ( VM names, VM IPs,…) in the SolarWinds GUI. Get the basic VM management actions as per Nutanix document  AOS ( 6.5) https://www.nutanix.com/partners/technology-alliances/solarwindsHost and Guest VM availability, fault and performance monitoring and alerting:    * CPU/Memory/Network statistics     * Storage statistics     * Basic VM management actions supported Nutanix versions Troubleshooting==============•    We have generated a new SSL.•    We have tried to add the cluster using the Prism Central (PC) , could not login.Current status===============1)    The Nutanix Prism Element (PE) can be seen under the SolarWindsEnvironment================Single cluster Single PCOther links we have checked ==================SolarWindshttps://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/global-search/%40uri?language=en_US#q=Nutanix&t=All&sort=relevancy  

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AdelMarei
6 months ago
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LeksoExplorer
asked in Installation & Configuration

fatal could not find nic with valid mac address

Hello I am trying to install the CE of Nutanix but after passing all pre-installation and when it is starting to install the OS i am getting same issue below:fatal could not find nic with valid mac addressand installation is terminated.hardware used: Flex System x240 Compute nodeNetwork adapter: Flex System CN4052S 2-port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter  Do i need to import additional drivers for this network adapter? have you ever had the same issue?  

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6 months ago
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DC000Adventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Question on Nutanix foundation

Hi,  I am still new to nutanix and i have a few question on the foundationI have 2 Dell XC740xd 12 servers and install with server 2019 Datacenter core as hypervisor.Both Server has a SVM in it. is SVM the same CVM? Isn’t CVM the Prism Central? If not Prism Central means i had to download, import and setup the VM for Prism central into the nodes? does each SVM has to be from different domain? Can i join both server SVM to the Same domain even though they can’t be setup as cluster in nutanix?  Can i use failover cluster to join both nodes as cluster and reflect it on Nutanix Prism Element or Central? On Foundation number 2 Nodes the Nodes A, B, C, D, am i able to join it as cluster if i setup both node as A node?  

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JeroenTielen
7 months ago
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jingwen.ngWayfarer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Unable to install CE on virtualbox

Hi, I’m trying to install the nutanix CE, however I have encountered with this error even after several redownloads of the ISOMainly error stated was: cat: sys/devices/pci0000:00///vendor: no such file or directory, 

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JeroenTielen
7 months ago
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Abdulrahman AldhayanAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Virtual Environment

Hello guys, I am wondering if Nutanix offer a platform that offer virtual environment so that I can test many things that I can’t test in a production environment such as, new services that we have not deploy yet. Best Regards, 

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Kcmount
7 months ago
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Abdulrahman AldhayanAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

DR using Metro Availability

Hello guys, if I use Metro Availability as the way to sync my data between two sites. if the primary site gets down do I have to manually enable unplanned failover or its directly enabled when the other one gets down. Also, what about the other syncing methods, are they the same. Thanks 

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ronaldvanvugt
7 months ago
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Abdulrahman AldhayanAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

registering cluster to PC

Hello guys, I am wondering if it is possible to register a cluster that is on another site to a PC. Or, it must have its own PC and connect them through DR. Thanks in advance, 

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A
7 months ago
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Abdulrahman AldhayanAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

How to specify a limited resources for users

I want to ask about how to give a user limited resources within the cluster. For example, user A can create VMs until he reaches 5 CPU, 4 memory, and 40 GB disk.Thanks in advance.

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Kcmount
7 months ago
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DC000Adventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Nutanix and Hyper V, Setup to managing

Hi I have setup the nutanix AOS 6.5.3.1 with Hyper V hypervisor server 2016 on 2 nodes with foundation.I have some question that I am still unable to figure out.I am able to console in the SVM in both nodes via SSH, but I am unable to access the Prism on Web Browser til I create the cluster in SVM. Is this correct?After accessing the Prism, most of the prism element function like VM, Storage and etc apart from health was available. Is this due to nutanix main role in Hyper V was limited as to only manage to see dashboard?I try to add the second node to the first node that has created the cluster in Prism, but was unable. Does it mean I can only do VM creation, modification, deletion etc and join cluster via the Server failover over cluster in Hyper V?Is there a guide for Nutanix with Hyper V from setup to managing, as I have read the AAPM which doesn’t seems to apply on this. 

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sl.farhanparkar
7 months ago
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Vinodh Kumar DamodarAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

How to Change Nutanix AHV node uplink from 1G to 10G.

As Nutanix recommended connectivity is 10G but due to some ports availability issue we initially configured Nutanix cluster with 1G but now we are planning to change our Nutanix environment uplink to 10G, any advise will there be any impact or can you share the procedure to change uplinks to 10G. 

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8 months ago
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KouSTrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration

device ownership change and licensing

I have a situation where my production cluster is a lease with $1 buyout from a service provider who is license the cluster and the term is up this fall.  We have AOS and Frame license as a service and provided by the them. In planning to take over ownership, I am needing to continue the license on this cluster and the Frame license.  I am having a hard time finding instructions from any of the current Nutanix Sales team because the current hardware is still under the leasing contract and it seems like we cannot get a quote/plan to apply a new license on this cluster.   We are always directed to purchase a new cluster with new licensing.  We are force to look a new cluster so our team is now open to new technology outside Nutanix.  The easy answer seems to elude.  Does anyone have any direction contact or advise to try to get the inventory ownership transferred and get new license applied without effecting Frames on the AHV cluster? I cannot I have emails going back since last year try

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8 months ago
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ArounaExplorer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Prism Element PD: Compare VM size before/after replication between clusters

I configured domain protections between my primary and secondary site.domain protections are configured by VMs which means that I have as many domain protections as VMs.After the first replications, I would like to make sure that the size of my VM on the primary site is identical on the secondary site but I find that this is not the case.I don't know if I'm doing a good interpretation.Attached is the capture of my VM on the primary site before replication and on the secondary after replication.Please help me with your explanations.  

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8 months ago
Crispy
CrispyAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

NGT Compatibility for Rocky Linux

Is there an ETA for when NGT will add Rocky Linux support? This Reddit thread from August 2021 is the only reference I could find online suggesting that Rocky NGT support was being worked on. The NGT compatibility matrix lists Rocky as one of the OS vendors, but there are no approved OS yet.   Alma Linux (the other RHEL clone project) is already listed in the compatibility matrix, so I assume the delay in adding Rocky is not a technical one. Here’s what happens if I try to install NGT on a Rocky VM:rootin nutanixngt/installer/linux via 🐍 v3.6.8                                                              ➜ ./setup_python.sh -hPlatform type is: x86_64Unsupported distribution : rocky linuxERROR: Failed to install Nutanix Guest Tools. Check /tmp/ngt_install_log_20230707123201.txt  for logs.➜ cat /tmp/ngt_install_log_20230707123201.txt[2023-07-07 12:32:03] {installer_factory.py:52} ERROR - Unsupported distribution : rocky linux   

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Crispy
9 months ago
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bxxstAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Update VirtualIO driver on RHEL vm

How i update the nutanix VirtualIO driver on RHEL 7.9 VM ?I have a strange situation: vm configuration is set to 16 GB ram but OS see only 11 GB ram

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sl.farhanparkar
9 months ago
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ArunRamaPathfinder
asked in Installation & Configuration

NGT fails to install on CentOS without details

I’m trying to install NGT on CentOS 9 running on AHV and followed these instructions https://next.nutanix.com/installation-configuration-23/error-installing-ngt-on-linux-vm-41358 and I get a failure without much detail in output and logs too.$ sudo python /ngt/installer/linux/install_ngt.pyPlatform type is: x86_64Using Linux Installer for centos stream linux distribution.Setting up folders...Installing NGT Guest Agent...Setting up Nutanix Guest Tools - VM mobility drivers.Successfully set up Nutanix Guest Tools - VM mobility drivers.Installing Nutanix Guest Agent Service.Failed to install Nutanix Guest Tools.ERROR: Failed to install Nutanix Guest Tools. Check /tmp/ngt_install_log_20230627142527.txt for logs.$ sudo cat /tmp/ngt_install_log_20230627142527.txt[2023-06-27 14:25:31] {installer_factory.py:57} INFO - Using Linux Installer for centos stream linux distribution.[2023-06-27 14:25:34] {install_ngt_core.py:86} INFO - Setting up folders...[2023-06-27 14:25:34] {install_ngt_core.py:

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J
9 months ago
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Diego AzevedoAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Nutanix same CVM vlan on two separated Clusters

hello, I have a Nutanix cluster with 4 nodes and AHV running in my environment, but due to another project we will configure a new cluster with 4 nodes and AHV in the same network but for another purpose, I had a question, can I use the same CVM vlan of the existing cluster for the new cluster?

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Moustafa Hindawi
10 months ago
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ThinkMarketsVoyager
asked in Installation & Configuration

Issues with installing Nutanix Community Edition on a Bare metal HP server for a LAB

I would like to ask for some help on identifying why I receive below error prior to installing Nutanix Community Edition on a HPE Gen9 Server. We want to install Nutanix Community v2.0 for some LAB testing on a single 1U server.Steps we have taken for the install.1. I have created a bootable disk on a USB with version: phoenix-ce2.0-fraser-6.5.2-stable-fnd-5.3.4-x86_642. After boot all looks OK and we are configuring the disks as below: Attached is "Disk_config.PNG" - This is what we have as a Disk. Only C is SSD. The 16GB is the Install Media.3. I accept the EULA and scroll to the bottom4. Here is where the issue appears. We receive an ERROR Please supply 'Serial Number'. I have checked in NEXT and online but no luck..5. When I hit Enter it goes back to EULA.I was able to install the same way when I do it on ESXI, but on bare metal it looks like we are failing some king of S/N check..

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10 months ago
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ClovisVoyager
asked in Installation & Configuration

vCenter connection failed to establish

I’m testing Nutanix on an old server (1065-G5 generation). The connection between Prism and vCenter is registered, but not established.  I’m using AOS 5.20.4, ESX 7.0.3, NCC 4.5.0.2. The port 80 is opened and redirected to HTTPS. What could be the cause?

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JeroenTielen
10 months ago

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