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Newbie trying to configure Nutanix.

Setup:

  • Dell server with iDRAC
  • VLAN’s are setup on the switch
  • Nutanix is installed.
  • Both the Host and the CVM have an IP address in the same VLAN (100)

Questions:

  • Should I configure the VLAN on the CVM first or on the host?
  • It seems if I configure the CVM first I can then configure the host.
  • If I configure the host first I can’t get to the CVM. (expected)
  • When I configure the CVM it never seems to return so I have to hard reset the host.
  • Setting the CVM tag back to 0 it does come back.

Commands:

  • On the host: ovs-vsctl set port br0 tag=<vlan tag>
  • On the CVM: change_cvm_vlan <vlan tag>

Hello,

You can reach the CVM from the host using 192.168.5.2 to help you complete the process.

Can you not define the vlan during the initial foundation/installation?

 

My apologies, once I have both set to the same/correct VLAN the host cannot ping the CVM.
I don’t remember seeing where to put a VLAN during the installation of the host.
I can ping the host remotely but not the CVM.

Hi there,

What's the port config on the switch?

If it works when you leave the vlan untagged but then doesn't work when you tag it it sounds like it may be a switch port config prob.

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