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Today, we will be Migrating Nutanix Files using Data Protection and simulating a site failover using the built in Nutanix DR tools for Files. This guide is broken down into 3 sections for logical separation, Prep Work, Initial Replication, and Cutover. Prep Work 1. Document Client Side and Server side
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Over the years, Nutanix has made several changes in the way it handles node hostnames. Thankfully, as of 5.20 a simplified command line tool was added to change AHV hostnames. nutanix@CVM:~$ change_ahv_hostname --host_ip=10.10.10.10 --host_name=AHV-HOSTNAME The hostname must follow naming
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I recently came across an issue that required PTagent to be removed from a couple of Dell XC Nutanix nodes. Thankfully, the removal is fairly straight forward. Connect to your ESX shell and run the following command. [root@esx:~] esxcli software vib remove -n dellptagent Removal Result Message: Operation finished
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> VM high availability (VMHA) ensures that VMs restart on another AHV host in the cluster if a host fails. - Nutanix When deploying Nutanix AHV, you may notice the availability status in Prism Element is configured as Best Effort. When a host fails, the VM's will attempt
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> Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a next-generation identity and access control policy platform that enables enterprises to enforce compliance, enhance infrastructure security, and streamline their service operations. - Cisco While running Cisco ISE on Nutanix is not officially supported by Cisco, it is possible with a few simple
AHV
Recently I had a requirement to use a legacy E1000 NIC on an AHV VM. Unfortunately, there is no way to choose what type of NIC a VM uses in the prism web UI. The good news is you can add an E1000 via a simple ACLI command from any
Security
Last year, I was engaged to assist in a severe ransomeware event for a third party organization. Unfortunately, when I arrived most of the network had been impacted and the data was encrypted. At the onset of the infection, the organization decided to shutdown all servers on the network. Shutting
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Creating an image on Nutanix AHV can be challenging, so I have created a guide to simplify the process. 1. Identify the VM name of what you will be creating an image of. Ensure the VM is shutdown and in the off state. You will also need the name on
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Deleting users from Prism Central can become challenging at times. I recently came across a scenario in which trying to remove a user didn't work. Removing a user via Prism Central CLI: 1. Connect to the Prism Central cluster IP via SSH, and run: nuclei user.list nutanix@
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Nutanix Xi Leap Nutanix introduced Xi Leap a couple of years ago to bring disaster recovery to any Nutanix cluster. Xi Leap allows customers to connect their clusters and begin replicating with a Nutanix cluster hosted in the cloud and operated by Nutanix. Nutanix Leap Nutanix leap is the expansion
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When managing multiple Nutanix AHV clusters, image management will become quickly become a top priority. How do we maintain a multitude of images across multiple clusters? Thankfully, with Prism Central, we can configure polices that will replicate images across your clusters. This is a down and dirty guide to configuring
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You may run into a situation where a Prism Central task becomes hung and is not, or will not progress. Thankfully there's a simple fix for that using cli. 1. Connect to your Prism Central VM, and execute the following ecli task command: nutanix@PCVM:~$ ecli task.list