In this blogpost Jeroen is looking at the new IP-Less Nutanix Guest Tools.
The Nutanix Technology Champion Program
In the rapidly changing world of technology, the Nutanix Technology Champion (NTC) program is a top program. It helps professionals who know a lot about Nutanix and are passionate about it. The Nutanix Technology Champion program is designed to recognize and reward professionals who have extensive knowledge of Nutanix and…
Deploying eG Innovations to monitor Nutanix Cluster(s)
In this blogpost I’m showing you how to request a trial for eG Innovations and how to deploy the agent to monitor a Nutanix Infrastructure.
Nutanix Community Edition 2.1 Released – Create The Single Node Cluster
Nutanix Community Edition 2.1 is released. There is no more option to use ESXi as hypervisor and the automatic cluster creation is removed. Here is a blog post how to create the single node cluster.
Install Nutanix Community Edition on Proxmox
In this blogpost we will describe howto install a Nutanix Community Edition node in a Proxmox environment.
Delete VM and keep snapshots
In this blogpost Jeroen is explaining how to find, reuse and delete orphaned snapshots.
Slipstream VirtIO Drivers into Windows ISO to use on Nutanix AHV
This PowerShell script creates a Windows ISO with VirtIO drivers included, enabling the installation of a virtual machine on Nutanix AHV. Created by Jeroen Tielen, the script checks for admin rights, installs necessary tools, and processes ISO files accordingly. A demonstration video and the script are provided.
The Nutanix Network Crashcart a hidden gem
Learn how to use the Nutanix Network Crashcart
Nutanix X-Small Prism Central
Nutanix has released AOS 6.8 (Link) and Prism Central 2024.1(Link). With this new release there is a new option to deploy a “X-Small” Prism Central instance. This small deployment is for the following environments: As you can see in the screenshot the resources required are way less the small deployment,…
Windows 11 VDI on Nutanix with Secure Boot, Credential Guard and vTPM
Nutanix AOS 6.8 introduces migration support for Credential Guard-enabled VMs. This guide covers creating a Windows 11 22H2 VM with Secure Boot, Credential Guard, and vTPM, tailored as a template for Citrix VDI deployments. Note: this setup requires hardware at least as recent as the Skylake generation. Key steps include…
Nutanix Prism Central Storage Policies
Prism Central allows configuring storage policies for virtual machines, covering settings like Replication Factor, Encryption, Compression, and I/O Performance. These policies can override container settings and are assigned to categories linked with virtual machines. The blog demonstrates limiting IOPS in a test VM to illustrate the impact of such policies,…
Smart Tiering Nutanix Files to Azure Cool Blob Storage
This blog post outlines the process to configure an Azure Storage Account with cold blob storage integrated with Nutanix Files for smart tiering. It describes how to offload data from the Nutanix cluster, thus freeing up resources, while clarifying that Nutanix Files licenses remain in use.