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Cliff1818Wayfarer
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How to "Factory Reset" Nutanix hardware?

We just purchased our first sets of Nutanix hardware, and I’d like to power up and play with them a bit before our initial configuration. So I am looking for the procedure to factory reset 8150-G9’s and 8170-G9’s -thanks, Cliff

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dwahomeVoyager
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Nutanix CE New Single Cluster Creation Errors

I have just completed the initial deployment for the Nutanix-CE on a Single Node. Upon running cluster status command i see several services are down. Attached is a log, can anyone point me in the right direction.  nutanix@NTNX-6c98f74b-A-CVM:10.0.250.91:~$ cluster -s 10.0.250.91 --redundancy_factor=1 create2024-05-30 03:12:58,346Z INFO MainThread cluster:2943 Executing action create on SVMs 10.0.250.912024-05-30 03:13:01,416Z INFO MainThread cluster:1007 Discovered node:ip: 10.0.250.91        rackable_unit_serial: 6c98f74b        node_position: A        node_uuid: 56b8d0d2-5fb8-4f69-9630-3b2c8a3938b22024-05-30 03:13:01,416Z INFO MainThread cluster:1025 Cluster is on arch x86_642024-05-30 03:13:01,417Z INFO MainThread genesis_utils.py:8077 Maximum node limit corresponding to the hypervisors on the cluster (set([u'kvm'])) : 322024-05-30 03:13:01,424Z INFO MainThread genesis_rack_utils.py:50 Rack not configured on node (svm_ip: 10.0.250.91)2024-05-30 03:13:01,425Z INFO MainThread cluster

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Aleim27
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unable to change the eth-03 configuration

 Hello everyone.Can someone please tell me how to change the eth configuration from eth2 to eth4 

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KonapalliAdventurer
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RHEL9 output of lsscsi --scsi_id OS command

Hi Everyone, Does anyone have output of below two OS commands of RHEL 9 machine in Nutanix prism central. lsscsi --scsi_id sfdisk -d /dev/sda I don’t have any RHEL 9 test VM in my prism just wanted to know the output to play around some project. Quick help is appreciated.

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suchriotsAdventurer
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Nutanix CE installation failing to extract nos.tar

Attempting to install CE 6.5.2 (single node bare metal) and running into an error uncompressing nos.tar. I attempted to run the command manually and am still running into an error. Fatal An exception was raised: Traceback (most recent call last):   File “./phoenix”, line 152, in <module>      maine()   File “./phoenix”, line 148, in main      imagingUtil.image_node(params, unattended=unattended)   File “/root/phoenix/imgaingUtil.py”, line 349, in image_node      SVM_INSTALL_BASE)], ttyout=True)   File “/root/phoenix/shell.py”, line 53, in shell_cmd      raise StandardError(err_msg)StandardError: Failed command: [tar xvf \/mnt\/svm\_installer\/nos\.tar -C /mnt/svm_installer --totals] with error: [None] out: [None][screen is terminating]Attempts to manually run the command and extract the contents result in the following: gzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--crc error./install/nutanix-packages.json./install/preupgrade.sh./install/make_iso.sh./install/.preparedtar: Child returned s

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WismailVoyager
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Adding Storage and Nodes

I have expanded the existing block by adding two 1065-G8 nodes, each equipped with three HDDs and two SSDs. However, the new nodes, along with the HDDs and SSDs, are not being recognized, and there appears to be no power supplied to them. I am currently seeking Nutanix documentation on hardware installation but have not found relevant information yet. any idea?  

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Eric-The_Viking
Eric-The_VikingTrendsetter
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Why? I constantly get low space errors for /home

Hi AllIf the system can recognise that the space is low, why can it not be programmed to do its own housekeeping and clean up?  I find it irritating and time consuming doing something that should be automated.  Or am I missing something?  Has someone already created a script or process to fix this? Thanks in advanceEric 

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KonapalliAdventurer
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Cloned VM and source VM power on

Hi Everyone,In case of scenario like had a Source VM (name:TestVM) and cloned a new VM from the source VM and named cloned VM (name: TestVM) same as Source VM (name:TestVM). Now will i be able to poweron both the VM’s at once ? 

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kwan.ho.chan
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Complete newbie not sure how to get to the config screen

Hi all the expert,I’m completely new to Nutanix.I tried to install the Nutanix Community Edition onto my existing rack mounted HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 server, so I followed this YouTube video, but it’s definitely outdated, since the links shown on the video are different to the download links available from the post from 3 years ago (created on 29th September 2020) So I have downloaded the installer ISO (version ce/2023.03.01/phoenix-ce2.0-fraser-6.5.2-stable-fnd-5.3.4-x86_64.iso) and nothing else, since the other download links are for Windows, but my purpose is to install Nutanix itself onto the host directly to replace ESXi completely, so I thought the VirtIO for Windows ISO and AHV Plugin (.msi files) are not really applicable in my case.So it get stuck at the getting files screen for a long time, and then it errored out as the screenshot at the bottom, then a root login line showed up, I can’t even get to the grey screen to select the hypervisor and configure the IP like on the Ge

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SorenDKVoyager
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Unattended installation of Prism Central

Is there anyone who have made a unattended installation of Prism Central - That would like to share how… Best regardsSøren

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Carroll
CarrollAdventurer
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Unable to start CVM on new install 3/4 nodes/

Trying to setup a four node Nutanix cluster. All nodes are identical, including the BIOS settings. Three nodes will not start the CVM, seemingly due to not being able to pass the pcie SSD to the VM. Any thoughts on why this would be?virsh start NTNX-187dcf47-A-CVMerror: Failed to start domain NTNX-187dcf47-A-CVMerror: Hook script execution failed: internal error: Child process (LC_ALL=C PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin /etc/libvirt/hooks/qemu NTNX-187dcf47-A-CVM prepare begin -) unexpected exit status 1: Could not detach device : 0000:02:00.0lspci | grep 2:0002:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Intel Corporation PCIe Data Center SSD (rev 01) 

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CarrollAdventurer
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Clarification on new CE Install, drive layout

Hello All,I am installing Nutanix on a four node cluster. Each cluster has three HDDs, 1 NVMe SSD and 1 SATADOM for the OS. I was intending for the SSD to be my hot tier and the HDD to serve as the cold tier.When installing I see that it’s required for the CVM to be assigned to a disk. This seems to indicate that I will likely need to add an additional drive to the layout to dedicate to the CVM or does the CVM storage double as the cache tier? I do have an additional spot for a second SATADOM that I could use for the CVM storage however I cannot find any guidance on its required size.Thanks in advance!https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Community-Edition-Getting-Started-v2_0:top-sysreqs-ce-r.htmlStorage devices, Cold Tier 500 GB or greater available Maximum 18 TB (3 x 6 TB HDDs) Hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD) for cold-tier storage Note: Ensure that the drives are attached to the node through a Host Bus Adapter. Storage dev

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LukaszWarcholAdventurer
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LCM Dark Site issues on Windows server

I have installed IIS on Windows servers, performed LCM framework in 2 phases for version 2.7 and after that was able to set LCM to use Dark site and to point to my IIS web server http;//MyIP/release. That allowed my to run inventory. However I can’t update any other component. I have downloaded LCM packages for AOS, foundation, FLOW, etc extracted with proper WinZip version or embedded tar. Have correct folders structure as per LCM Dark Site guide, but still LCM do not see any component for upgrade. What else I can do?And for sure for example my AOS and AHV requires update. Permissions checked, MIME types checked. CVMs and PC can talk to web server. Compatibility bundle has been extracted and copied to root folder /release. Don’t know what else might be the problem. Most likely something silly. Please help. And just FYI, direct upload to PE is not an option for me. I have many clusters in DarkSite and need to use web server as a repository.

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MatanPNutanix Employee
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Show only the Manual PD Snapshot

Hello,I have a customer that want to find only the PD snapshots was taken manually.also he asked me how can he change the default retention for the manual snapshots for two weeks?I didn't find nothing in the documents, and i need some help.Thanks in advanced,Regards,Matan.  

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Eric-The_Viking
Eric-The_VikingTrendsetter
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NGT tools install on Sangoma Linux - actually Centos

Hi AllI have a Sangoma SBC VM installation but for the NICs it shows 1 MBps unknown.  Connection seems to work but I am worried about the actual speed if they only use 1mbps I have tried to install NGT on the linux base but it fails with incompatible OS : Sangoma LinuxI am not really a Linux bod so not sure what I need to do to get the NGT drivers on to th SBC - can anyone assist with some idiot style instructions to do this? ThanksEric

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Marc infonecsVoyager
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All licenses reset before clean re-allocation on two production clusters

Hi Guys,Can anyone confirm that it is possible to unlicense one or two NX clusters that are in production in order to re-allocate the same licenses but smarter?Explanation: We have 2 clusters with 3 AOS Pro licenses sets (Cores + FLASH)Set1: first 3 nodes of cluster1 (2019, renewed 2022)Set2: first 3 nodes of cluster2 (2021, renewed 2024)Set3: 2 more nodes, one for each cluster (2022)We should then have set1 allocated for cluster1, set2 for cluster2 and set3 split between the 2 clusters but currently each set is used partially in cluster1 and 2 which is a mess for next licenses renewal…So my target would be to reclaim all the licenses for both clusters and then reallocate them, cleaner,  through seamless licencing. Is that scenario possible without stopping the exploitation? Thanks for your advice and guidance.

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Jens AndersenAdventurer
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Certificate errors in fresh installation

Hi again.So i did my fresh installation, and at long last the password worked.Now, i can access the https://ip-of-cvm:9440, but only using “Internet Explorer”Any other browser will say something like this:“IP” usually uses encryption to protect your information. This time when Microsoft Edge tried to connect to “IP“, the site returned unusual and incorrect credentials. This can happen when a hacker tries to impersonate “IP” or a Wi-Fi login screen has disconnected. Your information is still safe because Microsoft Edge disconnected before any data was exchanged.You can't visit “IP” right now because the site has sent encrypted credentials that Microsoft Edge can't process. Network failures and attacks are usually temporary, so this page will probably work again later. And using “Internet Explorer” it seems like a lot of virual elements arent displayed correctly.

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Jens AndersenAdventurer
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First installatino of community edition

Hi.So this is my first installation of Nutanix, and it is kicking my behind.I have done the installation, and i want to connect to the CVM, but it doesent accept the default password.https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Clusters-AWS:aws-clusters-aws-using-prism-element-web-console-log-in-t.htmlI have tried root, admin nutanix and password “nutanix/4u” “Nutanix/4u”. So, what is the default password when SSH the first time to the CVM? Best RegardsJens.

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NicolasHFRWayfarer
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Best approach to monitor Nutanix cluster with ELK ?

Hello, We have a couple of Nutanix clusters (with or without Prism) and we would like to monitor them from ELK. What would be the best ? Is there a KB on how to setup a web service collector ? ThanksNicolasHFR

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Gurdeep Sandhu
Gurdeep SandhuAdventurer
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Nutanix CE installs but CVM does not create cluster in vmware nested environment.

Hi,I successfully deployed three nodes as VMs in my VMware nested environment without any issues. All are pinging each other. CVMs are also pingable from each other.But when I create cluster from a CVM, cluster creation failed, medusa and its below listed services are having DOWN status. Please help.Regards,Gurdeep Sandhu 

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vsachinVoyager
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LLDP inforation via Prism Central or Preism Element REST API

Hello,I would like to get information of physical switch ports connected to virtual switch uplink ports via REST API. I don’t see API for the same in Prism Central v3 or Prism Element v2. I see the connectivity in Prism Element Network topology GUI. Appreciate if you could share how to retrieve this information.Thanks,Sachin Vishwarupe

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MouradbAdventurer
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Isseu installing Nutanix CE on CISCO servers

I was wondering if there are any requirements with regards to installing Nutanix on a CISCO C series hardware managed by an FI switch.I have enough CPU resources, Memory and storage.Ive set the local disk on a raid1 after the error on screenshot1, I went and removed all old partion on this raid (Old ESXi Installation) and even initialized and recreated the raid virtual drive after the error on screenshot1, I went and removed all old partion on this raid (Old ESXi Installation) and even initialized and recreated the raid virtual driveSecond screenshot if after the 2nd attempt to install on a newly created Raid 

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MesserOrTrailblazer
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VMDK's not booting with Kernel panic error.

I have an OVA which I usually deploy on VMWare. when extracting the vmdk’s from it I get two of them. I am booting using a legacy bios (because the UEFI version just hangs in “press f2 for boot manager”) from the current disk and I get the following error:  Can anyone please help in resolving this issue? Thank you.

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GussyAdventurer
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Initial Setup of a Cluster

I have an old unused cluster that I would like to bring up as a test unit.  Is there any guide available on how do I go about setting this up?  Can’t call support as this is already EOL. Thanks!

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ROHIT PAdventurer
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Error in Installation of Android studio Emulator

Hi frnds,  Facing attached error while launching Emulator on VM. Please guide if anyone has installed and launched emulator.  

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