Nutanix Unified Storage

I already read the difference between nutanix files standard and distributed but i not understand what the case i should select .if i have one folder share SMB 18 T and inside this folder some folders and files , is applicable standard or distributed ? 

Hello Dears ,  I want to migrate file share from unity to nutanix file , what is the recommended way to migrate and save all permission with migration ?  What is the best practices for performance if migrate one folder 18T to standard unified storage ? 

Is there any way to perform this activity in Element or Prism?Using the console interface doesn't allow it.

Hi,Im working on a project where we need to deploy a new Nutanix Files instance on a new AHV cluster.The customer already has an existing Nutanix Files deployment running on an older AHV cluster that will be destroyed as soon as it is migrated. Also as part of the project we will have to migrate the existing shares and data from the old Files environment to the new one (as well as from other FS not related with nutanix files).I would like to clarify two main points:1. Deployment method: Prism Central vs Prism ElementFor a new Nutanix Files deployment, is it currently recommended to deploy and manage the File Server from Prism Central / Files Manager, or is it still preferable in some cases to deploy it directly from Prism Element?My understanding is that Prism Central / Files Manager is the more modern and centralized approach, especially when managing multiple clusters or using newer Files features, but this scenario means we have only one prism central and one cluster so I would like

HiI’m trying to deploy Nutanix Files from a brand new cluster using Prism Element:  … but I got this error: The cluster has access to internet, I’ve loged in to a CVM and I’ve done pings to google without issues. So I assume connectivity to nutanix should not be a problem...  am I doing something wrong? Also why I just see the 5.2.1 as the available compatible versions? My AOS is 7.5.1.1 and compatibility matrix shows it is compatible with Files last release 5.3.0.1 Finaly, in case I need to upload the Files bundle manualy (like if it was a dark side), which should be the correct way to do it? I assume I have to download the LCM bundle from nutanix portal and upload it to the PE LCM... Is that correct?Thanks

Hey All,Just wanted to share a quick update on a powerful new capability with Nutanix Data Lens (SaaS): User Behavior Analytics (UBA) based Anomaly Detection.Until now, Nutanix Files Storage anomaly detection primarily relied on static thresholds. While effective, thresholds can sometimes lead to noise, and require tuning, if certain users naturally perform high volumes of operations.With UBA, Data Lens now intelligently establishes a baseline for each individual user's normal behavior across your shares.Here are a few quick details on how it works:After configuring a deviation-based policy, it will use a 30-day warmup period to learn the baseline behavior for users based on their operation types (creates, reads, deletes, etc.) per share. Once the baseline is established, anomalies are triggered based on a meaningful deviation from that specific user's norm, rather than a hardcoded number. You can configure deviation percentage and minimum thresholds to tune sensitivity. You still have

Issue: MSP backend corruption - objects-lite-0 pod failingDetails:- objects-lite-0 in CrashLoopBackOff (pc-platform-nci)- Pod logs show service not running- Objects app stuck (no Manage/Stop/Delete)- Marketplace uninstall not working- Flow deployment failingActions performed:- genesis restart- cluster restart- verified pod statusRequest:- Backend cleanup (PVC/state reset)- Redeploy Objects service- Restore MSP health pc-platform-nci     mitra-service-ff5dccc46-h7j5f                           1/1     Running            8 (48m ago)     3h15mpc-platform-nci     objects-lite-0                                          0/1     CrashLoopBackOff   7 (76s ago)     14mpc-platform-nci     security-dashboard-78cb87dcf7-8l9n2                     1/1     Running            1 (48m ago)     3h15mpc-platform-other   dlv-7c645fdf7-hcxbk                                     1/1     Running            9 (41m ago)     3h15m

Nutanix Data Lens is now available as an on-premises solution, complementing our existing SaaS-based offering. With this we thought it a good idea to start a new forum here on the community site. If you’re an existing File Analytics user, a Data Lens customer, or are evaluating Data Lens today, this forum is for you. In case you’re not familiar, Nutanix Data Lens provides global visibility, analytics, and security for unstructured data on Nutanix Unified Storage, and Amazon S3. It offers ransomware resilience, audit trails, permissions visibility, and data lifecycle management by identifying threats, monitoring user behavior, and optimizing storage through insights into data age and access patterns, all from a single console. It delivers proactive security by detecting anomalies with signature-based and behavioral algorithms, integrates with SIEM/messaging tools like CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM, and helps manage data growth for cost savings and better governanceFor many organizat

i have created a root share name as ABC and I have 4 subfolder names as A1, B1, C1, and D1, i have create short cut of all 4 subfolder and it shows to user as root folders.i want to apply disk quota on 4 subfolder names as A1, B1, C1, and D1, please suggest

Hi,I need to deploy a Nutanix Files service on a 3-node AHV cluster. The goal is to replace an old Windows File Server, so once the deployment is done I will need to migrate all the data to the new Nutanix Files setup.While reviewing the Nutanix documentation, I’m a bit confused about the deployment requirements. Specifically: How many IP addresses are required for Nutanix Files in this scenario? From what I understand, the minimum seems to be around 7 IPs 3 for FSVMs 1 for Data Service 1 for VIP 1 or 2 for internal services Why is it recommended to place those IPs in a separate subnet/VLAN? I’m not sure if this is mandatory or just a best practice. Thanks.

I’ve deployed Nutanix Files using Prism Central, but I can’t figure out how to properly shut down the File Server.When I deployed Files via Prism Element before, I could SSH into the CVM and run afs infra.stop to stop it, but that doesn’t seem to work here.Also, when I check the file server list from Prism Element, nothing appears—so I’m wondering if the CVM doesn’t recognize it as a File Server in this setup.I searched for information but couldn’t find any clear instructions for shutting down Files from Prism Central.If anyone knows the correct method or best practice, please share.Environment:Prism Central: 2024.3.1.2 AOS: 7.0.1.5 FSM: 5.2

when try start the pod on OpenShift failed to mount the pvc MountVolume.SetUp failed for volume "pvc-2cda6c56-7750-4c7a-b3fc-40ff619eb573" : rpc error: code = Aborted desc = An operation with the given Volume ID NutanixVolumes-64dadbc8-464e-451d-661f-5ecc63102edd already exists  any help here

I have replication configured from one Nutanix object bucket to another Nutanix object bucket and it is always stuck at 3. As data is added to the source bucket I can see it replicates, but the 3 objects never seem to clear. This leads to RTO and RPO warnings daily. Is there a resolution to this? 

Good Morning ColleaguesI hope you are doing well . One of our customers has Nutanix Files as you can see in the below image. May i know if Nutanix Files has integration with Kaspersky as third-party antivirus software?   Best Regards

I have to move VM from another infrastructure  (VMWARE) to nutanix  (also VMWARE).Is possible to mount on the source the Nutanix storage via NFS to move the VM Files? I need to have the max speed. Thanks

Hello,Before doing a massive change on a share, I would like to manually create an SSR snapshot to rollback if needed.I searched in Files documentation, in this forum, in AFS CLI. Nothing relevant. Someone has an idea how to do this ?Thanks 

Tried to deploy File Analytics VM about a month ago on my community edition cluster, it has been stuck since then at the ‘Create File Analytics VM’ task and the whole task is at 40% in Prism Element. I have ran an ‘ecli task.list’ but there are no tasks listed as kRunning or Kfailed for this deployment.

Hello Team,One of our customer have a requirement to use a different subnet for Nutanix Volume iSCSI IP address than the CVM IP subnet range. This is because he wants the iSCSI volume traffic not to flow via his firewall. So he intent to use IP subnet for iSCSI Volume same as the VM (iSCSI Initiator) range. Going by the documentation https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Volumes-Guide:vol-volumes-external-ip-address-c.html, it states: “This IP address should be in the same subnet as the cluster Controller VM IP eth0 network interface addresses”Is this a mandatory requirement? Thank you in advance!

Hello,I’m creating a File server via PrismCentral https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Files-Manager-v5_1:fil-fm-file-server-manage-c.htmlLimitationsFile servers created with the Files Manager do not support the following features:Prism-Element-based disaster recovery (DR), including clone and remote site activation Network segmentation Multi-VLAN It’s clearly written that network segmentation is not supported, but during wizard (and as explained below in the same web page) you can specify a client network and a storage network in different VLANs.What is not exactly supported about network segmentation ?In my cluster, I configured network segmentation with a dedicated network for “Volumes” (iSCSI) traffic. Can I use this network as “storage network” during File server wizard ? Is this supported ?Thanks for your feedback 

I am in the process of copying/moving about 20TB of data from Azure Blob to a Nutanix object bucket and the copy job stops at exactly 2000 files every time I try to start or resume the job. Is there a limit somewhere on the bucket or within the system I am not aware of? 

My grandmother used to make the best chocolate chip cookies, her recipe was unbeatable! I’d love to leave the story there, but one not-so-fine day she thought she’d try a different recipe, just to mix things up. What was she thinking! The new cookies tasted nowhere near as good as her original recipe. Ok, she could’ve spent hours upon hours in the kitchen refining the new recipe, experimenting with ingredients and so on, but what would be the point? She already had a tried-and-tested recipe for choc chip cookies that everyone loves, chocoholic visitors knew exactly what they were getting… so, why change? Fortunately in the end she saw it that way too - the new recipe was ditched and the original one was back in the oven, much to everyone’s delight. So why am I talking about chocolate chip cookies? Well, because a similar scenario arose here at Nutanix not so long ago, but this time the subject wasn’t cookies, but APIs for storage access. Tasty.At Nutanix we’ve spent a lot of time and e

I have been recently exploring the solution around syncing the nutanix object storage with AWS s3 bucket and GCS bucket. I have gone through the object replication to move data from onprem to cloud  Move On-Prem Data to the Cloud with Ease | Tech Bytes | Nutanix University which is pretty straight forward and impressive. My usecase is if I update the content in AWS s3 bucket or GCS bucket will that be replicated on nutanix object storage as well? 

Hello,How can I check the recycle bin in Nutanix v5?I’m facing a space issue with the default container. When I delete a VM, the available space in the container doesn’t seem to change.Regarding the snapshot files, I have snapshots that I can’t delete located in the path /default-container-/.snapshot.

I’m attempting to create a nested share and I’m receiving the following error “Failed to 'create' mount target due to an internal error 'Share path is invalid'.” The fileshare share is already created. I have attached an image of the settings I am attempting to use. I created a “test” share just to recreate the error. Am I doing something wrong?  

Hello Team. Is there a way to check the ip list of clients mounted with nfs in fileshare through the ncli or afs command? Thank you.