Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure

Hi,we are running 20 Nutanix Nodes with AOS 5.0.1 and ESXi 6.0 as hypervisor. Normally we using passwordless login to the ESXi host using SSH Keys. So we copy our public key as usual to /etc/ssh/keys-%u/authorized_keys, but after a reboot of the ESXi Host our keys are removed.So I modified the sshd_config on the ESXi host to use multiple authorized_keys- AuthorizedKeysFile /etc/ssh/keys-%u/authorized_keys+ AuthorizedKeysFile /etc/ssh/keys-%u/authorized_keys /etc/ssh/keys-%u/authorized_keys2But even with this config, the authorized_keys2 is also deleted.Can anyone assist me to solve this issue in case of our internal security guidline to use passwordless login.Best regardsMarkus

How do Persistent Reservations work with Hyper-V on Nutanix? I'm asking because with our other "Hyper-V with SMB Storage" clusters, you are not able to use Hyper-V manager on HOST1 to modify VHDs that belong to a VM running on HOST2, as you would expect - Error reads: "Access Denied". However, with Nutanix, we are able to do this and it leads to VHD corrouption upon next reboot of the VM Here is the scenario:[list] Hosts: 5 node Nutanix cluster with Hyper-V (Dell XC hardware) VM1 is running on HOST1 Using HOST2, launch Hyper-V manager (not Failover Cluster Manager). Edit Disk to resize a VHD of VM1. Resize successful (This fails in our non-Nutanix clusters) Using HOST2, check the properties of VM1’s VHD and you will notice that the file size has changed Using HOST1 (where the VM is running), check the properties of the VHD and you will notice that the file size HAS NOT changed Reboot VM1, ser

Hi all, I just started to write a deployment script for VMs on AHV cloning from a template. Using Sysprep lots of OS Customization is already possible. However, I would like to know if there is a possibility to run a (powershell) script in a Windows 2012 R2 VM on AHV while it has not configured any NIC yet. I know I can easily login via console and start every script I want, but I would like to run it fully automated within my deployment script from my client (for several VMs). Any ideas?

Is anyone utilizing Unitrends as a backup solution? I was looking at their appliance offering with cloud offloading since they do not charge for recovery. I also have a 3 node Nutanix block running VMWare 6, but still have a few physical servers that will remain physical for a little while longer. Thanks for any feedback.

As a pre-step to a planned failover, I want to take a snapshot of each of my Metro PD's (4 total). Together, they are over 5 TB in used storage. Since they're all in the same Storage Pool I plan on doing one at a time so as to not compound the i/o load - does this make sense? Also, can anyone provide a *rough* estimate of how long a PD snapshot should take to complete? Thanks!

Dear All, Cannot upload image file larger than 5GB via OPENSTACK, stuck at msg " Danger: There was an error submitting the form, Please try again" But when upload via Prism, it is ok. Everyone, have some recommend for this issue? Thanks

As all Nutanix Acropolis users know Veeam Backup and Restore (VBR) does not yet support Acropolis (AHV). I had migrated from Vmware so I lost the ability to make VM backups. I found out about Veeam Endpoint Backup Free (VEBF) so decided to try it. The Free version does not work with the Veeam Backup and Restore Free version (I tried) so I had to build my own repository accessed by a network share. I first built a repository using an old Dell 2950 server with six sata slots. I picked up some refurbished 2TB enterprise drives (the largest the 2950 would take) for $50 each from Amazon. I installed Windows 2008 R2 on an SSD for the boot drive. Even though the server is quite old the dual Xeon processors were still pretty fast and the SSD didn't hurt. I installed VEB on one of my Win 10 VMs on my Nutanix with AHV. I mapped a drive letter to the repository. I created the Veeam boot ISO and put it on the same repository network share where the backups would go. I added an extra

Hi everyone, considering AHV hypervisor, which are the possible options to backup the virtual machines? As far as I know, the only certified backup software is commvault... but I was wondering if AHV/prism can do vm-level backup and which are the features (guest/application consistency, possibility to file level restore ecc....) and differences compared to Commvault. Thank you

Is it ok to install Nutanix Guest Tools in a guest vm template before the template is Sysprepped? I need to deploy a bunch of Server 2008 r2 VMs that will need NGT. I'm aware that it's easy to automate NGT install AFTER vm deployment and I do that for most cases; however on Server 2008 r2 builds there's a techinical limitation that prevents this from working. So I'm wondering if there is anything in NGT that will break if the vm is Sysprepped afterward.

Hi, We just fired up a 3 node cluster HX1310 with AHV. Trying to keep things lean and mean... When a Windows guest needs more CPU, is it "better" to go with more vcores or more vcpu in AHV? I'm asking from a performance perspective and perhaps licensing perspecitve..... Thanks, G

One of the greatly anticipated features of the AOS 5.0 has been the Nutanix Metro Witness functionality. There have been numerous blogs on this feature, but joshodgers blog (published at http://www.joshodgers.com/2016/06/15/whats-next-2016-metro-availability-witness/ )goes through the feature in great detail with different failure scenarios. A must read if you are using Nutanix Metro Availability today or planning to do so with AOS 5.0. Another must read is the Metro Availability Best Practices Guide (from mmcghee

The customer I currently support has a pair of Nutanix clusters running on the Dell PowerEdge XC630-10 harward platform. They have really enjoyed the performance and overall gain (simplicity of the design, reduction in administration/alerts, etc.) since moving to the Nutanix platform. The topic of a server refresh has arisen, and we're beginning to collect all the different metrics we will need to analyze to support this effort. After that's done, though, the planning and designing will begin. In the past, I've used the Nutanix Sizer. That since seems to be locked away behind a Nutanix/Partner Login page now? Does this still exist? Is there one that supports the Dell hardware platform line? Any other workload sizing resources for the theoretical migration planning would be much appreciated. Thanks, in advance!

Hello Is there an estimated certification date of SAP on Hana or S4/Hana on nutanix? Regards

Hello All, We recently deployed ESXi Nutanix Clusters in 2 locations, site "A", and site "B". We have setup a Nutanix Protection Domain, and are replicating VM's from site "B" to "A". We have a requirement to backup several replicated VM's from site "B", to tape, with CommVault for long term retention, at site "A". While I have been able to accomplish this by "manually" browsing the datastore, and sifting through the .snapshot folder, and adding the VM(s) to inventory, I was wondering if this process could be automated or even simplified? Does anyone know if the numbered folders inside the .snapshot folder change regularly? If they do not, then I could possibly automate with a script.

What is the best approach to migrate data to a nutanix hyper-v failover cluster from a normal hyper-v failover cluster. I used export from the old host (Whitelisted in PRISM) and it succeeds fine but as the data is exported to the cluster FQDN, how do I know which node to use to import the files to make best use of data locality? is there a way to have the VM exported to a specific node?

Hi there, I plan to backup our VDI on Nutanix cluster, I see Nutanix Veeam integration. Anyone who has implemented this ? TIA,

We have a fresh Windows Server 2012R2 VM that we ran CHKDSK /SDcleanup on. After running for a period of time, the server VM turns off with no errors logged other than the fact that it was an unexpected shutdown. At first we thought something was corrupt, and since it wasn't in production yet we decided to just recreate the VM from scratch. Immediately after creating the new VM, we ran the same command and got the same results. It crashed while running on the C: drive running on boot up as well as on the 4tb data drive with zero data on it yet. So far we have been able to duplicate it everytime. We have a Xen Server with a Server 2012R2 VM on it and there is no issue running this command. Any ideas? Driver issue? Thanks Steve

Buddies, Good morning! What I wonder to know is with docker swarm cluster runs on nutanix in detail. Can Acopolis container service support swarm or only support rancher? Thanks. Ricky

Dear Expert, My Nutanix environment as per below: 4block of Nutanix ( 8 Node ) connect to Nexus Access Switch with 10G SPF cable. Hypervisor: VMware 5.5 Issue: from vCenter we detect the host keep disconnected randomly. and vCenter become HANG Workaround: Ping continuously on Host. Result No packet drop can you please advise what need to do Regards, Hamballi

How many IP require for creating AFS?

Chris Brown, solution technical manager here at Nutanix wrote a blog series on the topic of building and delivering cloud services using Nutanix. Wanted to share the links in a single location: Service Providers: Profitable Services Built on Top of Enterprise Clouds: https://www.nutanix.com/2016/03/17/service-providers-profitable-services-built-on-top-of-enterprise-clouds/ Elevate your DaaS solution with a Nutanix Enterprise Cloud: http://next.nutanix.com/t5/Nutanix-Connect-Blog/Elevate-your-DaaS-solution-with-a-Nutanix-Enterprise-Cloud/ba-p/9302 A Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Lets Managed Service P

Hi All, Has anyone have experience doing acropolis image level backup? I'm trying to take an image level backup on AHV nutanix by Symantec Backup Exec 2015 with File Sharing / NDMP method, but still failed. Thanks, Indra

Hi All, Just wanted to let you know that using traditional SQL failover clusters and SQL FCI, or any MSCS / Microsoft failover cluster is available in tech preview as of NOS 4.1.5. This is because we have introduced SCSI 3 Persistent Reservations to the iSCSI stack. To implement a cluster you need to use the MS iSCSI Initator and the Nutanix Volume Groups contract and iSCSI target for in-Guest iSCSI access. This will become a full GA feature in an upcoming release of NOS. Please experiment with it and let us know your thoughts.

Hi Expert, I plan to relocate my Nutanix Box to another rack. can someone help me or guide me the proper procedure for this activity, below the details Hypervisor: ESXi 5.5 Nutanix Box: 4box Node: 16 node How can I perform the proper shutdown. I a bit confuse with some article from google

Hello All, I am new to "Nutanix XCP, One basic question regarding the Raw device mapping in Esxi using the Nutanix infrastructure. Is RDM mapping supported in the Nutanix Appliance4.6 (Nos)? If yes, Can you please share the procedure to Create a RDM (Physical mode)?.. Thanks, Bhoopathy