A bold step forward in Kubernetes-native storage, Nutanix Cloud Native AOS 1.0.0 brings the power of AOS to Amazon EKS. Built to run as Kubernetes pods, this release delivers performance, simplicity, and resiliency for stateful workloads—wherever your containers live.

What’s New

• Cloud Native Architecture
  AOS now runs as Kubernetes pods (AOS Pods), delivering software-defined storage directly within EKS environments—no CVMs required.

• Fully Application-Centric
  Supports thin provisioning, compression, app-level snapshots, replication, and DR with RPO ≥ 1 hour using Nutanix Data Services for Kubernetes (NDK).

• Amazon EKS Support (Only)
  Initial support focuses on Amazon EKS, enabling deployment on fully managed Kubernetes clusters.

Key Benefits

• High performance, low latency

• Efficient, cost-effective storage usage

• Seamless integration with K8s workloads

• Built-in data protection with RF2 replication

Requirements & Limits

• Supported EC2 Instance Types
  i3en, i4i, m6id, and m5d instance families
  (e.g., i3en.6xlarge → 3725 GiB EBS)

• Resource Limits

  • Max worker nodes per cluster: 15

  • Max PVCs per node: 64

  • Max PVC size: 200 TB

  • Max snapshots per volume: 15

️ Known Issues (Top Highlights)

• nxctl cluster start may change the cluster UUID without updating NDK CRs—manual fix required.

• Cluster upgrade fails if a node is terminated mid-upgrade.

• Health checks via kubectl exec may fail—use direct SSH to AOS pod.

• Unregister clusters before deleting CN-AOS Control Plane to avoid cleanup issues.

• Cluster destroy may fail if orphaned nodegroups exist—manual cleanup needed.

• Concurrent AOS pod restarts during upgrade can stall the workflow.

Installation Guide

Available at: Nutanix Cloud Native AOS Docs → Deployment

️ Support Policy Snapshot

Each major upgrade family is supported for 12 months after the next upgrade’s release. Updates within a family receive maintenance only until the next update is available.