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lathef1 Adventurer

Make default on all Hyper V hosts

i got error message when created container? Failed to modify service settings. The default virtual machine configuration store cannot be changed to '\CLHV.abcd.comiso -VhdPath CLHV.abcd.comiso': The user name or password is incorrect. (0x8007052E) Ensure the path is valid and the directory exists....

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mwerne01 Adventurer

In regards to deploying ESXi 5.5 or 6.x hypervisor in the field.

In regards to deploying ESXi 5.5 or 6.x hypervisor in the field. The most recent version of Phoenix available for ESXi appears to be 2.0.4. Does that mean I need to download Foundation components 2.0 and not 3.x? Also, the file name for Phoenix version 2.0.4 is "phoenix-2.0.4_ESX_NOS-4.1.1.4.iso". D...

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rvillarin Adventurer

Configuring vDS on ESXi 5.5
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Hello, Nutanix article 000001037 (Configuring VMware Distributed Switch (vDS) on Nutanix Platform) only has ESXi 5.1 and earlier as "versions affected", does anyone know if there is anything special / extra to configure on ESXi 5.5? Thank you.

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szewczykm Adventurer

Upgrade Software "Error while executing HTTP REST request: Could not connect to Genesis"
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When trying to upgrade NOS or NCC I'm getting this error: "Error while executing HTTP REST request: Could not connect to Genesis" The updates have already downloaded. This occurs even if I pick a lower version to upgrade to. I'm going from 4.1.4 to 4.5.1.2 (NOS) and 2.01 to 2.1.4. Any ideas?...

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ahmedkhalil Trailblazer

failed to upgrade bios from Prims

Dears, i was trying to upgrade bios firmware from prism but upgrade hang at first process and when i tried to login on the remote console i saw that it's stucked at phoenix phoenix# termianl i tried to delete hanged process but system is still hang at this terminal and coudn't normal boot h...

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rvillarin Adventurer

PCIe-SATA and SSD-SATA in a Node

Hello - Can a Nutanix node be configured with 1x PCIe-SSD and 1x SATA-SSD? Thanks.

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Kevin_Penn Explorer

Hi, does anyone have any best practice for running a Nutanix proof of concept, or any gotcha's ?

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3 years ago
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DiscoPosse Voyager

VMTurbo integration Tip: Pinning Nutanix Controller VMs (CVMs)

For those folks who want to find out how to deploy VMTurbo in a Nutanix environment, we have a policy configuration to ensure that the CVM instances stay pinned to the Nutanix nodes. Here is an article on how to set a group and policy inside your VMTurbo control instance. https://greencircle....

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KYFong Adventurer

Node removal stuck in curator process???

Many encounter node removal stuck in curator process 95-97%.Anyone have solution on this as unable to find it in kb NOS 4.1.1.4 Remove a node and stuck in curator extent store replication on disk 95%. How to proceed? Kindly advise assist please.

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3 years ago
Jon Moderator

Nutanix AOS 4.5.1 and NCC 2.1.2 Released Today (12/14/2015)

All, Nutanix is pleased to release Nutanix AOS 4.5.1 and NCC 2.1.2. Please read the release notes before doing any upgrades, and when in doubt, please open a ticket with Nutanix Support for assistance. This was a bug fix focused release, including several key improvements to EC-X. We also added...

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alunkal Trailblazer

permission to a folder inside smb share
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HI, Actually i am able to create folder using nfs whitelist in the nutanix smb share but not able to see the option for that.Then i came to know that we cannot give permission like that for the folder in the nutanix share.is that true.currently we shared a volume from one vm as share. thanks r...

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3 years ago
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EladRosen Adventurer

Async DR Ports

What ports i need to open on the FW in able to use async dr between two remote sites?

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AllBlack Adventurer

Nutanix File Services
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Hello, I was told that Nutanix File Services is now available but I cannot find any reference to it anywhere.Can someone tell me what the deal is and where I can find some instructions? cheers

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brisnick Adventurer

Prism unavailable

Hi all, This morning I tried to log in to Prism only to find it was unavailable. I tracked down which node had the IP of prism (logged into all nodes - there must be an easier way!) but I didn't know what to do to restart it. Anyway, I decided to go for breakfast and it was back up again when I...

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ahmedkhalil Trailblazer

Cluster doesn't start unable to reach node where genesisi is starting

Dears, i have below situation happened to my nutanix block my college changged hostname of all ESXi servers and then try to change CVM IPs without stopping cluster after that he rebooted CVM but cluster is not started with error message unable to reach node where genesis is started i have check g...

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Marino Voyager

BMC firmware version is outdated - how to update the BMC firmware?
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Hi all, Our nutanix has been running for a little bit more than 2 years now. Due to changes in our work environment (and the fact that our 3050 nodes started on NOS 3.5) we decided to use the opportunity to perform a field install, and do the upgrade to nos 4.5. We were getting the BMC error for...

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rami Trailblazer

VMotion for virtual Machines between 2 Nutanix Blocks

Hi All , I would like to know the way how can I move vm's from 1 nutanix block into other Nutanix block using vmotion . - Each Nutanix block configured as a stand alone Nutanix Cluster -2 Nutanix Block under same vmware DC and Cluster and managed by 1 vcenter. but when I run vmtion for one virtual m...

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dboden Adventurer

Slow logon to Prism interface after upgrade to 4.5.0.2
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Hi, We have recently upgraded our Nutanix cluster from 4.0.3 to 4.5.0.2 and are noticing slower logons to the Prism interface. Before the upgrade this was almost instant while now it might take up to 10 seconds. Has anyone had the same experience?

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AndrewB Voyager

Foundation 3.0.1 Imaging A Dell Cluster fails at 2%. No ISO Mounted (Moved to correct forum)
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Hi I am using foundation 3.0.1 to image a 3 node cluster of Dell R730's however it fails at 2% progress for StandardError: Mount failed: NFS path not in 'remoteimage -s' The system can access and configure the Dell iDRAC IPMI interface no problem and the virtual cd is enabled on each server. It appe...

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alu Voyager

is there a way to Remove scsi controller beyond what is available in prism.

I can remove the controller using 'virsh edit' or through virt-manager connected to the host, but those changes do not persist, and Acropolis adds the scsi controller back in when the VM is started.Is there any supported way to do edit VM properties beyond what is exposed in Prism and to have the ch...

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brisnick Adventurer

Creating a private key/public certificate pair using Microsoft CA for connection to Azure

Hi, The Web Console Guide gives directions for using OpenSSL for creating the private key/public certificate necessary to connect a remote Azure site for Data Protection, but has no instructions for using a Microsoft CA. Can anyone provide this information? Cheers, Nick

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brisnick Adventurer

How do you stop a task that is running (such as a remote site creation).
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Hi, Can anyone help me find a way to stop the creation of a remote site. I was told it would take around 10-15 minutes, but so far after 3 hours it is still running at 0%! There is probably some configuration issues on the network, so I would like to fix that up first and try again. For th...

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brisnick Adventurer

vSphere ESXi Update 3a
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Hi, We have a cluster of Dell XC730xd-12 and would like to update them to ESXi U3a (to match the rest of our vSphere environment). I know Dell don't have a customised ESXi U3a iso yet, so is there any advice on how to do the upgrade such as any specific extra drivers required in the Update Manag...

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rami Trailblazer

Adding new Node into existing configured Nutanix Block

Dears , I have aleady configured 3 nodes Nutanix block(NX-1000 series) more than year ago ,and now our customer requested anew node (NX-3000 serie) to be added into existing cluster.Could you please letme know the best way to add this node without impacting the running nodes? Regards,

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APiornato Pathfinder

Flexible Replication Topologies with Nutanix Native DR

Hi To All, I am new here and trying to know more about nutanix replication topologies how do i configure it? Is there a step by step guide to configure this? I want to use the two-way mirroring for HO to DR site? Your responce is higly appriciated. Nutanix’s native replication infrastructure and...

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