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Dell Server query.

Team,I have a NUTANIX cluster running on the Dell Hardware with 11 Dell XC6320-6 model servers. I have spare Dell XC630-10 server and want to check can i re purpose that server to the existing Cluster which is running with Dell XC6320-6 hardware ?

Nutanix AHV cluster - Configuration steps while replacing a NIC

When you replace the NIC cards in the Nutanix AHV cluster, it is possible that the new NIC card interfaces are recognised as additional interfaces and are numbered after the existing interfaces. So, for example, in the current AHV node you have 4 interfaces - eth0, eth1, eth2 and eth3 and you replac...

IPMI SSL Certificate

Hello All, Seeking for you kind assistance, Does anyone of you tried to install or generate a SSL certificate of IPMI? This is a CVM, my Infosec detects High Risk on it. Hoping for a positive revert on this Thank you.

Configuring VMware Distributed Switch (vDS) on the Nutanix Platform

Nutanix cluster works with the vDS and you can use the following guidelines and recommendations to configure the vmk and VM interfaces to be part of the vDS. Nutanix recommendations for implementation Keep the vSwitchNutanix, the vmkernel port (vmk-iscsi-pg), and the Nutanix Controller VM's virt...

vSphere cluster settings for Nutanix cluster

The Nutanix cluster in Vcenter must be configured according to Nutanix best practices. A quick checklist for the recommended settings review is as follows: vSphere HA Settings Enable host monitoring Enable admission control and use the percentage-based policy with a value based...

Earlier AOS and Foundation versions, where can I find them?

Hi,I need an older version of Foundation and AOS. Where can I find them?I can only find the latest version to download.I need ,Nutanix Acropolis Operating System (AOS) 5.5.8Nutanix Foundation 4.3.2Nutanix AHV 20170830.185 Thank you.

Can I change Cluster External IP Address ?

Hi, I'd like to change Cluster External IP Address but CVM IP Address is NOT change. Do I have to stop the cluster ? or Do I change that online? Regards,

Is there a version of CE that will work with Dell R620

I have a Dell PowerEdge Server R620 with 64G of Ram and 2T of HD Space. I am wondering what version of CE is supported on this older server. I downloaded the latest one and the install errored out. Thank you,

Nutanix on Huawei

Hi, We purchad Huawei servers end of last year (check compatibility matrix brought by Nutinix itself https://docplayer.net/136878906-Huawei-hardware-compatibility-list.html and due to Covid19, we were not able to install them until now. Currently we have 4 servers with part numbers from compatibi...

Have you secured your IPMI?

Did you know you can secure your IMPI Web Interface with an SSL Certificate? Securing the IPMI Web interface is recommended to help reduce susceptibility to attacks. You can further enhance security by installing your own customized certificate or a CA-signed certificate. Nutanix recommends str...

Node with black screen

Hello good afternoon, I have a Nodes with black screen and blinking cursor, I want to see if there is a way to reset it or to show me the normal console again. If someone can help me, I really appreciate it, I already tried to generate the Phoenix iso and boot it in ubs and connect it to the node...

AHV Snaphsot Details : Who Created Snapshot?

I am trying to find out the User who took the snapshot on AHV Cluster. I did not find the same in Tasks/Events in Prism or through below Command. acli snapshot.get <SnapshotUUID>

expand node

You are trying to expand a new node into the cluster. I am trying to expand after installing ahv,aos(not cluster settiong option) as a foundation on a new node. When do I set the existing cluster ovs settings? Or I am wondering if the setting is automatically entered upon expansion.

How to change CVM name in Prism in Nutanix AHV clusters

The default name of the CVM is in the below format: NTNX-<Block serial number>-<Node position>-CVM This is what you see as the CVM name in the PRISM. If you want to change the CVM name in your AHV cluster, then we have a script for changing this with the following limitations. nutanix...

Separate datastore for SSD and SATA disks under VMWare ESXi

In Nutanix nodes, there are SSD disks and SATA disks. Can we create two separate datastores. One datastore only contains SSD disks and one datastore only contains SATA disks

Upgrade vcenter 6.7 U3

I’m about to upgrade vcenter from 6.7 u1 to 6.7 u3. I’m only upgrading the vCenter for now. My AOS version 5.10.8.1 To upgrade only vVenter is there any action to take in PRISM? Will there be any impact on PRISM? Thanks

IPMI integration with Active Directory

Quick tip of the day. Did you know that you can integrate IPMI with the Active Directory? Note: The default timeout is set at 0, which results in an error message HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error. Make sure to update it to 10. Select the User and then select Add Role Group to configure the Role...

IMPI password recovery: AHV, ESXi and no hypervisor (+bonus)

Companies merge, hosts are inherited and repurposed, administrators come and go and not necessarily leave things in order after themselves. Or what if you forgot the password and the record of it is not recoverable? Where there’s a will, there’s a way. I touched the other day on how ipmitool can be...

Server 2016 VM audio / soundcard?

Hi All I have created a MS server 2016 VM with a view to using it as a desktop , however it does not seem to have away to add anaudio / soundcard device - is there a way to add one in Nutanix? I have found a way in VMware but not Nutanix. Any ideas? Thanks Eric

Using LLDP protocol for details about connected switches

In Nutanix clusters running AHV hypervisors, we can use the LLDP protocol to find more details about the directly connected switches. LLDP needs to be enabled in the switches for the details to be seen in the AHV hosts. From the AHV host, # lldpctl------------------------------------------------...

SUSE PD from ESX to AHV - No Display Drivers

Wandering if someone could point me in the right direction as I am not overally familiar with SUSE. I am replicating from ESX to AVH and have installed NGT. The guest fires in AVH but I have no GUI - it errors that there are no drivers for X. Unfortunately it is stuck in my DR segment for which I...

Remote syslog server

Syslog or ‘System Logging Protocol’ is used by routers, switches, access points, servers and of course Nutanix. It is used to send events and logs to a remote syslog server that collects, organizes and filters these logs. In Nutanix, we provide different log modules for the core services that c...

Can't try Microsegmentation

I want to test Microsegmentation on prism central, but "AHV Free Memory Minimum 1GB for each Prism Central VM" showed up. And I can't enable Enable Microsegmentation check box. 20gb memory assigned to prism central. What was the problem ?

Kernel Panic not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block(0,0)

Has anyone else had an issue with installing the lated CE image on esxi7? It seems to shutdown after the hypervisor is created and begins the startup. After you reboot and attempt to run it in regular mode I get this message: If I go into safe mode I get the login prompt with the host name confi...

Nutanix and ESXi patches - are they supported?

When there is a new patch released by VMware for ESXi, you may want to check the Compatibility Matrix on the Portal, but the matrix shows only ESXi versions and update numbers, it doesn’t show every patch build number. What to do and how to understand if the patch is supported or not? Let’s break d...

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