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 https://next.nutanix.com/calm-application-management-55/os-patching-automation-with-calm-39677With reference to my previous thread, I have below doubts pertaining to achieving automation of Windows hosts patching over Nutanix AHV infra.Process would be like - Take a snapshot of the server, deploy the updates, test the server services are functioning as expected, if not restore the snapshot.Can it be achieved without using Calm? I mean by only using Ansible/Chef along with WSUS? What will be overall workflow for this? Any other 3rd party tools I will need to use for the same?I am looking for open source and cost effective approach here.Any Help/Direction will be highly appreciated.

Nutanix collector fails to log into Prism central. This is the error I am getting. “Failed to login. Possible reasons could be having insufficient access permissions, missing binaries or failure to execute scripts” Has anyone seen this issue?

Is it possible to add more than one NIC as network client in a single deployment of Nutanix Files?I am performing tests in which Nutanix Files would serve 03 different networks and during Files' deployment it is only possible to add 01 network client. However, this test will serve 02 other networks besides the one already configured.

Hi,Is there any limitation on mixed hardware generation in one cluster Nutanix? Example old generation like G5 want to mixed with G8. Thanks

Dear communityI want to install three G5 nodes with the foundation vm 5.0.4 and it fails at the beginning with the error"Failed to connect to the following IPMIs:"Let me describe my setup and my troubleshootingNodes are  X10DRT-P-G5-NI22 Set IP for the IPMI on each node and also set the ntp servers on each node Trying to image the AHV Foundation vm is version 5.04 All nodes, DNS server and the Foundation VM are in the same subnet I can ping from the foundation to the IPMI I can also send IPMI cmd to the nodes and getting results=> so used username and passwd are correct and nothing is blocking the trafficThe Foundation fails with error "Failed to connect to the following IPMIs" Following error appears very often in the logfile2021-10-13 14:40:18,125Z Thread-236 detect_node_type.check_for_nutanix:236 DEBUG: Got a pexpect.TIMEOUT exception with process.before = SMC IPMI Tool V2.22.1(Build 190920) - Super Micro Computer, Inc.Press Ctrl+D or "exit" to exitPress "?" or "help" for helpPre

Hi, I just created a new account and wanted to activate the serial number for our NX-1065S-G5.I cannot activate because I’m not authorized for the account associated with the serial number.The mail-domain from our company changed and the old admins are not here any more.What to do?

We have a Nutanix lab with 3 HPE PROLIANT DX360 GEN10 hosts. After we have done our tests, now we want to destroy everything and re-install everything again. What is the best way to proceed?

Hello,I want to know how to proceed to pass the certifications on Nutanix.

Hi there. I believe it was 5.18+ that the reverse proxy (apache) is no longer being used for cluster communication but something else. I can’t quite recall what it was called and where the logs can be found. Prior, I could access the httpd logs in the typical location for any http errors/faults but am not sure where to locate these now. 

I am new and watching all videos. I try to set up nutanix like proxmox CE with:3 x Dell R710 Hosts (nutanix installed on usb internal drive)1 x Dell R720 Freenas 20TB storage connected with direct Fiber With proxmox fiber channel setup was a nightmare, so can I use Fiber Channel here with Nutanix? My goal is if one of a host dies I have other VMs be ready | transferred into another host so like in VMWARE (pricy license). Let me know if I can achieve same with Nutanix and direct me towards hardware (Fiber Channel or 10GB ISCSI) whatever is easier and works well.There was a reply but I did not have a chance to reply.Can I use Nutanix for storage or I have to have 3rd party software like FreeNas?

I tried to launch my scheduled exam but exam launcher was stuck on remove team viewer from my laptop. This application was not installed on my laptop but still was getting same error. Due to that I was not able to attend my exam.

Hi, I know in last few days that by default, storage in AHV is thinly provisioned. So, im asking if there is a way to avoid disk over-provisioning ? 

Is it possible to have a replication with 30 minutes RPO, as Near Sync supports 1 to 15 min RPO and Async support >= 60 min. Is there any option by which we can have 30 minutes RPO.

After replacing the motherboard and raid controller, cvm does not start. Error "Device 0000:59:0.0 not found..."

I’m trying to book for my NCA 5.15 exam but i’m getting a message that my account is incomplete and i sent an email to univirsity@nutanix.com but no response from them yet. The following message shows for me:Account Incomplete!Account creation can take up to 30 minutes.If you just created your account, please try again in 30 minutes.If you created your account more than 30 minutes ago, please contact university@nutanix.com for assistance.Return to Nutanix University. Thanks in advance.

Hello, I am trying to add one new node in my existing Dell Nutanix cluster, we use Dell XC Servers but due to some reason, I don't want Dell to be added as a new node so 4th node would be Nutanix powered hardware ..would that work? How about hardware compatibility ? especially for the processor.

We created a playbook to send email whenever a New VM got created in Nutanix AHV cluster. How can we add User Name and Cluster Name in Email Message? There is not much benefit if,  such details can not be provided,Event:Action: 

What is the difference between metro availability and Near Sync?

Hi there.A security check on my nutanix clusters (8 nodes) revealed that the IPMI port on every nodes is vulnerable cause the VNC protocol is used to access them through port 5900.Issue:"...Virtual Network Computing (VNC) provides remote users with access to the system it it installed on. If this service is compromised, the user can gain complete control of the system...."Remediation:"...Remove or disable this service..."What are my options? It is possible to disable these ports without affecting the performance of the NUTANIX cluster.Thanks in advance.

I am configuring the LACP on our two clusters, when I did in the cluster 2 is ok, but the same configuration for the cluster 1 does not work.To be sure that is not a mistake on the external switch a put the cluster 2 on the same ports of the that was connected on the cluster 1, and it still working.The problem is that one node (our cluster is with 3 nodes), because it show the link as up, but when I try to modify, either by terminal command or in the prism central settings, the hypervisor on that node goes down and the operation fails, the resilience changes to critical.I need support to identify if it has a problem with the interface.

Hello Team,I am working on a project where Nutanix Move will be highly leveraged for migration from Hyper-V, VMware to AHV Cluster. I know the ports that are required to be opened between diff source and destination, however customer is asking for more details as in what is the usage of the ports. Do we have any docs with detailed explanation on port usage? For example usage of ports 2049 (I know its for udp nfs but little more details :))Also some of the follow up questions:Is it mandatory to open port 80 (http) for Nutanix Move to work? Cause in this environment only secured communication is allowed 443 (https) Port 22 used for SSH to Linux VMs - Does it use asymmetric or symmetric encryption?Please advice. Thank you in advance!

Technical Question on upgrade :Customer has existing 1365-G6 cluster nodes. We are offering him an additional 1N upgrade of 1165-G7 or 1165-G8. I wanted to confirm :1. If we can add this 1 Node of G7 / G8 into the G6 Slot ?( please provide relevant KB article).2. If the above isn't possible, then can G6 nodes still be ordered as upgrade?3. If we order an upgrade of 1N 1165-G7 or G8 will you be provding the Block chassis with just the 1 Node and any special instructions to be mentioned. 

Things won’t always go to plan and the worst will happen. In this case, we lose 2 nodes from our 9 node rf2 cluster (e.g. one’s down for maintenance, someone forgets and reboots another node at the same time).  Can someone point me at some documentation that outlines how we can recover from this and get the cluster back up and running. Is there any permanent fallout?Thanks. 

What are the different AOS License options for enabling Data at Rest Encryption.

we are using a two node cluster connected with a witness VM, issue is we are facing a downtime of 5 minutes because of transfer of windows vm from failure node to healthy node. we don't want any downtime because we are running Product Of Sell (POS) services in windows. we need seamless solution (e.g without breaking continuous ping).we don't want migration the issue is when the Vm is running on node A and node A fails, it took 5 minutes to start Vm on node B in failover condition ,so it create downtime we don't want this downtime.