Installation & Configuration

My head is spinning and I don’t know where to begin.  Perhaps this community can help?I’m new to Nutanix and a new admin.  We recently turned on File Analytics and since then, I’m getting alerts every 30-60 minutes about about file PermissionDenied (Count 38,640, Threshold is 10k) from 779 users. Similarly, FileRead (Count 15,733, Threshold is 10k) from 703 users.According to the Excel attachments and FileAnalytics dashboard, desktop.ini appears most frequently. We do have our desktops “locked” to prevent users from adding files to the desktop. I’m thinking about removing that “lock” to see if that improves the statistics.Another thought was indexing… I’ve already enabled the “Prevent automatic adding shared folders to the Windows Search index.” but still not seeing much of an improvement.We are still using MS Sync… maybe I should turn that off?Any one else see something similar?  Any suggestions where to look for the cause? This is the 3rd day and I’ve lost sleep over this!  LOL.    T

Scenario:I am setting up Nutanix CE inside an ESXi host that has a public IP. My goal is to ensure that VMs created inside AHV can access the internet and Prism central should also get installed and should be accessible through jump host for API testingCurrent Setup:ESXi Host: Has a public IP. DHCP Network on ESXi: I created a DHCP network and set up a DHCP server inside ESXi. Nutanix CE VM: Installed using Nutanix CE ISO inside ESXi. Assigned to the DHCP network (no static IP set for AHV or CVM). Access to AHV & CVM: Using a jump host (Windows VM) with a public IP, I can access AHV and CVM consoles. What I Want to Achieve:Install Prism Central (to use v4 APIs). Create a VM inside AHV, assign it a DHCP IP, and ensure it can access the internet.Questions:How should I configure networking so that AHV VMs get internet access? What network settings should I use for Prism Central? Should I create a NAT, bridge, or a different setup? How should I handle routing & external connectiv

I have a Riello UPS which takes the CVM username and password, but does not like our particular password because of characters it deems to be illegalThis is a working CVM password but the error on the UPS is:Insert a valid password (chars allowed: a-z A-Z 0-9 , . _ + : @ % / - ) (1-63 chars)How do I create a user with enough rights to shut down all the VMs and then shut down the hosts? User Management within the CVM doesn't allow this… and I am still very new to Nutanix.

I have a Riello UPS which has a Nutanix shutdown option. I am trying to get it working but, since upgrading the OS of the UPS the console will not accept my Cluster CVM password…The error isInsert a valid password (chars allowed: a-z A-Z 0-9 , . _ + : @ % / - ) (1-63 chars)This CVM password is perfectly fine for accessing nutanix but how do I create a user that the UPS will accept? I am not able to create a user from the CVM web console and I am fairly new to nutanix. Before the UPS software was updated it accepted the CVM root user and my Admin credentials from AD, but now I need a new static user and it’s not clear how I achieve this. 

Hello Dears,I want to clarify the best practices in the process of Nutanix foundation AHV on Lenovo HX650-Storage V3 IS?lenovo have 2 network cards- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter- ThinkSystem Network Adapter 10 GbE PCIe Ethernet Adapterand in foundation should connect one port from XCC management port and one from data port in dummy switch to avoid customer network .in this case we have problem in adding the network card with fiber ports because of don't find the gateway and NTPwhat is the best practice advice to avoid this problem ?Do their is any other way to foundate nutanix on lenovo hardware ?

The ESX hypervisor option is not available in Nutanix CE during Installation, is there any requirement for this option to be available? Screenshot taken from the internet with ESX option Screenshot taken from my installer without the ESX option Thanks

Hi all, I have receive my hardware lenovo hx630. I can configure 2/3 with network_crashcard. But the third, I receive a error message : “The mode may be in a cluster...” How can I proceed. Normaly the node are completly new, so there isn’t in a cluster.Kind regards,

Hi. I’ve just deployed a new CE instance and configured it to the point where I am accessing the CVM via HTTPS:9440 from a browser. Once I put in the admin username and password, I am of course asked for my NEXT Credentials, the credentials I used a few minutes ago to log in here. Also the credentials I have used for three other CE instances a few weeks ago.As soon as I submit these, I get “Cannot validate the credentials provided” in red and can go no further. Obviously I’ve checked for typos a number of times and am confident the credentials are correct. The only clue I have is from a firewall log that shows the very second I am submitting the credentials, the CVM is trying to access 23.214.153.160 (an Akamai owned IP I believe) and getting a deny (as it should). My question is what is this endpoint, why is CE trying to access it and why isn’t it documented as a requirement to run CE? It is not next.nutanix.com, my.nutanix.com, nsc01.nutanix.net nor nsc02.nutanix.net, the only URLs I

Hi all, We have receive ours 3 nodes based on lenovo HX630. Nutanix are already install on it. I need to configure the network on all node, I found in this community, that I need to use network_crashart. I launch it on two node perfectly and configure the network card, but on the third node, I have a message :This node may be in a cluster. What I was wrong ? Kind regards 

How to add more network interfaces on a nutanix community edition (nested on ESXI)?

Hello Everyone,I have been having some difficulty with installing CE on my Mini PC. The hardware that I am using is a Bosgame Ryzen 7 5700U. It has two 1 TB NVMe, I also have two 64 GB 3.2Gen1 SanDisk USBs that I attached to the PC, where one has the Phoenix iso and the other which is for AHV boot. After assigning the IP information during Node creation and accepting the EULA, The installation seems to be good all the way until it gets to [2402/2430]. It then will show the info log messages seen in the attached photo.The only thing that I have been able to think of t-shooting wise was just to reformat the USB drives and restart the installation process, but the same thing occurs. I did see a post that talked about editing the installer_vm.py file and increasing those values, but it then throws me even more errors ( Attached screenshot of that as well).Any suggestions on what I should try next here? Also a side question, would it be a simpler set up if I used VMware Workstation and part

Hello, After i start the installation, the installer crash on phase 1 at 39% with the error   seem to be about a dependencies  ERROR:foundation.imaging_step:Exception in running <ImagingStepInitIPMI(<NodeConfig(192.168.1.34) @8370>) @8820>Traceback (most recent call last):  File "foundation\imaging_step.py", line 160, in _run  File "foundation\decorators.py", line 78, in wrap_method  File "foundation\imaging_step_init_ipmi.py", line 289, in run  File "foundation\imaging_step_init_ipmi.py", line 108, in boot_phoenix  File "foundation\foundation_tools.py", line 2547, in prepare_boot_mediaException: Imaging <bmc_utils._remote_boot_irmc.RemoteBootIRMC object at 0x0000023702CE2700> requires USERSPACE_NFS feature, try run foundation with root/administrator.ERROR:foundation.session.20250125-122603-1.node_192.168.1.34.foundation.imaging_step:Exception in running <ImagingStepInitIPMI(<NodeConfig(192.168.1.34) @8370>) @8820>Traceback (most recent call last):  File "

  Hello, As part of our Metro availability setup (two Nutanix clusters with 10 nodes per site), we plan to implement network segmentation for DR traffic and storage/RF traffic on each cluster. For the DR traffic, the guide suggests you can use a stretched Layer 2 network configuration without requiring a gateway. This is our preferred approach, to have one VLAN/subnet stretched across the sites dedicated to Metro traffic. To set this up, I plan to:In Prism, create the IP pool using half the subnet and specify the service being isolated (in this case, DR). Specify the port group in ESXi to be used for DR traffic. Repeat the same steps on the other cluster, using the upper part of the IP range. Specify the same port group used in step one. Run the commands outlined in the KB below on both clusters.https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Security-Guide-v7_0:sec-network-segmentation-enable-l2stretch-ns2-t.html My questions are:Are my steps correct? Why do I need

Hi all, I'm in the process of creating two new Nutanix clusters and configuring Metro availability for replication. Our network uses a spine-leaf architecture, with 10 nodes on each site. Latency for site-to-site connectivity is under 5ms VLANs can be stretched between sites for seamless failover of all VM workloads. Additionally, I plan to use network segmentation to isolate storage/RF traffic for each cluster. I’m aware the all ESXi hosts need to part of the same ESXi Cluster for a supported Metro Availability configuration.I would like some advice on whether the ESXi hosts should be on the same stretched Layer 2 network or if they can be independent. For example, having ESXi hosts on site A use 192.168.5.0/24 and ESXi hosts on site B use 172.16.2.0/24.Are there any downsides to this approach? It feels more straightforward not to stretch the VLANs for host management networks. Has anyone else managed something similar? Any insights or best practices would be greatly appreciated. Than

HelloWe have a Nutanix cluster that we decomissionned, we want to delete all the storage data before unplugged it, but for some reason after deleting all the VM the storage cannot be deleted because its say there file on it (I check on with winSCP and nothing present on one of the storage, and on other its old snapshot associated with no vm.How can I delete all the stuff within Nutanix?​​​​​​​

Hello community,I’m attempting to install single node AHV server with CVM on bare metal rented from CSP. The hardware compatibility is confirmed from the AHV HAL. Following the guide, I was able to complete the installation however the networking isn’t getting configured correctly. Seeking help in debugging and resolving the issue. Issue: After installing Nutanix Community Edition (CE) 2.0 on bare-metal, the network does not get configured correctly. Inbound and outbound connectivity with AHV & CVM not working.Procedure Followed:Downloaded the Nutanix CE 2.0 ISO: phoenix.x86_64-fnd_5.6.1_patch-aos_6.8.1_ga.iso. Installed using IPMI interface on the physical server. Uploaded the ISO and followed the bare-metal installation instructions outlined in the official deployment guide: Nutanix CE Deployment Guide. During setup, configured the IP and gateway details for both AHV and CVM. The following were assigned: AHV: IP:  (Public IP) DNS: 213.186.33.99 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

I’m unable to log in to Prism Web UI with NEXT account during first access.The 3-Host Cluster is behind a Web ProxyI’ve set Web Proxy via ncli http-proxy add name=www-proxy port=<proxy-port> address=<proxy-ip>also tried with parameter host=<proxy-ip> or proxy-types=https,httpCluster status is healthyinternet addresses will be resolvedPing to internet not working, ping to web-proxy workingWhat is required additionally to the proxy settings via ncli to get access to the Prism Elements?Thanks & BR

i installed community edition on a no internet access network on a vsphere VM.Now i cannot bypass NEXT credentials page So,I added another nic to the VM on the internet VLAN, and I assigned IP and mask and added a route. I cannot still access internet, and the CVM itself cannot detect any of this changes. Any idea how to fix this? and how can i bypass this NEXT page if i dont have internet access allowed? thanks

Nutanix external networking seems to be broken. I’m installing on a dell R730 with multiple networking cards and LOM ports. I can only get to the system via idrac. I can't seem to ssh to ahv or the cvm. I can't browse to http:// management_ip_addr either. I have no way into the system other than idrac.Internal networking seems fine. I just can’t go external (ex. ping gateway) My thought is that there is some sort of disconnect between the virtual networks and the physical ports. For example, in VMware you need to select the right physical port for your virtual management network. I reinstalled 4 times on bare metal and don’t have any instructions wor selecting physical ports. 

Hello everyone, I have been trying to deploy Nutanix CE 2.0 in VMware vSphere - I am using 3 VMs and the idea is to make a lab environment to test the services that Nutanix offers. I hit on a rock with the creation of the cluster. First I noticed not enough CPUs were allocated for the CVMs, I now have 4 vCPUs for each CVM, the storage is 64 GB, 200 GB and 500 GB for each VM. My services weren’t coming UP and I got error from Medusa service about a Cassandra failure. I checked that an NTP server problem may be behind this error. I wanted to destroy the cluster in order to start again and add an NTP server to the cluster itself. Well, I am stuck now on “Destroy is in progress on the nodes: [cvm1, cvm2, cvm3 ip addresses] for more than 4 hours. I cannot either start the cluster, now that it is in “stopped” state, I cannot cancel the destruction and I cannot create any new clusters… Some services are still staying UP like Zeus, Xmount, Scavenger, but the others are DOWN.I tried various com

This has been an effort in patience. I have 4 HPE Gen10 DL360s, all with the exact same hardware config, same firmware, same everything yet every one of them has presented me with a different challenge when installing CE. This particular server will not get past INFO Removing the marker file.   My research has not turned up anything yet. I’m installing from phoenix.x86_64-fnd_5.6.1_patch-aos_6.8.1_ga.iso Thanks

What is the relationship between ntnx0 and the Backplane LAN?I’m running CE with 1 node, but plan to add a second at some point.When I attempt to configure the Backplan LAN I get the error:Error while creating Backplane LAN: Failed in cluster setup validation with error Minimum 3 nodes required in clusterDo I need 3 nodes to investigate how the Backplane LAN works?Really looking for how to isolate ntnx0 in a VLAN on br0 separate from AHV and CVM management network (VLAN).

I tryng to deploy nutanix from Foundation to an Cluster with 6 nodes (HX650 V3 servers) and get the errorthe IP is correct we can pinging the IP okusername and password are the defaultpluggedhardware supportedany suggest ???

Building a (3) node Nutanix Cluster for HomeLab/Education/Migration away from VMware.  Hardware:(3) HP DL360  w/  (3) NVME devices:(2) Samsung 256GB NVMe(1) 3TB Oracle/Samsung F320 NVMeCan successfully build the cluster and consumes the 3TB F320 devices correctly but also consumes the spare capacity from the CVM (marked at install) SSD.The norm is to consume all available SSD space but in this case I am concerned about wear level on the CVM marked SSD where the F320s were designed for high PBW.My preference is to only use the F320s for all storage operations and “block” the CVM spare capacity from being used in the default storage pool. Thank you in advance! 

Hi,I have 2 x 3 node clusters managed by a single Prism Central,  I have recently tried to upgrade the PC and it does not like the fact it is unnamed it has only a virtual IP - also with no entry in DNS.  So the terminology is confusing me a bit, to add a name to PC it requires the cluster name - is this a PC Cluster name, different to the 3 node cluster names?  or something else?  If I add an FQDN now will it break my existing clusters? ThanksEric