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content_type.label.conversation Can a standard share be converted to a distributed share or vice-versa?

We do not have the option to convert a standard share to distributed share or a distributed share to a standard share as of file version 3.7. We have a feature request open with Nutanix engineering to enable this feature. The workaround is to create a new share and move the files to the new share us...

content_type.label.conversation Renaming a top level directory (TLD) on a distributed file share might fail with error “invalid device”

A distributed share spreads the workload by distributing the hosting of top-level directories across FSVMs. The issue is due to the fact that Nutanix Files uses DFS namespace to provide shares to the Windows clients, meaning that the client will be connecting to the generic DFS namespace and not, in...

content_type.label.conversation How to login into File Server Virtual machines and how to change File server user password?

SSH: We can SSH to the File Server VM using the following process Retrieve the IP address for the FSVM. Log on to the CVM. ssh nutanix@cvm_ip_address Enter the CVM password. List the FSVM IPs. nutanix@cvm$ ncli fs ls FSVM IPs appear in the following f...

content_type.label.conversation How to change timezone for File Server virtual machines?

The timezone for file server virtual machines ( FSVM) can be changed using the afs command line. The following change can be done from any one FSVM and will reflect across all the FSVMs when successful. SSH to any FSVM on the nutanix files cluster Get the timezone for your region. The command ou...

content_type.label.conversation Storage Network vs Client Network on Nutanix Files

Nutanix Files uses storage and client networks. The IP addresses are within the user-defined range for VLAN and IP addresses. Storage network ( Internal Network ) The storage network enables communication between the FSVMs and the Controller VM. It also provides access to Nutanix Volumes iSCSI...

content_type.label.conversation What is the naming convention for Nutanix Files Share/Export?

When creating a new share/export please be sure that the naming convention follows the below rules: All English letters are allowed. Decimal digits (0-9) are allowed. Periods, hyphens and underscores are allowed. Share name should not begin with a period. Share name can end with single $ T...

How to change Controller VM and Host IP address?

Please consider the possibility of incorporating the existing IP scheme in the new infrastructure. If changing the IP address is the only option we can utilize a script to change the CVM IP address. You can use the external IP address reconfiguration script in the following scenarios: Change the IP...

content_type.label.conversation What is Nutanix Era?

Era is a database as a service (DBaaS) that automates and simplifies database administration, brings one-click simplicity and invisible operations to database provisioning and life-cycle management. Era enables database administrators to provision, clone, and refresh the database clones to any point...

content_type.label.conversation How to find the versions of different Nutanix Products?

AOS, LCM and NCC Versions We can check the versions from the about section on the Prism GUI. Log in to the Prism UI. Click the drop-down next to your username in the top right corner. Click the "About" button. Here you will find the AOS, LCM and NCC versions. AOS, LCM, NCC, Foundation, Files an...

content_type.label.conversation Can we have a RPO of 1 minute on protection domain?

We may have a requirement to have a RPO as less as 1 minute. The NearSync feature provides you with the ability to protect your data with an RPO of as low as 1 minute.To implement the NearSync feature, Nutanix has introduced a technology called Lightweight Snapshots (LWS) to take snapshots that con...

content_type.label.conversation How to reset nutanix user password in Nutanix Move for Web GUI access?

There are cases where we forget the password for "nutanix" user which is used to login to Move Web GUI console. Nutanix user is a Move app user and not a user on the Move-vm. Therefore, "passwd nutanix" does not work and to reset it we need to follow the manual process mentioned in the below KB arti...

content_type.label.conversation How to delete Nutanix Files snapshots for space reclamation?

In certain cases you might choose to reclaim space on the cluster by removing old snapshots. Nutanix files takes two types of snapshots. External snapshots: The external snapshots are taken by the files protection domain (PD) which takes the snapshots of the whole Nutanix File server. Internal s...

content_type.label.conversation Why does my Nutanix cluster not show free or reclaimed space after deleting many VMs or files?

We notice that after deleting VMs or Files the free space on Nutanix cluster doesn’t increase instantly and may only reflect after a few hours. This behavior of free space being slowly presented back to the cluster is expected behavior for Nutanix. The reason for this is because of the service res...

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