Installation & Configuration | Nutanix Community
Skip to main content

Installation & Configuration

This forum is the best way to get up and running with the Nutanix platform

  • 1,436 Topics
  • 4,082 Replies
1436 Topics
B
BillalWayfarer
asked in Installation & Configuration
how to factory reset a nutanix node after fundation run

How can I reset a node to factory configuration after using the fundation process

102003
JeremyJ
Nutanix Employee
R
randyramandaniTrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration
What happen when prism central down?

Hi team,   i have question about prism central, if i enable feature like a flow ( as long i know, flow need prism central to enable and operate ), and i configure isolation or secure application for my vm,  what happen if my prism central down?

16584
JeremyJ
Nutanix Employee
O
oscarascoliAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration
IPMI sensor mismatch / IPMI sensor data record unavailable on host

Greetings to all, After an update of the AOS from 5.8.2 to 5.10.5, the following alerts began to be received: IPMI sensor mismatch IPMI sensor data unavailable on host This is in a cluster with 3 Lenovo HX host, and all hosts have the same configuration when the cluster was created with the Foundations, I have already reviewed the access to the network to the BMC port and all the IPs respond and the users and passwords with correct. https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.resmgmt.doc/GUID-D247EC2C-92C5-4B9B-9305-39099F30D3B5.html This cluster uses the ESXi 6.5 hypervisor with vCenter 6.5, the information in the ESXi on the IPMI has already been added. The 3 CVM's respond to the ping between them and the BMC ports. Is there any parameter within the CVM that should be reviewed or from the PRISM console?

31912
JeremyJ
Nutanix Employee
T
thiru_nutanixExplorer
asked in Installation & Configuration
error validating ipmi account with "x.x.x.x" IP. SCOM

We are trying to setup SCOM Management Pack 2.4 with SCOM 2012 server. I have created LDAP (Windows Domain) account for Prism and IPMI access, i do able to validate with prism account but i could not IPMI. I am using AOS 10.5 with NX 1065 G6. I have tried to create IPMI local account and then tried to validate SCOM Management pack. It worked fine. I tried to validate with LDAP account but i am getting below error. for better administration i am trying to use LDAP. error validating ipmi account with "x.x.x.x" IP. Continue with next CVM Address? I have opened case with Nutanix. Just i want know whether Nutanix support to configure LDAP auth with SCOM. Any help will be much appreciated.

15113
JeremyJ
Nutanix Employee
G
Gilles BVoyager
asked in Installation & Configuration
Nutanix NGT guest tools installation without manual process possible?

Hello is there a way to automatically install NGT guest tools without manually cdrom mounting process ? I want to use Packer to generate a centOS 7 golden image with preinstalled NGT guest tools thanks Gilles

69014
JeremyJ
Nutanix Employee
H
HendraTrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration
Expand Node with different Subnet

Can existing cluster expand cluster new node with different subnet?     Thanks,   Hendra

11603
D
Jubran
Nutanix Employee
JubranNutanix Employee
posted in Installation & Configuration
Product mixing restrictions 

Let's say you want to mix platforms, nodes or a sub-components in your cluster, what are the restrictions?  There are multiple components that you could mix, we took everything into consideration and explained it’s compatibility. In our portal, you can find the Hardware, OS, Storage, Encryption, DIMM, Hypervisor and vSphere restrictions. check out our Compatibility Matrix. For example, if you want to mix the hardware you can mix nodes that use different CPU families in the same cluster, but not in the same block.  e.g, a cluster can contain nodes from any NX generation, but a G6 block must contain only G6 nodes, a G7 block must contain only G7 nodes, and so on. For AOS, all the Controller VMs (CVMs) in a cluster must use the same version of AOS. Note: do not configure a cluster that violates any of the rules as it could lead to an unexpected behavior.  For the full documentation and rules check out this: https://support-portal.nutanix.com/#/page/docs/details?targetId=Hardware-Admin-Ref

48000
Jubran
Nutanix Employee
M
MikelPenaWayfarer
asked in Installation & Configuration
Replace all drives on nutanix cluster

Hello,I have a hybrid cluster (3 nodes) with 2x1,9TB SSDs and 10x4TB NL-SAS drives. Is it possible to replace all the disk in the cluster to make it all-flash? What would be the procedure? Thanks!!

25012
AntonioG
Nutanix Employee
H
HongAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration
Old version foundation link

Hi,   Foundation version 3.6-74ea4a6f download, Give me the link. (Standalone Foundation VM image for importing into VirtualBox or ESXi)   I am going to test with an old version Foundation(3.6-74ea4a6f). I don't have this version. Do you have a download link?   Thank you.

8061
AntonioG
Nutanix Employee
T
tgrayVoyager
asked in Installation & Configuration
Dell XC740xd Drive Placement

Can someone confirm the drive placement for SSD and the SATA drives in our Dell XC740xd servers?   On one cluster of servers, there are four SSD drives in bays 0-3 and in the other two clusters the SSDs are in the last four bays.    I have only seen the SSD drives in the first four drive bays.

9352
T
D
Danny.HAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration
UPGRADE NCC versions that include an installer file inside a compressed tar file fail

Hi    I followed the steps in page to upgrade NCC. I can upgrade NCC by a single installer file (ncc_installer_filename.sh) successfully. But I cannot upgrade NCC by a compressed tar file (ncc_installer_filename.tar.gz). After extract the installation package, I type command to run the install script as below. It showed “Installation of ncc failed on node xx.xx.xx.xx” . I tired to run the script on each cluster, they generated the same error. How to troubleshoot the issue?   

18338
JeremyJ
Nutanix Employee
R
randyramandaniTrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration
is there any storage motion or container motion if i using ahv?

is there any storage motion or container motion if i using ahv? and if not, how we move vm data from one container to another container?

10802
R
A
ArtonBExplorer
asked in Installation & Configuration
AMD Processor support

Hi All, is anyone can tell me if AMD processors are supported on Nutanix CE i want to get a server with AMD processors and want to install Nutanix CE 

15541
Shaurya
Nutanix Employee
Alona
Nutanix Employee
AlonaNutanix Employee
posted in Installation & Configuration
All things networking

If you are anything like me then you prefer to figure out things by yourself instead of asking for assistance. While this is arguably the most efficient method of achieving a positive outcome, knowing where to find the right information as well as knowing that it exists is crucial.   Also, networking is complicated. Being fundamental, a mistake often makes a profound impact on the environment. How to create a virtual bridge? How to use manage_ovs command? How to change VLAN on VM NIC? How to add or remove VLAN on CVM and AHV host? How to configure LACP? How to isolate 1G NICs from the rest of the NICs?   The answers to the above and more as well as useful links – all can be found in KB-2090 AHV | Host and Guest Networking   Care to read more? Check these: .NEXT AHV Networking | Configuring Load Balancing .NEXT AHV Networking | Enable, Disable and Verify LACP AHV Networking

2830
Alona
Nutanix Employee
Alona
Nutanix Employee
AlonaNutanix Employee
posted in Installation & Configuration
How to install new NIC card to an AHV cluster

Only applies to AOS 5.15 and earlier versionsShould you wish to add NIC cards to your nodes there are several steps to follow to ensure that the process is successful. Verify that NIC card model is compatible with the hardware. In case of an NX platform the best way would be to contact Nutanix account team. Look for the documentation describing the process. Nutanix portal has a Hardware replacement section for instructions on all hardware component replacements for all NX platforms.  Once the card is automatically detected the bond and uplinks configuration must be updated using manage_ovs command from CVM. Nutanix portal: Hardware Replacement DocumentationKB-2090 AHV | Host and Guest NetworkingAHV Guide v5.16: Host Network Management 

38810
Alona
Nutanix Employee
I
IT_GuyAdventurer
asked in Installation & Configuration
Remote site connectivity not normal

Hi A remote site on AWS has been configured earlier. The time sync drifted too far but that has been fixed. The remote site in Data Protection has this alert "Remote site connectivity not normal." It is an AWS instance. The remote CVM IP address is 10.162.10.115. The host ipaddress is unknown, the firewall rules are fully open and replication seems to be occuring. There is a site to site VPN specificaly for this instance It looks as though the aWS remote site was never configured with the local cluster as a remote site which is what most of the webinars and documentation suggest. The IP address will not open a web page on http or https, the only communication available to the AWS node is SSH. How does the configurationof the remote site get completed or how do I get rid of this alert ?? Prisim: 5.6.1 NCC Version: 3.5.2 LCM Version: 1.4.2381 Nutanix 20170830.124 (in cluster, standard AWS instance) Thanks

15843
JeremyJ
Nutanix Employee
F
fadzleeVoyager
asked in Installation & Configuration
migrating sles 12 vm's from ahv to ESXi

hi, my client want to migrate all their sles 12 vm's from AHV to their ESXi farm (SAP Hana), currently i'm using the vmware converter but not success, got error cannot query live Linux machine.. i did try this --> https://acropolis.ninja/export-a-vm-from-nutanix-ahv-to-vmware-esxi/ but process stuck in qemu-img convert, and my cvm will give an error "CVM Services Restarting Frequently".. any suggestion to make more easier? cheers, paLee

15772
AntonioG
Nutanix Employee
T
thiru_nutanixExplorer
asked in Installation & Configuration
Image Configuration - Error occurred while getting image list

I have been getting the below error when i select image configuration. When i do image.list i could see the images in acli. image.list Image name Image type Image UUID Nuatnix Xtract kDiskImage f3b18c26-e461-44af-b3e1-bc295078fe40 Virto-Windows kIsoImage ffcbbf1d-7380-4803-af4c-fd16fa6795f3 Windows_2016 kIsoImage 15ec4036-703b-471d-9887-3cb6a569426e [h4]Error occurred while getting image list[/h4]

15984
AntonioG
Nutanix Employee
G
GabrielPaganAbarcanVoyager
asked in Installation & Configuration
Nutanix ERA VMs misreporting storage space

Out Database team has been using ERA to deploy lab and test VMs. I noticed they are reporting ridiculous usage. Some of the machines report used more than half the total cluster storage and 3 times allocated. Any ideas?

7361
HITESH0801
Nutanix Employee
HITESH0801
Nutanix Employee
HITESH0801Nutanix Employee
posted in Installation & Configuration
LCM Troubleshooting | Part -1 Pre-checks

Life-cycle Manager has made the life of every Nutanix Admin easy by providing a 1-click approach to upgrade the firmware and in the latest version, the hypervisor seamlessly.     Let’s consider a scenario, where you went ahead with an LCM upgrade but noticed it failing as some pre-checks failed.     What are these pre-checks?     Before any upgrade, LCM runs a series of pre-checks to confirm the cluster stability and if all the prerequisites are fulfilled before  proceeding with the upgrade.   Do we have a document listing all the pre-checks and their resolution?    The following document lists all the pre-check, their description and resolution. This might come in handy if we are trying to troubleshoot as to why the LCM pre-checks have failed.   KB-4584   Want to know more about Life Cycle Manager and its features?  Give the following document a coffee read!    LCM Guide 

9640
HITESH0801
Nutanix Employee
S
Scott McDVoyager
asked in Installation & Configuration
AOS 5.16 can not update as 5.11.2.1 release same day

Hi everyone,   I m new to Nutanix and have just deployed my first cluster. I did all the updates I could find in Upgrade Software Settings. It brought the nodes up to 5.11.2.1 . I tried to run the checks again and it shows no available versions. I saw the notice for the release of 5.16 so I downloaded the manual update binary file and meta file.   When I try to update it says unsupported.  Edit:   NOT SUPPORTED Current version was released after the Target version was released. Upgrading to Target Release version is not supported in this case.     I check the support upgrade path wizard in My Nutanix and it says the 5.11.2.1 is newer then the 5.16 yet they were released the same day!? The Upgrade path shows that if I had the 5.11.2 I could update to 5.16 but not 5.11.2.1 ?? Will Nutanix have an update path for this? or am I stuck for a while?   thanks everyone.   Scott  

9883
A
Nutanix Employee
R
RomineePathfinder
asked in Installation & Configuration
Unable launch Direct Console in IPMI

Hello, first time to use IPMI. Need to mount ISOt to re-install ESXi. So I’m trying to launch Direct Console from IPMI (note that I just reinstalled Java). but still not launching. Any idea? Nutanix Support wasn’t helpful.

39335
HITESH0801
Nutanix Employee
D
db808Voyager
asked in Installation & Configuration
Can external legacy storage be accessed via Nutanix AHV or ESXi?

There can be legitimate cases where access to external storage, such as massive tape libraries, massive disk archives is needed to some, but not all VMs running in a Nutanix cluster.  These VMs would be ideally under the AHV hypervisor, but is ESXi is an acceptable alternative.  These external storage systems would likely support 10GbE iSCSI (and faster) and/or 8 gbit fibre channel or faster. I understand that supporting such external access would make the VM “special” and would restrict VM mobility to other specific nodes that were configured for similar external access. The mobility issues are a later discussion, if external storage access is possible. If the external storage was a NAS device, running NFS and/or SMB, I believe it would be straigntforward … just define the external IP address in the VM, and access the data from the VM.  The same technique could be used for external iSCSI devices, for Ethernet iSCSi.   In many cases, if the external storage needed very high performance

121145
M
M
Mark_BrVoyager
asked in Installation & Configuration
Hardware Memory Compatibility

I have an opportunity to acquire some retired Nutanix memory.  The retired memory is  NX-1065-G5 nodes and our Cluster is NX-6035-G5.  From what I have been able to trace they appear to use the same memory modules.  Can anyone confirm this?

14754
JeremyJ
Nutanix Employee
Shaurya
Nutanix Employee
ShauryaNutanix Employee
posted in Installation & Configuration
Creating Phoenix bundle iso locally

Let’s say you want to add a node to the cluster, now, the AOS version in the new node to be added should be the same for quick expansion. To do so, you need to use a phoenix image bundled with AOS or in some cases, AOS + AHV bundled image to perform imaging in one go.  Instead of creating a new case with support and save your time too, the fastest way would be to create one on your own. There are 2 ways to do so:- 1. Creating a Phoenix ISO via CVM 2. Creating an ISO by Using a Foundation VM (if option 1 cannot be performed) To know in detail regarding how to go about the above-mentioned ways, take a look at KB-3523.

8830
Shaurya
Nutanix Employee

Badges

Show all badges
Terms & Conditions