Hi all,
I am trying to install Nutanix on a former Dell VxRail node. The server is a Dell PowerEdge R640, and it has been re-branded back to a standard Dell R640 in iDRAC - the installation is only for Lab/testing, not for production.
I have tried several installation combinations:
- Latest available AOS/AHV versions — although I understand these may not be supported on this older hardware
- Latest supported combination I could find for this platform:
- AOS 6.5.1.8
- AHV 20220304.336
In all attempts, Foundation fails during the installation with the following error:
CRITICAL svm_rescue: No suitable SVM boot disk found
AOS installation failed. Reason: None
The node boots successfully into Phoenix, downloads the AOS package, AHV ISO, Anaconda bits and driver package, but fails when the CVM/SVM installation begins.
Model: Dell PowerEdge R640 / R640-10
Boot mode: Legacy BIOS
Secure Boot: Disabled
iDRAC: iDRAC9
Storage controller: HBA330
Boot device: Dell BOSS-S1 RAID1
BOSS virtual disk size: approx. 240 GB
Data disks:
- Disk 1: approx. 3.84 TB SSD
- Disk 2: approx. 400 GB SSD
The BOSS disk is detected as the host boot disk:
Host boot_disk: sdc
sdc: approx. 223.5G
Visible disks:
sda 3.5T
sdb 372.6G
sdc 223.5G (BOSS RAID1)
Any idea why this deployment is failing?
