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xiaoweiTrailblazer
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questions about new AHV installation

Hi Folks, I`m installing a new also my first AHV(latest version installer-el6.nutanix.20160601.20,with latest AOS4.7.1). I`m new to KVM,as well as AHV. So some problems met, tough time these days. Any help would be highly appreciated, thanks in advance. 4) centos 4.7 guest vm also the guide 《AMF_Guide-AOS_v4_7》 says only support CentOS 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 Is there a support matrix for all the vm guest type ? [img]https://d1qy7qyune0vt1.cloudfront.net/nutanix-us/attachment/1561iBAB9B8FBC3F8C6C2.png[/img] 7) kvm vm mgmt via Prism there`s too little function for manaing ahv hypervisor and guest vm via prism(it seems only basic vm life-cycle mgmt). Can I add usb device, make an ovf template like vmware vcenter ? I`m not such familiar with virsh, ovs cli tool

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Jon
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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ngms27Wayfarer
posted in Installation & Configuration

Migrate from vSphere 5.0 to Nutanix running vSphere 6

How would I migrate VM's from an existing vSphere 5 cluster to a new Nutanix Block running vSphere 6? Would this work: Add the existing vSphere 5.0 hosts to the new Nutanix vCenter as a seperate Cluster Ensure the vMotion network on Nutanix is the same as the existing hosts and thet can talk Upgrade the existing vSphere 5.0 hosts to 5.1 vMotion using the web client to Nutanix Hosts and Nutanix storage Or is there another method?

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7 years ago
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ScineAdventurer
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Mixing paid and CE editions

Hey all! Just got my 3 node monster Nutanix box up and running and LOVE it! Quick theoretical question though: I blew through my budget on this box, and would LOVE to have a DR setup somewhere else in the building (to combat fire, flood, earthquake, etc.) Could I take some spare hardware lying around, and as long as it meets the specs needed, install the CE version, and make that the DR for my existing paid for version of Nutanix? I've gotten mixed answers from various people is why I ask. Thanks in advance!

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7 years ago
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mwerne01Adventurer
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Which Phoenix version to use?

I am a bit confused. On the Nutanix support portal, in the Downloads section for Phoenix, it say's, "Phoenix is a tool used to install the Nutanix Controller VM and provision a hypervisor on a new or replacement node in the field. You can download a Phoenix ISO file from this page. Each Phoenix ISO file is for a specific hypervisor and Acropolis base software (NOS) release." But then when filtering, it shows Phoenix versions 2.1.1.1 to 3.0.4 are for Hypervisor "All". And then Phoenix version 2.0.4 has seperate downloads specificlly for KVM, HyperV, or ESXi, depending on which Hypervisor your are deploying. Which Phoenix download are you supposed to use if wanting to deploy an ESXi 5.x or 6.x Hypervisor on the nodes in the field?

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Jon
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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Thanakorn-ISCAdventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

How many HDD can fail on NX-1465 ?

Hi, Next and friend I have question about HDD on Nutanix-cluster NX-1465.How many HDD can fail when cluster start.

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7 years ago
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EladRosenAdventurer
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Docker Drivers for windows installation

Hi i am tring to crate docker containers via my windows installation can someone please direct me where do i put the AHV drivers ? i am getting this msg while i am tring to use the driver Driver not found. Do you have the plugin binary accessible in your PATH?

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7 years ago
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roberthwlAdventurer
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Nodes reset/reboot events

We have had two instances where a node detected/reported a fault event and reset rebooting vm on each occasion. There seems no reason for this to have happened. Details Host 192.168.xx.x4 appears to have failed. High Availability is restarting VMs on hosts throughout the cluster. 08-17-16, 02:01:41am Host 192.168.xx.x4 appears to have failed. High Availability is restarting VMs on hosts throughout the cluster.08-11-16, 07:19:48am We updated the AHV and NCC and since had a repeat last night from the first instance last week Is there a potential hw fault with the host that has not yet been detected or checked?

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swatkins
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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jgrinwisVoyager
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genesis not starting

We moved a NX3000 to a new environment but one of the nodes died. So we had to reimage that node. The other two where still up and running. But after a power-failure on the rack, the two nodes rebooted but won't come up anymore. Genesis showing some failures:2016-08-18 14:38:40 INFO node_manager.py:3492 Svm has configured ip 10.160.35.124 and device eth0 has ip 10.160.35.1242016-08-18 14:38:43 INFO node_manager.py:3542 Setting up key based SSH access to host hypervisor for the first time...2016-08-18 14:38:43 INFO hypervisor_ssh.py:32 Trying to access hypervisor with provided key...2016-08-18 14:38:46 INFO hypervisor_ssh.py:40 Failed.2016-08-18 14:38:46 INFO hypervisor_ssh.py:44 Trying to access hypervisor with provided password...2016-08-18 14:38:49 INFO hypervisor_ssh.py:52 Failed2016-08-18 14:38:49 ERROR node_manager.py:3547 Failed to set up key based SSH access to hypervisor, most likely because we do not have the correct password cached. Please run fix_host_ssh command manually to

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swatkins
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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TurboGFFAdventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

Erasure coding - 4.7 - Where did the option go?

Hey, We're in the process of getting an exchange server virtualized and according to Nutanix best practice, we should create a container with EC-X enabled. When I go to create the container in the PRISM gui, there's no option to enable erasure coding. This contradicts documentation where it shows the option under "advanced options" but on my end, it's not appearing.

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7 years ago
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roberthwlAdventurer
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NCC disk error after disk move

We had an issue when the cluster was first setup which involved the hdd. These were moved and replaced and now we see an error reported. It was initially cleared and now resurfaced, this despite a AHV update from 4.6.2 to 4.6.3 and also update on NCC to 2.6.6 Error Detailed information for disk_online_check:Node 192.168.xx.x4:FAIL: Disk '/home/nutanix/data/stargate-storage/disks/S460AATC' failed on node with ip u'192.168.xx.x3'. Disk '/home/nutanix/data/stargate-storage/disks/S460AATC' failed on node with ip u'192.168.xx.x4'.Refer to KB 1536 for details on disk_online_check or Recheck with: ncc health_checks hardware_checks disk_checks disk_online_check smartctl on the hdd shows no errors There seems tio be an issue with retaining or updating info/config on the cluster nodes

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Jon
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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CTITrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Xpress Configuration Scenario

Hi, I apologize in advance for the long post !!!! From the information I've reviewed, the Xpress Models (I'm looking at Lenovo's offering) will support a maximum of 4 nodes. In addition there is no Protection Domain. Let's pretend that I'm a cloud provider for multiple customers, and I host their (Domain/File/Print/Email/Sql) servers in my 4 node domain. I want to use an (Acronis/Storagecraft) in VM backup software. These products store their backup images to a NAS/Share. If I setup a second 3 node Xpress Model that is storage "heavy" running Acropolis File Services, as a NAS/Share destination for my backup images, is there any restriction that you can think of that would prevent/limit me from doing this ? Right now we use StorageCraft and save to a Windows Storage NAS that has RAID 10 and I'm concerned that writing to will not be able to handle the I/O? I'm guessing that the 3 node Xpress AFS will easily handle intensive I/O writes. On weekends, the Full backup runs a

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Jon
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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sma78Pathfinder
asked in Installation & Configuration

Usable Capacity

[url=https://next.nutanix.com/t5/Installation-Configuration/basic-capacity-calculate-and-RF-question/m-p/10728/highlight/true#M1314]https://next.nutanix.com/t5/Installation-Configuration/basic-capacity-calculate-and-RF-question/m-p/10728/highlight/true#M1314[/url] Hi All, referring to the above thread - where Jon is mentioning [url=http://designbrewz.com/]http://designbrewz.com/[/url] for capacity calculation. does this calculator takes into account Replication factors and the "Extent Store HDD" is what the user will see when configuring storage pool > container ? thank you in advance kind regards

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Jon
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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6373Voyager
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How to store passwords as a secure string and use in a script for access to multiple Prism sites

Need details how to store passwords as a secure string and use in a script for access to multiple Prism sites. I have a script to collect storage data from multiple Nutanix sites via Prism. Now I need to remove the plain text passwords. I have located references but only find "NOTE: for security reasons we should store our passwords as a secure string, by declaring these as variables before starting PowerShell." Can anyone provide the steps required to make this work?

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7 years ago
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JRojas12Voyager
posted in Installation & Configuration

Palo Alto Firewall VM on AHV- PANOS 7.1.3 Bug on Upgrade

All, For those using Palo Alto VMs and AHV please be aware that there is a major bug when upgrading to PANOS 7.1.3 that will corrupt the firewall interfaces randomly and so far there is no fix for it, not even downgrading back to previous versions, in my case was PANOS 7.0.5h2. I am currently working with Palo Alto engineering into fixing the issue, I will update once the case is resolved. For the time being I would highly recommend to stay away from the 7.1 series of upgrades. Regads Juan

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Jon
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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zizulrahmanTrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Unable to browse to CVM via Prism

Hi, I'm doing a PoC for a client, and I can't browse to Prism with 1 of the CVM IP address. The rest are OK. The cluster is up and running with no error. seems the httpd service unable to start. how do i fix this? below is the error snapshot. [img]https://d1qy7qyune0vt1.cloudfront.net/nutanix-us/attachment/1449i6A9257A6D4B7A5A5.png[/img] Please help. Thanks in advance.

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7 years ago
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xiaoweiTrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration

DIMM number and slot installation order

Hi folks, Do you guys have ever think about the question. I read some guides and confused now. 1) node memory number: It seems every type of node has different supported memory number configuration: For NX-1064-G4, It shows only support 16x dimm ! What happens if I install any number， i.g 1, 2, 3,4,5,6 or any number [img]https://d1qy7qyune0vt1.cloudfront.net/nutanix-us/attachment/1450i89B4BCCDB3F2197B.png[/img] 2) node memory installed slot location: It also says there`s an fixed slot order for different number dimm scenario. what happens if I install dimm not according to the guide ? [img]https://d1qy7qyune0vt1.cloudfront.net/nutanix-us/attachment/1451iA5BA4F2ED2C9A97B.png[/img] 3) memory type: LR or R DIMM it also says there`s two type dimm, How to confirm which type is supported by specific type of node ? P.S my environment I have a node NX-1065-G4 with default 64g(4x16g installed in 1a,1b,1e,1f) and now I add two additional 16g dimm into slot 1g,1h. It work fine till now. but my me

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7 years ago
SteveCoops
SteveCoopsTrendsetter
asked in Installation & Configuration

Windows 2012R2 Cluster

Hi, Does anyone have a step-by-step guide on creating a Windows cluster on ESX on Nutanix? I've seen various examples online of using ISCI, SMB etc file shares but I'm not entirely sure on what to do. I've got the cluster as far as the file share witness working but how do I then configure the disks that make up the cluster resources? I will eventually be clustering SQL 2012 on this. Cheers, Steve

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7 years ago
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taylorExplorer
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Occasional "Address Unreachable" errors with offline Foundation

I occasionally get errors on network validation when using the offline Foundation installer. Usually this is resolved by trying another range- occasinally not. I never have this issue when using the standalone version of Foundation. I am using a completely flat switch (which has had many successful installs), additionally this is with Foundation 3.2.2 and Java 7.45. I can log into the hosts/cvms and get successful pings from all of the IP's I'm intending on using but offline Foundation is adamant that some are unreachable. I solve this by using standalone (which can be a little cumbersome on the road). Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this as well.

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Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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xiaoweiTrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Strange Foundation process

Hi everyone, I imaged a nutanix cluster these days, and found strange phenomena. I found many error key words in foundation node log, but imaging showed successful finally. I clicked "retry imaging failed nodes with last config" many times, after some node failed, and it succeed. I`d like to know why it failed and succeed after just retry. also the foundation process tab showed 3 node failed at 78%, and the node log showed it`s finished ! and after retry, it`s 100%. I`m very worried about if it`s truly successful and there`s potential risks. p.s my environment: Foundation 3.1.1, AOS 4.6.1, ESXI5.5U3D，NX-1065-G4 [img]https://d1qy7qyune0vt1.cloudfront.net/nutanix-us/attachment/1437iFB4C37F4160B7ACC.png[/img] [img]https://d1qy7qyune0vt1.cloudfront.net/nutanix-us/attachment/1439iD2B0077C9E4C1B09.png[/img] [img]https://d1qy7qyune0vt1.cloudfront.net/nutanix-us/attachment/1441i15C9718ECFC6FC6C.png[/img][img]https://d1qy7qyune0vt1.cloudfront.net/nutanix-us/attachment/1443i821C11FF15

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7 years ago
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xiaoweiTrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration

can I Separate cvm mgmt and esxi mgmt

Hello Folks, NX-1065 has only two 10G port, and two 1G port. and I have only one pair of 10G switch, and one pair of 1G switch. In my opinion, I`d like to make ESXI port(mgmt, vmotion,nfs vmkernel), and CVM port(prism mgmt, cluster mirror ) run on 10G switch, and configure 10g switch uplink to other network which I can connect to ESXI MGMT and prism. make vm data port connect to separate 1g vswitch. but network guy told me the 10g switch can`t uplink to externel network, so I`d like to know Can I move the ESXI port (mgmt) and CVM mgmt(VIP) to 1G vswtich， and create addtional vmotion,nfs kernel port connected to 10G vswtich, also leave CVM cluster mirror interface connected to 10G vswtich. networking design is the key things.

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Jon
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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xiaoweiTrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration

CVM cluster and ESXI mgmt&production network consideration

Hi guys， two basic questions: 1)can cvm cluster and ESXI data use the same 10g switch with no performance penelty ? (I have only one pair of 10g switch, and NX1065 one dual port card. As we know, cvm cluster must use 10g network, but I`d like also to use 10g for ESXI data network. ) 2) generally ESXI mgmt(usually,vmkernel port for NFS access) is on the same 10g link with cvm cluster(also CVM prism mgmt), If the user`d like to have a separate uplink or subnet for ESXI MGMT, is it ok ? I`m worried about the performance problem. thanks in advance !

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Jon
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago
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PetteriExplorer
posted in Installation & Configuration

WSMan Connectivity Check fails

Hi, We have 3 Hyper-V hosts those local admin passwords got expired and i changed them (and they are enabled). Now WSMan Connectivity Check fails in Prism. I have run these lines in CVM for all three hosts but it won't help: ncli managementserver edit name=hostIP password='newhostpass'ncli host edit id=cryptical-host-id hypervisor-password='newhostpass' Any ideas? Our nutanix version is 4.6.1.1.

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7 years ago
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xiaoweiTrailblazer
asked in Installation & Configuration

Which software version should select ?

Hi Folks, For Nutanix product, Is it a best practice to have the latest software version (e.g AOS,NCC) installed, No matter first-time installation, or upgrade. Some venders may advise just install the slightly lower version then the newest. My real user case: we installed NX 2 months ago, and plan to put it into produciton these days, but two new AOS version has been available on Portal.nutanix.com, So Can I update AOS to the newest one ?

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Maikel_Gaedker
7 years ago
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arajmailAdventurer
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Stargate Temporarily Down

One of the CVM is not responding. On console below screen shots are there. What is the soln? [img]https://d1qy7qyune0vt1.cloudfront.net/nutanix-us/attachment/1390i0B77E5B63D20E494.png[/img]

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7 years ago
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cgbullockAdventurer
posted in Installation & Configuration

Unable to vmotion svmotion between clusters

We are fairly new to Nutanix. We have two seperate clusters in seperate datacenters. Our goal is to be able to move workloads between clusters based on needs and resources. We are using VMware 5.5 and everything seems to work as planned with the exception of the moving from cluster to cluster. We have cluster A and cluster B. We are using metro availability to sync the data from cluster A to cluster B at this time and that seems to work correctly. When I attempt to perform a cold migration from cluster A to cluster B I get the following error:Relocate virtual machineArtemisCloneFile/vmfs/volumes/ec936530-956aa-9ac/ArtemisClone/ArtemisClone.-vmdk was not found cold migration from cluster B to cluster A works fine. the whitelists are identical on both clusters. VMWare isn't really much help as their reply is to just browse the datastore and add it to inventory on a server in cluster B

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Jon
Nutanix Employee
7 years ago

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