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M.RoweScout
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Installation Media Access Issues & Drive Access Troubles

Hello everyone, So I’m running into a couple of issues that have been preventing me from getting a CE install onto bare metal.The first (and my work around for it) is that downloading the ISO from the pinned Download thread simply fails when using Opera under Linux. A new tab pops up, looks like it’s going to download and then simply nothing else further happens. This does not seem to be a problem with Firefox. So I am able to copy the link from the thread in Opera, then paste the ISO URL into Firefox and successfully download it. The second, and show-stopper, issue is when attempting to boot off of the ISO. Here’s my environment:C6400 with two C6420 nodes.Node 1 currently is running ESXI while I am testing other hypervisors.Node 3 is the target.Nodes 2 and 4 are unpopulated.1 and 3 have identical hardware; 2x Xeon Gold 6130, 128GB RAM, 2x 250GB NVME drives internal, 2x 250GB SSD drives on the front bay. All passed through direct with a SATA controller, no RAID. The ISO is able to be m

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1 year ago
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DSAPathfinder
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Can I change AHV and CVM SSH port?

how can i change ssh port??

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1 year ago
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raajiNutanix Employee
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Calm on ESXi Deployment

Calm on ESXi 3 Tier (Calm VM) is a standalone VM that you can deploy on ESXi hypervisors and leverage calm functionality without the Nutanix infrastructure.You can deploy Calm using the image available on the Nutanix Support Portal - Downloads page and start managing your applications across a variety of cloud platforms. This eliminates the need for buying Nutanix infrastructure to use Calm. Supported ESXi versions: 6.0.0 and 6.7 (vCenter version 6.7) Scale-out of Calm VM is not supported. Calm Version is 3.0.0.1. Policy engine enablement is not supported There are two available options. Deploying Calm using vSphere web-client Deploying Calm using vSphere cli.  1. Deploying Calm using vSphere web-client: Log on to the vSphere web client. Click the cluster on which you want to deploy the Calm VM. 3. Click Actions > Deploy OVF Template.The Deploy OVF Template window appears.4. In the Deploy OVF Template window, do the following. Click the Local File option to browse and uplo

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Nutanix Employee
1 year ago
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AlgonAdventurer
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Network Segmentation and Port groups for BackPlane Network

Hi Our setup will look very similar to the attached diagram once it’s setup  (taken from here - https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Security-Guide-v6_1:wc-network-segmentation-intro-wc-c.html). We won’t have the separate DVS for the VM’s though as these will be on the same DVS with everything else 😊 What I'm trying to understand is what the vmk2 kernel interface is used for and why this must be on its own port group and can’t use the same port used by the CVM.  I’ve illustrated what I thought should be possible with the blue line. Within Prism where you change the setting for the Backplane network, you must select a port group for the CVM and for the host.  However, when you try to select the same port group for both host and CVM it gives an error and won’t let you do it.  Does anyone know why they need to be on separate port groups even though they will be on the same Backplane VLAN?   I hope that made sense

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10 months ago
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Nutanix Employee
raajiNutanix Employee
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Upgrading Calm VM with Lifecycle Manager at a Dark Site

 By default, Life Cycle Manager (LCM) automatically fetches updates from a pre-configured URL. If LCM fails to access the configured URL to fetch updates, you can configure the LCM to fetch updates locally to upgrade Calm and Epsilon. Perform the following procedure to upgrade Calm and Epsilon at a dark site.Ensure that the LCM version is 2.3 or above.Procedure Set up a local web server that is reachable to your Calm VMs.You will use this server to host the LCM repository.   Use the following steps to set up your LCM repository: From a device that has public Internet access, go to the Nutanix portal and select Downloads > Calm. Next to the LCM Dark Site Calm on ESX Bundle entry, click Download to download the latest LCM framework tar file, lcm_dark_site_bundle_version.tgz. Transfer the framework tar file to your local web server. Extract the framework tar file into the release directory.The following files are extracted into the release directory. master_manif

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1 year ago
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chenzh4Trailblazer
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Manually Enable RDMA nic in CVM possible?

Is it possible to enable RDMA nic manually in the CVM after manually passthrough the Mellanox network card to CVM in ESXi?It is not enable RDMA during foundation and the cluster is created.After passthrough the NICs to CVM in ESXi, I checked that the NICs are already in the lspci result but can not enable RDMA in Prism.So if it is not possible, that means if the cluster is created without RDMA enabled. there is no way to re-enable RDMA except re-foundation the cluster?

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1 year ago
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Octavian AndreiWayfarer
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Cluster creation problem

Hello,I have 3 nodes from Fujitsu, that are preconfigured with AHV, at discovering with standalone foundation is only see nodes 2 and 3, the same on Foundation Applet.Yesterday the nodes was discoverd corectly untill the cluster formation proccess i had some other problems with the same node (the error was “Critical updating cvm memory and hostname configuration failed. Timeout waiting for the CVM to come up), after i retried the steps at the discovering the nodes step for this node i had the error “This node is not discovering. Retry discovery or convert to manual node” Now i am trying via a Standaloe Fundation that is running on Virtualbox and this node is not discovered.Can you please help me with this problem?Kind regardsOctavian

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1 year ago
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yhadyVoyager
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Network Segmentation logically questions

Hello , I have two questions in “Network Segmentation logically”:I have 3 nodes (ESXi) with standard switch for every node , and i need to do logically network segregation to separate MGMT from CVM traffic The tasks which is need to be done in vCenter is 1- Create 2 port groups 1 for MGMT and the other for CVM traffic every one with different vlan  Now ,1- I need to move CVM nic0 to MGMT port group and CVM nic2 to CVM traffic port group ? or Nutanix do this step ?2- From Nutanix configuration part , i need to add the vlan ID in “Backplane LAN Configuration Dialogue” or it is enough when i add the vlan ID in vCenter port groups?

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1 year ago
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AlgonAdventurer
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Storage Container(s) is/are not mounted on all nodes - disable alert just for one specific container or workaround?

HiESXi 7 as our Hypervisor.  Most workloads are windows and we host a number of failover guest clusters that use volume groups.We prefer not to mount the containers that are used specifically for our volume group disks as all they contain is the disks for our guest clusters. We don’t really want people accidentally deploying a VM to these Datastores or anything else if they were presented to ESXi. Is there a way to disable this alert for specific containers?  I’m assuming the answer is no here (needs to be more granular).If not, then has anyone got any recommendations on the best way to prevent these Datastores from being written to if we just present them to ESXi i.e make them read-only inside ESXi somehow?  Thanks  

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1 year ago
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ArounaExplorer
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PD WITH PRISM ELEMENT: VM size comparison before and after replication between two clusters

I configured domain protections between my primary and secondary site.domain protections are configured by VMs which means that I have as many domain protections as VMs.After the first replications, I would like to make sure that the size of my VM on the primary site is identical on the secondary site but I find that this is not the case.I don't know if I'm doing a good interpretation.Attached is the capture of my VM on the primary site before replication and on the secondary after replication.Please help me with your explanations.  

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4 months ago
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p-rezExplorer
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Cloning of Satadom timed out AHV

My hardware - NX-6035-G4 running 5.20.3.5 LTS and is no longer under support. It is one of 8 in the cluster. We use this as a backup target for our two other production clusters using protection domainsI was attempting to replace a satadom because I got this error satadom has worn out - PE cycles above 4500 or PE cycles above 3000 and daily PE cycles above 15.I followed the instructions on this page to get things started, but after 8 hours of trying to clone the satadom disk the process timed out - put the node in maintenance mode and detached it from the Metadata Store. I took the node out of maintenance mode to add it back to the Metadata Store, but the option has not popped up in PE. Here is the output from an NCLI host list.  Id                        :     Uuid                      :     Name                      :     IPMI Address              :     Controller VM Address     :     Controller VM NAT Address :    Controller VM NAT PORT    :    Hypervisor Address        :     Host S

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10 months ago
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chenzh4Trailblazer
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update virtual switch when add node to cluster

Hi There is a scenario that I added a node to cluster which is AOS 5.20.1.1. After the expanding cluster finished. I need to add the node to the virtual switch. There are 3 vs in the cluster. So every time I added the node to the virtual  switch, all the node in the cluster will be rolling update because there are some workload in the cluster and I need to select the standard mode. When I just select the nodes in the virtual switch edit page. there is a warning block the operaiton.Warning information: “When Creating/Editing a virtual switch, all hosts must be selected except storage-only node” So my question is why all nodes need to be rolling update when I add the node to the virtual switch and other configuraiton keep same. and the operation time will be very long if add a node to a big cluster. Another strange issue is that when the virtual switch is in the updating process, the VMs will live migrated to the new nodes which is not finished uplink update. So some VMs may lost connect

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1 year ago
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TwangyJakePathfinder
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Multiple MAC Addresses per vNIC

Hello!Are about to set up Infoblox (vNIOS) as a HA pair.An Infoblox article says:“When you deploy a vNIOS HA pair, ensure that the port connection allows for more than one MAC address per vNIC. For example, if you deploy a vNIOS HA pair in VMware vSphere, the port-profile to which the vNIOS HA and LAN ports connect should allow for more than one MAC address per vNIC. You can do this by changing the security settings of the port-group to accept "MAC address changes" and "Forged transmits," as illustrated in the following figure.”  What about Nutanix AHV regarding the above ?

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1 year ago
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vishwajitshahPathfinder
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Need Support for CVM Installation/Configure

We have received a new (Model: NX-TDT-2NL3-G7) 2 set of hardware with ESXI installed and we would like to add into new cluster, hence in the process of preparing foundation, we realized that IPMI IP address is not accessible, no networking issues and it may because CVM is not installed and configured properly and we finding difficulties to prepare these 2 hosts for separate VMware Horizon VDI Cluster. It would be great is any technician can assist us over the online session or step by step instructions would be also helpful.We do have an existing Nutanix Cluster with 7 Hosts, where Existing Nutanix Cluster : AOS version 5.20.3NCC: 4.4.0Foundation: 4.1.1Installed ESXi Host Version : VMware ESXi 6.7.0 build-14320388Please share step by step or instructions and documents how to add the Hosts a and configure.

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1 year ago
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rockstershinyAdventurer
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Is the failover NIC on NX Nodes 1G or 10G?

I have a few NX G8 nodes I want to install and configure, however the ToR Switches currently available are 1G switches (I have ordered 10G switches but they are late). I have a few questionsIn the pink circle above, the left port is Shared IPMI (10G) and the right one is its failover (as I’ve seen in NX Hardware specifications), however the speed for Failover port is not specified. Does any one know whether it’s 10G or 1G? And it is activated by default or should I go into BIOS Setup and activate the port during boot? My idea is to use this Failover port for Nutanix imaging and subsequently use it for CVM, Host and User VM traffic (temporarily). Has anyone tried this before? Any issues during Foundation imaging? I’m aware there will be performance issues when it comes to AHV/CVM services running as well as VM performance. Thanks everyone in advance!

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1 year ago
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jorrExplorer
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Satadom wearout check

I have an old cluster of 4 NX-8035 nodes running AHV used for testing purposes.  The LCM update is failing with sata_dom_wearout_check.  Is there anyway to skip that check when running LCM updates?  This is old hardware and I wont be replacing any parts, just want to get updates to run.

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1 year ago
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flhoestTrailblazer
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Need Satadom ...

Dear Community,I have a old NX-1050 still running (lab) and on one of the node, is having issues, the SATADOM boot drive seems faulty. Is there anyone out there who can provide me (donation or I can buy it!) a SATADOM model Innodisk InnoLite SATADOM D150QV-L 64GB Maybe a old cluster decommissioned laying out there ...It will be much appreciated ….Fred.

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1 year ago
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jagan_RajaramVoyager
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How to Assign a Static IP for a Cloned VM using API V3?

I am cloning a VM using API V3, by default it was set to DHCP, I want to assign a Static IP via  below code, but it is not working. i am not interested to do this Via sysprep file.   "override_spec":    {      "memory_size_mib": 4096,      "name": "{{ vm_name }}",      "num_sockets": 1,      "num_vcpus_per_socket": 2,      "num_threads_per_core": 1,      "nic_list": [         {          "dns_ip_addresses_list": [            "192.168.1.10",            "192.168.1.20"              ],           "nic_type": "NORMAL_NIC",           "ip_endpoint_list": [              {                "ip": "192.168.1.50",                "type": "LEARNED",                "prefix_length": 24,                "gateway_address_list": [                  "192.168.1.1"                    ],                "ip_type": "STATIC"                   },            "subnet_reference": {                  "kind": "subnet",                  "name": "Client01",                  "uuid": "XXXXX-XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXXXX"                },

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1 year ago
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p-rezExplorer
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Running Reapir Host boot disk hung

Using phoenix to reimage a node after a failed satadom, after phoenix is loaded, I uploaded AHV ISO so it can proceed to install AHV/AOS. It turns out I uploaded the  lcm_ahv_el7.nutanix.20201105.2267.tar.gz instead of the AHV-DVD-x86_64-el7.nutanix.20201105.2267.iso. The install is now hung at 75% Node discovery succeeded. I have tried to install the proper iso, but it immediately failed at that same progress. How can I cancel this install so I can try again?​I did find this error in the foundation log. It looks like the error happens if you use the html 5 client to mount the phoenix iso, but I am using the java client.

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8 months ago
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tm00Voyager
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Unsupported Nutanix AHV and AOS version combination installed

Hi,We used LCM to upgrade our cluster to AOS 5.20.4 and AHV-20201105.2286 on Lenovo HX7820 hardware.This combination is supported according to the Compatibility and Interoperability Matrix.However, on the Nutanix portal there now is a ‘Critical’ discovery:Cluster <removed> (UUID: <re-mo-ve-d>) is running AOS 5.20.4 and AHV-20201105.2286. This configuration may degrade functionality of new features and cause issues during cluster maintenance operations such as upgrades or cluster expansions.Install a qualified combination of AOS and AHV immediately to avoid issues that could arise from running an running an unsupported configuration.AHV-20201105.2267 is the recommended version(s) for AOS 5.20.4.If I check the C&IM, the AHV-20201105.2267 / AOS 5.20.4 combination is not supported. Does anybody know how to get this discovery resolved?

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1 year ago
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rajkamal792Voyager
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Nutanix Node Foundation through IPMI

I have 3 Node Cluster , One of the node is completely down. we replaced the SSD hard disks sda&sdb. These servers are located in remote Data center. i cant use physical foundation deployment. so  used the below method;        1. Created ISO from Other Working CVM        2.Logged into IPMI console, Mounted ISO on the Virtual media        3. But here the foundation is got stuck , more than 10 hours        any other best methods can we do the foundation ?  

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1 year ago
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squeakzVoyager
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Reverse proxy with Prism

I am trying to have Nutanix portal sit behind a NGINX reverse proxy. I have it sort of working. If I try and go to nutanixpc.domain.com, it will redirect to nutanixpc.domain.com:9440/console. I tried adding a redirect but it doesn’t seem to be working. If I type the path https://nutanixpc.domain.com/console, then it works. server { listen 443 ssl http2; server_name nutanixpc.domain.com; ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.com/fullchain.pem; ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.com/privkey.pem; ssl_trusted_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.com/chain.pem; include snippets/ssl.conf; include snippets/letsencrypt.conf; location = / { return 301 https://nutanixpc.domain.com/console; } location / { proxy_pass https://pcconsole.domain.com:9440; proxy_intercept_errors on; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_

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1 year ago
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Graham_McGuinnessAdventurer
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Solved: Error opening .vmx file with ovftools - generic access error (for AHV Migration)

Just in case this helps anyone else- I wasted a lot of time on this one this morning. I appreciate ovftools is a VMWare product...I was trying to convert an exported ovf vm folder to .ova as a single file for import into AHV.I was just getting a generic error- file "" could not be opened:trying to test or verify I got similar:c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool>ovftool --verifyOnly --machineOutput V:\Grid-lic-server\Grid-lic-server.vmxERROR+ <Errors>+ <Error>+ <Type>ovftool.io.file.open</Type>+ <LocalizedMsg>+ Failed to open file: V:\Grid-lic-server\Grid-lic-server.vmx+ </LocalizedMsg>+ <Arg>+ V:\Grid-lic-server\Grid-lic-server.vmx+ </Arg>+ </Error>+ </Errors>RESULT+ ERRORNot very illuminating.I tried setting a log output and for next to nothing useful even in verbose mode:However:When I navigated to the local directory and ran the same export / convert command where the .vmx file was located I got:C:\Program Files\VMwa

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1 year ago
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tbailey1Adventurer
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IPMITOOL to configure SNMPv3 on NX node

I have the commands for setting up a user and access level, but I’m not having any luck when configuring the SNMPv3 portion.  I need to setup the following and would like to use IPMITOOL rather than manually logging into the IPMI:  Has anyone been able to do this?

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1 year ago
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VicenchenteWayfarer
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PROBLEM creating Nutanix cluster with Foundation on Lenovo Nodes.

We are triying to install a new Nutanix Cluster with 2 nodes Lenovo HS1021. The nodes machine type is 7D20. When we launch the installation with the Foundation, the use ends in failed and we see the following errors:WARNING Failed to register internal hypervisor: <Left ("Unable to satisfy required capability 'HYPERV_VERSION' for <ExportedObjectDescriptor "command##.BindInternalHypervisor-1.0.0">") at 0x7efbc4d82bd8>2023-03-14 17:15:27,733Z WARNING Skipping <ImagingStepPreInstall(<NodeConfig(X.X.X.X) @35d0>) @80d0> because dependencies not met2023-03-14 17:15:27,731Z WARNING Skipping <ImagingStepRAIDCheckPhoenix(<NodeConfig(X.X.X.X) @35d0>) @d150> because dependencies not met, failed tasks: [<ImagingStepInitIPMI(<NodeConfig(X.X.X.X) @35d0>) @d390>]2023-03-14 17:15:27,736Z DEBUG Setting state of <ImagingStepPhoenix(<NodeConfig(X.X.X.X.) @35d0>) @67d0> from PENDING to NR2023-03-14 17:15:27,736Z WARNING Skipping <ImagingStepPho

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8 months ago

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