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Nutanix network port diagram
Nutanix network port diagram I spent some time to produce small Visio with Nutanix ports diagram to visualize interaction between Nutanix software components (CVM, Prism Central), hardware (SuperMicro...
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Install Windows Server 2016 on Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor
Windows Server 2016 is just around a corner. Acropolis Hypervisor will be on the list as supported hypervisor for new flagship server operating system from Microsoft. As of today (11’th April 2016),...
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Can I run Windows 2003 server on Nutanix AHV ?
Recently I’m getting more and more questions from field and from social channels about Windows 2003 server on Nutanix AHV. Can I tun Windows 2003 on Nutanix AHV? Answer is – yes you can. Technically...
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Migrate Windows 2012R2 from Citrix XenServer to Nutanix AHV – Update
With new version of Acropolis 4.6.1 there is quicker way for migrate virtual machines from Citrix XenServer platform to Nutanix Acropolis. Thanks to one of my colleagues from Nutanix, I can share...
View ArticleNutanix AOS 4.7.2 is available fro download
Last week Friday (30 Sep 2016) Nutanix released new version of Acropolis Operating System – version 4.7,2. AOS 4.7.2 is a minor update. As usual, there are many bug fixes, even more improvements and...
View ArticleHow to speed up Windows XP installation on Nutanix AHV
If for any reason you have to run Windows XP on Nutanix AHV, there is simple trick to speed up install process. When you create VM in Prism, DO NOT create network adapter. Instead, log in over SSH to...
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How to mount Nutanix AHV container on Hyper-V hosts
My migration blog series getting more and more popular. At the same time, I’m getting more and more questions related to migrations. Some of them are harder to answer, some of them are pretty basic....
View ArticleMigrate Ubuntu Generation2 VM from Hyper-V to Nutanix AHV
In Acropolis OS version 4.6.1 Nutanix introduced support for UEFI virtual machines. If you have AOS 4.6.1 you can migrate Generation 2 Hyper-V VMs to Nutanix AHV. Today, I you can read how to...
View ArticleHow to check host BIOS version on Nutanix cluster
From time to time every admin must do BIOS upgrade on the hosts. It may be vendor recommendation, security issue and so on. With Nutanix you can use One-Click upgrade to do BIOS upgrades.... The post...
View ArticleNutanix AHV basics – How to find VM disk
Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (aka AHV) is a next generation hypervisor. AHV is Linux KVM based, highly customized hypervisor where all the storage “work” is handled by Nutanix Controller VM (Aka CVM)....
View ArticleMigrate Windows XP from VMware vSphere to Nutanix Acropolis
Today’s post is how to Migrate Windows XP from VMware vSphere to Nutanix Acropolis. You would be surprised (or not 😉 ) how many enterprises runs their desktops on Windows XP. There are various... The...
View ArticleMigrate Windows 2000 server to Nutanix AHV
Somewhere, in the dark corner of your virtual datacenter, running little, inconspicuous VM with Windows 2000 Server. You have to keep it, even if it is unsupported for many years by Microsoft. The...
View ArticleInstall Windows 2000 Advance Server on Nutanix Acropolis
I will be asked again ” Really, who is using Windows 2000 at the end of second decade of 21’st Century” :-). Trust me, there are companies which has to keep it for compliance... The post Install...
View ArticleChange boot order for Acropolis VM
Quarter by quarter, Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) is getting bigger and bigger adoption and attention by the business. As of Q2FY2017 it was about 20%. So, about 20% from more than 5000 customers...
View ArticleHow to put Nutanix Acropolis host into maintenance mode
Today is a quick post on how to check or put Acropolis node into maintenance mode. How to check if Acropolis hosts is in maintenance mode. Log in to CVM over SSH and get... The post How to put Nutanix...
View ArticleNutanix VirtIO drivers in version 1.1.0 available
Few days back Nutanix released Nutanix VirtIO drivers in version 1.1.0 for Microsoft Windows systems. Download Nutanix VirtIO drivers from support portal – here. What’s new: We added drivers for...
View ArticleMount Nutanix Acropolis container on ESXi server
Nutanix Acropolis OS supports several storage protocols like NFS, SMB3, iSCSI due to broad hypervisor support (Nutanix AHV, VMware vSphere, Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V 2012R2). For migration...
View ArticleHow to disable or enable HA on Nutanix Acropolis VM
Quick post on how to disable or enable HA on Nutanix Acropolis VM. Disable HA on Nutanix AHV VM [crayon-5a85178259741103462600/] Now, VM has been excluded from Acropolis HA and will not be restarted...
View ArticleNutanix AOS 5.5.0.4 and NCC 3.5.0.1 released
Nutanix released new version of AOS, numbers as 5.5.0.4, below you can find few most important updates, full list can be found on Nutanix portal under AOS 5.5.0.4 release notes. NCC release notes...
View ArticleNutanix Basics – Nutanix Foundation – part 4
Nutanix Foundation is evolving very quickly. With every release Nutanix engineering is adding new features or supported platforms. Few, most important new features in Foundation 3.11.X : You can...
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