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matan_Imperva_devopsScout
posted in Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)
NC2 Cluster Creation on Azure

Hi, Use Case: I have a POC account on which I want to launch a NC2 cluster using my Azure account. Problem Statement: I am able to create an azure cloud account successfully but when I try to create a cluster, it does not let me use my azure account and depicts that my aws trial account is still active. Question: How can I activate Azure trial license in my POC account? Can I use my azure trial license if I have already used AWS trial?

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sagarsingh08Explorer
asked in AHV Virtualization
How to get Nutanix AHV software's(NOT CE) and trail licenses?

How to get Nutanix AHV software's(NOT CE) and trail licenses?

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ryoujiVoyager
asked in Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)
log rotation

I checked the log rotation interval for CVM and Prism Central in the manual, but I couldn't find any information. With the default settings, how often are logs rotated, and how many generations of data are retained?

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fasterfourierVoyager
asked in AHV Virtualization
Storage tiering for QLC SSDs

I am considering building a cluster that will use a mix of TLC and QLC NVMe SSDs. I assume that Nutanix will put all of these drives into the SSD-PCIe storage tier and every disk will be a member of the same tier. Since QLC SSDs have lower performance and lower write endurance than their TLC, MLC, and SLC counterparts, it would be advantageous to use storage tiering to encourage cold data to reside on the QLC media and hotter data to reside on the more performant drives. Is there a supported method for this in non-community edition clusters? It would be relatively straightforward to manually change the tier-name for the QLC drives to SSD-SATA, but is that a supported practice?

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SumedhWayfarer
asked in AHV Virtualization
Not showing VM IP details in nutanix collector.

Hi everyone, anyone face issue, when they run nutanix collector to gather data of PC or PE, but when we open the excel file. we got required data except VM IP details.can anyone resolve this or have any solution to this. without VM IP details, collector is not worth. Please share thought about it.

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Mohamed Abdelrahman EidExplorer
asked in Nutanix Disaster Recovery
Is it possible to deploy a Witness VM for Metro Availability at the disaster recovery (DR) site?

If I have two AHV clusters distributed across a primary site and a disaster recovery (DR) site, and I configure Metro Availability between them, is it possible to deploy the Witness VM at the DR site?

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Mohamed Abdelrahman EidExplorer
asked in Nutanix Disaster Recovery
Difference Between Metro Availability and Sync Replication for Two AHV Clusters (Without Witness)

I have 2 AHV clusters (3 nodes), and if I want to configure synchronous replication between them, I have two options: Sync Replication and Metro Availability . I would like to understand the key differences between these two approaches and the specific features. Note that I will not use a Witness VM.

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RatnakarExplorer
asked in AHV Virtualization
Is it possible to change VM UUID

Hi All, I wanted to change VM UUID due to some technical reason, could you please help me for the same. Regards, Ratnakar

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ChrisSwainAdventurer
asked in AHV Virtualization
Legacy ISO images

I have 4 x dell m540 blade servers, running in a VRTX chassis, and would like to install nutanix, I have tried the latest edition and it bombs out with fatal errors before I even get to the installer, does anyone have the legacy isos so I can try this or any ideas why ?, I have even disabled the shared storage and it still bombs out

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KJYVCExplorer
asked in AHV Virtualization
can't connectto prism

I'm Korean. English can be a little awkward. I created a communication edition on my virtual device and accessed Prism. But the next day, I deleted the virtual device and tried to access Prism by creating another virtual device again, but I couldn't connect.

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tgovinTrailblazer
posted in AHV Virtualization
Prism central deployment Error on AHV 7.0.5

Hello, I'm not able to deploy prism central. I have this error: Encountered Exception in post_deployment step: Failed to enable micro services infrastructure on PC: Failed to deploy base service: Max retries done Kind regards

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tgovinTrailblazer
asked in AHV Virtualization
Prism central deployment Error

Hello, I'm not able to deploy prism central. I have this error: Encountered Exception in post_deployment step: Failed to enable micro services infrastructure on PC: Failed to deploy base service: Max retries done and on log file deployment in the pc. [ERROR] [20250305 04:30:19.110551] [623473] [utils.go:192](GetServiceIPAndPortUsingMSPServiceDiscovery) error retrieving ergon task status for PC Microservice Infrastructure Deployment with the error error retrieving task list payload for component type [infra] and operation type [PC Microservice Infrastructure Deployment] [ERROR] [20250305 04:30:19.110568] [623473] [svcmgr_configure.go:51](Configure) error retrieving task list payload for component type [infra] and operation type [PC Microservice Infrastructure Deployment] [ERROR] [20250305 04:30:19.110599] [623473] [main.go:59](main) error retrieving task list payload for component type [infra] and operation type [PC Microservice Infrastructure Deployment] [INFO ] [20250305 04:30:20.4584

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Aleim27
asked in AHV Virtualization
Cannot kill a async protection domain migration task running

Hey Nutants, Iam back with the complicated question once again, iam sure this is not straight forward question and not easy to resolve without support, however let me see if I can get any support from this panel. I have started a migration of a vms through a AsyncPD as my AOS version is 6.5.5.5 and cannot do a cross cluster vm migration to with out a PD, this PD has completed its replication 98% and got stuck for 24 hours now. I have attempted multiple times to abort the migration but with no success, please see the screenshot below. Note: I dont want to complete the migration anymore. Followed below links already. https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/kbs/details?targetId=kA0320000004H2XCAU https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/kbs/details?targetId=kA0600000008eOHCAY kindly dont tell me to contact Nutanix support as I dont have an active license. :) Thanks in advance.

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MatraVoyager
asked in AHV Virtualization
Deploying VMs from a template using Terraform

Hello everyone, I am trying to deploy VMs from a template by using terraform ( nutanix_deploy_templates_v2 ). I have located the UUID of the template i want to use and terraform plan works with no issues. When I go to apply the changes it errors telling me the template is not located on that server. I have quadruple checked the addresses etc and even had it peer checked so we are happy with the code. Has anyone else experienced this or am I just being dumb? Any help would be appreciated - cheers

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dlink7
dlink7Moderator
posted in Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)
Announcement: New Feature - Configuring a Palo Alto Networks VM-Series NGFW on Nutanix Cloud Cluster (NC2) on AWS as Your Firewall

We are excited to announce a new feature that allows you to configure the User VM (UVM) as the default gateway for NC2 on AWS subnets. This eliminates the need for an EC2 instance to perform the gateway function, allowing you to use the existing bare-metal that you're already paying for with NC2. It also provides better security by forcing traffic to the gateway device without needing to change the local gateway on guest devices. This means there is no way to circumvent the firewall/gateway device. The AWS Gateway implementation doesn't allow for just adding an NC2 VM as a gateway and carrying on. By default, the AWS gateway is .1 for each subnet, and routing changes require an AWS resource to configure routing. For example, using an EC2 instance, you would have to add AWS ENIs to your firewall/VPN to edit any traffic flows. You can see this in step 3 of this guide by Palo Alto. With this new feature, a Nutanix Cluster can assign an AWS ENI to the NIC of an NC2 VM. In my example, I am

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lcandiaAdventurer
asked in AHV Virtualization
UEFI VM Boot Failure and Inaccessible BIOS on AHV

Issue: I can’t get UEFI to work with VMs at all. CE version of AHV on Dell 4 year old hardware - AHV and CVM operational and appear fine. VMs appear to be OK as long as it’s using legacy bios. I can’t get UEFI to boot, black screen of X/f2. I was going to attempt a workaround: Install using legacy and convert to UEFI but I can’t get into the VM bios? Tried F2, DEL, F12 … every F out there and it goes straight to windows. Does anyone have a recommendation? I can take screenshots if that helps

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dlink7
dlink7Moderator
asked in Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)
Limit Access to S3 for Zero Compute DR to AWS.

Nutanix introduces the Multicloud Snapshot Technology (MST) Disaster Recovery (DR) with Zero Compute Deployment as a cost-effective approach to disaster recovery. This solution leverages AWS S3 buckets or Nutanix Objects for storing snapshots, enabling organizations to replicate data from on-premises clusters to low-cost object storage. In the event of a disaster, an on-demand Nutanix cluster can be deployed in AWS or on-premises for recovery, ensuring minimal downtime and reduced operational costs. This article focuses on the MST DR with Zero Compute Deployment feature, its benefits, and how to configure it using a limited access policy for an S3 bucket named zerocompute. Key Features of MST DR with Zero Compute Deployment Cost-Effective Storage: Snapshots are replicated directly to AWS S3 or Nutanix Objects, eliminating the need for perpetual compute nodes. This reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) by leveraging low-cost object storage. On-Demand Cluster Deployment: In the event

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WalterMScottAdventurer
asked in AHV Virtualization
Node expantion with NVMe drives and newer AOS/AHV? What is the file to update the cluster to recognize the new hardware

Node expantion with NVMe drives and newer AOS/AHV on the new node? What is the file to update that updates the cluster to recognize the new hardware models. Bascially having to downgrade a factory G9 node on an older cluster. When you run foundation it doesn’t recognize the newer hardware and errors out.

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GhilesWayfarer
asked in Nutanix Disaster Recovery
VM replications

Hello, I have a question about the functionality of VM replication between two clusters (Nutanix metro).I would like to know if my virtual machines defined on the main cluster can start identically on the backup cluster in the event of an incident. In fact, my question is more focused on the software and OS licenses that are implemented on the VMs. That is, are the licenses also replicated, or does it depend on the type of license? Best regards,

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PolaAdventurer
asked in AHV Virtualization
Nutanix foundation on HX650 lenovo

Hello Dears , I want to install nutanix on lenovo HX650 V3 storage IS , i am not sure that the hardware is preinstalled image or not .how can i know the servers that will came preinstalled or not ?can you explain the best way to foundation on lenovo servers ?

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tgovinTrailblazer
asked in AHV Virtualization
Problem upgrade AHV

We have upgrade a old cluster from AHV 6.5.6.6 to 6.5.6.7 but one node are’nt upgrade. And I can perfom the upgrade by web. Is it possible to upgrade one node by cli ? Moreover can upgrade to the ahv 7 ? Kind regards

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kannan.vWayfarer
asked in AHV Virtualization
Download the communiity editon image

Hi All, I would like to setup trial version/community edition of Nutanix virtualization environment. Once we tested fine, we will approach sales team for further movement I have observed the below link. But it was 4 years old one. Download Community Edition | Nutanix Community If i download the iso from above mentioned link, will it be possible for me to setup the AHV virtualization environment?

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HARISAGARVoyager
asked in AHV Virtualization
PRISM password Having issues logging in

Created User in Prism element .Tried Logging in getting error ( The username or password you entered is incorrect. Please try again.) we tried with standrad command ncli user reset-password user-name=xxxxx password=yyyyy still we could not able to change as well not able to login. please let us know solution thanks for the support

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Paul IlavarasuVanguard
posted in AHV Virtualization
AHV installation is failing for Cisco C m6sx server , failing at 71% percentage

AHV installation is failing for Cisco C m6sx server , failing at 71% percentage log is below 2025-02-24 12:05:58,524Z imaging_step.py:164 ERROR Exception in running <InstallHypervisorKVM(<NodeConfig(10.96.96.111) @9e80>) @8970>Traceback (most recent call last): File "foundation/imaging_step.py", line 160, in _run File "foundation/imaging_step_hypervisor.py", line 53, in run File "foundation/imaging_step.py", line 346, in wait_for_event File "foundation/config_manager.py", line 351, in wait_for_eventfoundation.config_manager.EventTimeoutException: Timeout (900s) in waiting for events ['Installing AHV', 'fatal']2025-02-24 12:05:58,541Z imaging_step.py:123 DEBUG Setting state of <InstallHypervisorKVM(<NodeConfig(10.96.96.111) @9e80>) @8970> from RUNNING to FAILED2025-02-24 12:05:58,955Z log.py:102 INFO installer_vm.py:184 [600/2430] Hypervisor installation in progress2025-02-24 12:06:28,976Z log.py:102 INFO installer_vm.py:184 [630/2430] Hypervisor installation in progress2025-02-24 12:06

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UADTrailblazer
asked in AHV Virtualization
One CVM Upgrade Stuck in 3 node Cluster from 6.8.1 to 7.0

One CVM upgrade is stuck at “Waiting for reboot and upgrade completion” for almost 3 hours While other two nodes were upgraded successfully Any help will be appreciated.

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