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download LCM dark side from Nutanix port upload to LCM and run the inventory to upgrade the LCM version from the LCM updates and upload the software packages for AOS AHV run the upgrade
NIC MAC address can only be configured via acli.It is not possible to change MAC address for an existing NIC. A NIC has to be deleted and then added back with the new MAC address. Nutanix AHV assigns NIC MAC addresses from the range: 50:6B:8D:00:00:00 – 50:6B:8D:FF:FF:FF A statically configured MAC will persist on a Protection Domain migration, but not on any clone or recover from snapshot operation Run the following command on any CVM in the cluster to add a new NIC with a customized MAC address:nutanix@CVM~$ acli vm.nic_create <vm name> network=<network name> mac=<new MAC address>If Network name is not working or not present, we can use Network UUID from acli vm.get <VM-NAME> or acli net.list:nutanix@CVM~$ acli vm.nic_create <vm name> network=<Network-UUID> mac=<new MAC address>Note: “:” symbol must be used as a separator. If no separator is specified or other separator symbols are used, then the addition will fail with an “Invalid MAC addres
If you’re working with a Nutanix AHV Cluster and need to download IOS files, here’s a step-by-step guide to make the process seamless.Step 1: Connect to CVM via SSHOpen a secure shell (SSH) session to one of the Controller Virtual Machines (CVM) in your Nutanix cluster. Use the following command:ssh nutanix@<CVM-IP-Address>Step 2: List Available ImagesOnce connected, use the Nutanix Acropolis Command Line Interface (acli) to list available images:#acli image.listStep 3: Copy Image UUIDIdentify the IOS image you want to download and copy its UUID.#acli image.get <Image-UUID>From the results, copy the vdisk_uuid associated with the desired imageStep 4: Download Using WinSCPDownload and install WinSCP, a popular file transfer tool. Connect to one of the CVM IP addresses on port 2222 using the SFTP protocol. Ensure that you use the username ‘admin,’ not the Nutanix CVM username.Navigate to the container and locate the disk image corresponding to the previously copied vdisk_uuid
Netbackup 8.2 has announce release of NetBackup Accelerator support for Nutanix AHV. What is Accelerator :- If the client has no previous backup, NetBackup performs a full backup and creates a track log. The track log contains information about the client’s data, for comparison at the next backup. At the next backup, NetBackup identifies data that has changed since the previous backup. To do so, it compares information from the track log against information from the file system for each file. For NTFS and ReFS file systems, it also uses the Windows change journal to help identify the data that has changed since the last backup. Accelerator uses the Windows change journal in two ways: To check for changes in the file system metadata, and to help detect which files have changed since the last backup The NetBackup client sends to the media server a backup stream that consists of the following: The client’s changed blocks, and the previous backup ID and data extents (block offset and size
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