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Hi all Nutanix experts, we're scheduled to migrate our infrastructure from VMware to Nutanix in two weeks. We're going to set up two Nutanix clusters (Production and DR) with full replication.

We use a virtual Windows Server 2022 as our current domain controller. We also have a backup domain controller (virtual server). According to some of the Nutanix documentation, migrating the domain controller using Move could cause issues. Has any of you had a similar situation? If I don't want to set up a domain controller on a physical server, what's the solution for this issue?

hi,

I have done in my test environment and it worked smoothly.

Please note that in production you should not take risk, follow the guide line and create a VM in Nutanix and do DC sync and then you can decommission old DC’s on your VMware environment.

 

I've done it als well without any issues. But official documentation state you need to create a new one and use the fsmo tranfer method. It is you own choice ;) 

hello,

reference to this topic in below KB in section of ‘migration limitations’, it is stating with AOS 6.7 it is supported, this is official documentation on portal

https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Move-v6_0:Nutanix-Move-v6_0

 

 



and if we have two, one is PDC. so how about moving the second non-PDC to nutanix first using move. Once this is done and working ok. Move fsmo to it so it is now PDC and one in esxi is non-pdc
next use nutanix move to move the one from esxi which is now non-pdc.

any thoughts

Hi All,

We have added new ESXI host in the Environment. Now we have a plan to add this host to nutanix cluster. what is the process to do this.

hello,

reference to this topic in below KB in section of ‘migration limitations’, it is stating with AOS 6.7 it is supported, this is official documentation on portal

https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Move-v6_0:Nutanix-Move-v6_0

 

 



and if we have two, one is PDC. so how about moving the second non-PDC to nutanix first using move. Once this is done and working ok. Move fsmo to it so it is now PDC and one in esxi is non-pdc
next use nutanix move to move the one from esxi which is now non-pdc.

any thoughts

Sounds like a goog plan. And good catch on the note from the documentation. 

Hi All,

We have added new ESXI host in the Environment. Now we have a plan to add this host to nutanix cluster. what is the process to do this.

Please explain more. Is this new ESXi host a nutanix node? Is it foundationed with the same versions (ESXi and AOS) as the current cluster? 

hello,

reference to this topic in below KB in section of ‘migration limitations’, it is stating with AOS 6.7 it is supported, this is official documentation on portal

https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Move-v6_0:Nutanix-Move-v6_0

 

 



and if we have two, one is PDC. so how about moving the second non-PDC to nutanix first using move. Once this is done and working ok. Move fsmo to it so it is now PDC and one in esxi is non-pdc
next use nutanix move to move the one from esxi which is now non-pdc.

any thoughts

 

Hi,

The official documentation states that you should create new DC VMs on the AHV cluster and transfer the FSMO roles.

 

As you mentioned in AOS 6.7, AHV now supports DC clones via the Move feature.

How I would do it:

  • You approve of first migrating the non-PDC (please check for other roles: DNS/DHCP) to AHV.
  • Switch the FSMO roles to the AHV DC.
  • Only then migrate the other DC.

 

Go for it and good luck.

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