Hi ​@MKY , thanks for sharing the details.

The error Failed to bring FileServerVms Up, Please contact Nutanix support and the task stalling at 50–55% typically points to one of the following issues in CE environments:

✅ Common Causes and Fixes:

1. Insufficient Disk Performance or Incorrect Disk Configuration
   Make sure the disks you're using for the File Server are on a fast-enough datastore (preferably SSD or NVMe). CE can struggle if the backing disk IOPS are too low.

2. Nested Virtualization Limitations
   Since you're running CE in VMware, ensure:

   • Nested virtualization is enabled (on ESXi: vhv.enable = "TRUE" in VMX file).

   • Intel VT-x or AMD-V is enabled in BIOS and passed through to the CE VM.

3. Memory Allocation
   64GB total memory is the bare minimum. Ensure:

   • Prism Central and CVMs are not starved for memory.

   • At least 24–32GB is available for the File Server VMs.

4. Disk Size Requirements
   Nutanix Files expects at least:

   • 3 disks per File Server VM

   • Disk sizes to be greater than 200GB (depending on version and configuration)

   Try using the 200GB and 1TB disks, and ensure they are attached correctly and recognized by the CE VM.

5. Check CVM Logs for More Details
   SSH into your CVM and check the logs:

   less /home/nutanix/data/logs/nfsfile/nfs_manager.out
   less /home/nutanix/data/logs/nfsfile/nfs_file_server.out
   

6. Known CE Limitations
   Nutanix Files is supported only on AOS commercial builds. While it may install on CE, there is no official support and stability is not guaranteed. You may need to try alternative setups or stick with NFS via manual deployment.

🔁 Recommendation:

• If this is for testing purposes, try allocating more memory and using larger, faster virtual disks.

• If you're trying to test production-like features, consider evaluating with a Nutanix Test Drive or a proper AOS deployment.

Let me know if this helps.

Probably you need more cores for the build. And you need SSD's and not HDD's