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Additional Security Options for Controller VMs

Many users are unaware that there are additional (beyond what is displayed through the Prism web user-interface) configurable security-related options which can be used to increase the security settings of the controller VMs (CVMs) themselves. These options are modified using the Nutanix Command Lin...

Installation basics

Hi there!I’ve installed NutanixCE (twice!) on my existing hardware (custom SuperMicro servers, not Nutanix hardware, though they meet the required specs). We found it useful, and decided to spring for Ultimate Licenses for the non-Community Edition.So I’ve got those licenses, but now I’m having a h...

Is there a detailed HCL?

Hi all!I’m looking for a HCL that details the exact firmware versions of specific components of a server to make sure that we are in the clear before we install or upgrade Nutanix.As far as I can tell there isn’t anyone to be found, at least not for someone who doesn’t have an account for the suppor...

SNMP monitoring of Witess VM

We have a couple of 2 node cluster with a Witness VM on a separate host but I can not seem to find any documentation on how to enable SNMP on it.Using the “ncli snmp add-user” command that works for normal CVM’s just throw me the error:“Error: Cannot connect to Prism Gateway”Any ideas?

Can not configure the network segmentation 2.1 on an existing cluster.

https://next.nutanix.com/how-it-works-22/network-segmentation-basics-38414It seems the network segmentation 2.1 doesn’t support the isolation physically between the backplane and management. So, it tries to isolate logically following this procedure.ISOLATING THE BACKPLANE TRAFFIC LOGICALLY ON AN EX...

VMware hypervisor download

Are there plans to validate a version of VMware’s ESXi hypervisor that addresses recent vulnerabilities outlined here; https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0023.html The proposed version to address this threat is ESXi670-202010401-SG for existing 6.5 hosts or ESXi675-202010401-SG for...

Microsoft Failover Cluster (MSFT) on Nutanix

With AHV-20190916.189, Nutanix supports Directly Attached Volume Groups in a Guest VM Cluster. On AHV clusters, you can create a guest VM cluster by directly attaching a volume group to guest VMs.After you attach a volume group to guest VMs, vDisks appear as SCSI devices to the guest operating syste...

Cluster Creation

Cluster creation or initialization is a process of bootstrapping the cluster by configuring the unconfigured nodes, load some node information into Zeus configuration file and start the services. Let's break it down. What is an Unconfigured node? Node which are factory shipped. Node which was r...

Move cluster to full-flash to hybrid mode

Hello Team, is it possible to transform a full-flash cluster to an hybrid one without losing data? (third party platform).Licenses should not be upgraded because SSD space would not change but the necessary SAS disks would be added to add extra cold data space

Fixing CVEs due to IPMI

As companies become more security aware, third party security tools are being utilized more heavily than ever before. One such tool is a security scanner which can review open network ports within an environment and report back on certain vulnerabilities (CVEs). This includes the open ports of Nutan...

Upgrading VMWare

Hi there. I’m trying to plan an upgrade on our nutanix clusters from VMWare 6.5 to either 6.7 or 7.0 and I’m having a bit of a struggle figuring out the compatibility of the different VMWare versions along with our Nutanix clusters. We have two Nutanix clusters, our main site is a 7-node cluster wi...

ERA 2.0 requirements

I see that ERA 2.0 has a prerequisite of SQL Server SQLPS PowerShell module. Does anyone know what specific version is required? I ask because when trying to register a single node, I receive the following error:Operation Failed : Unable to import SQLPS module. Please make sure that SQLPS module is...

How to change Controller VM and Host IP address?

Please consider the possibility of incorporating the existing IP scheme in the new infrastructure. If changing the IP address is the only option we can utilize a script to change the CVM IP address. You can use the external IP address reconfiguration script in the following scenarios: Change the IP...

Trying to find info regarding ESXi6.7 NVMe device support within AOS.

We have a 15 block HPE environment built with AOS 5.15.2. we need to enable flash mode on a NVMe device (vmdk) which is presented within vSphere but cannot be seen via prism element under the VM vDisks or via ssh shell to cvm’s is this feature not currently supported? any ideas I am struggling to fi...

5.18 2020.9.16 cannot open web console

Hi, I just installed a nested CE 5.18 2020.9.16, and it is OK. single node. vmware esxi 6.7 The host IP is pingable, but the CVM IP is unpingable from outside pc.so cannot open web consoleWhen i login the host, can ping the cvm ip. how to fix the issue? thank you so much.

Stacked switches with AHV?

Hello,i have some questions regarding “Switch stacking”1-) Is it possible to use " 2 stacked switches " as TOR with AHV? there will be a problem if we use this configuration?2-) The best practice is to use 2 Stacked switches or 2 individual switches?We plan to use Active-Backup configuration and con...

Network Switch Visualization : Unknown Switch

We have added Dell Switches to see the Interface information and where our AHV hosts are connected through Network Tab.But, I am able to see Interface only on One Switch for one host, not on others. I see below. Is there anything we are missing.

How to reset failed disk?

One of my physical disks failed because it had a loose connection in the drive bay. Where do I reset a flag for the failed disk or something similar that Nutanix tries again with the same disk?(xpost: https://www.reddit.com/r/nutanix/comments/j4jl4f/how_to_reset_failed_disk/)

vCenter Server Appliance upgrade (6.7 to 7.0)

The upgrade process for the VCSA from a major release to another is as follows:A new VCSA with a temp IP is created in the vSphere host/cluster by the upgrade process. The upgrade process migrates the config/data from the old VCSA to the new one. The Old VCSA is shutdown and the new VCSA is renamed/...

Physical Relocation of Nutanix clusters

So you have decided to relocate your Nutanix cluster to a different data center. Here are a few things to consider and a brief overview of steps to follow for seamless transition. Caution: This information is only provided to serve as a guide to plan your move. Please engage Nutanix Support if you...

4 SFP+ on AHV

Hello,have you guys ever configure a 4 SFP + Nutanix cluster with AHV? i understand that the 4 SFP + will be configured as active-passive in a same bond... but only 1 SFP should be used. There is a better way to configure network on AHV to improve and use the other SFP+??? i mean, for example, separ...

Prism Central RBAC assignments

Hello All,I have recently deployed Prism Central and I am trying to give team members access via their AD accounts. I have went through the roles and discovered I cannot add new members to the predefined roles; however, if I duplicate the roles I can add AD users and groups to the new roles. This wo...

Converting to AHV without DRS

Hi all,We recently purchased a new G7 and during this new install we converted all of our VMs to AHV using Move and we are successfully running on AOS/AHV. Working great.We now would like to convert our old 1050 with ESX/vCenter to AHV although we are hitting the DRS roadblock.We do not have a DRS l...

Re-Image Cluster with Phoenix

Hello,I’ve just reimagined a block with 4 nodes (NX-1065-G4) to use in our lab using Phoenix image (created following this article https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Field-Installation-Guide-v3-12:v31-phoenix-files-r.html#reference_bbk_vnx_p4).I’m using ESXi 7.0.0 build 15843...

Metro Availability Witness Option

You have the option of adding a Witness to a Metro Availability configuration (see Data Protection Guidelines (Metro Availability)). A "Witness" is a special VM that monitors the Metro Availability configuration health. The Witness resides in a separate failure domain to provide an outside view that...

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