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.
I needed to expand a cluster running Nutanix on ESX. There is a cluster expansion guide available from Nutanix which can be found here:…
This post provides a guide on setting up Prism Central (2023.4) to integrate with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for Single Sign-On (SSO) using SAML. It outlines the steps to configure SAML authentication by downloading metadata from Prism Central, creating a custom application in Microsoft Entra, assigning users or groups, uploading metadata back to Prism Central, and setting up role mapping. It also discusses limitations like the inability to add user groups to role mappings and suggests further refinements with custom claims and conditional access controls.
Revive old Nutanix clusters by installing Nutanix Community Edition. Document all node IP addresses and ensure proper switch connection. Use a bootable USB with MBR scheme or mount the CE installer ISO via IPMI. Select the correct disks matching the CE requirements and input the proper IP configurations during installation.
To ensure efficient shutdowns of virtual machines in SBC and VDI environments, adjust the Group Policy to disable screen sleep behaviour and edit Nutanix AHV plugin configurations for Citrix. This will enable immediate response to ACPI shutdown commands and allow for choice between soft and hard power-offs.
Erasure Coding in a 4-node Nutanix cluster provided a 25% data reduction in the author's lab by efficiently shrinking 'write-cold' data using storage optimization. Testing with virtual machines.
The post describes setting up Replication Factor 2 on a single-node cluster running Community Edition. After installing CE on a VM with specific disk configurations, a new cluster is created with the desired redundancy factor. The post concludes with a positive impression of the results in Prism Element.
The post provides a list of script commands for easier virtual machine management, focusing on filtering and executing commands for different VM tasks. It includes commands for powering off, shutting down, turning on VMs, managing vGPU profiles, deleting VMs, and listing VM attributes. Additionally, it covers starting curator scans and changing iDrac passwords for Dell nodes.
This blog post explains how to install a three-node Nutanix cluster nested in VMware ESXi/vSphere. Requirements include IP addresses, memory, CPUs, and storage. Detailed steps on creating virtual machines, installing Nutanix CE, and checking cluster status are provided. Final instructions cover accessing and configuring the cluster. For a 1-node cluster, specific pointers are provided.
This blogpost offers a guide on upgrading your Nutanix community edition cluster to the latest versions.
Blogpost is updated for CE2.1 This little blogpost will explain how-to change the CVM memory size in Nutanix Community Edition. I assume you are…
UPDATE FEBRUARI 2024 Looks like Microsoft Edge has blocked/removed this workaround. It is still working in Google Chrome. I getting emails, calls, teams, slack…
