There was a requirement to run a trunk (vlans 2004 and 2012) into a VM called Jord99-VM based in Nutanix AHV. The network is called JordyNet. To do this run the following from a CVM in the cluster To confirm this is working: Check the output and look for : vlan_mode: “kTrunked”
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Start an AHV Node in a Nutanix Cluster
Power on Node SSH to AHV host Locate name of CVM If CVM is in OFF state then power on If AHV node is in maintenance mode -SSH into local CVM and exit MM. SSH to another CVM in NX cluster and confirm the CVM is up and running
Unregister Cluster from Prism Central
To unregister a cluster from Prism Central use the following commands. In this example my Prism Central IP address is on 10.10.10.100 This can only be done via SSH session so connect to a CVM in the cluster and go into ncli mode To unregister cluster This should unregister. To confim log into Prism Elements Read More…
Remove Node from Nutanix Cluster
The following quick guide will show how to remove a Node from an existing Nutanix Cluster SSH to a CVM in the cluster. To identify the node in the cluster you need to remove then run the following command: In Prism Elements go to Hardware dashboard-> Diagram tab-> Select Node in question -> Remove Host Read More…
PE-PC Communication Failure
Problem I noticed that Prism Central wasn’t working ( 3 node cluster setup). Upon investigation it appeared I could ping all three nodes but not the VIP. In Prism Element I saw the message PE-PC Communication Failure in the Alerts section. Resolution It appeared they had been powered off as part of a planned maintenance Read More…
Create Anti-Affinity Rules – Nutanix
In this example i will be adding an anti-affinity group called Jordan-Group-Anti and adding the vms Jord-web1 and jord-web2 to it Log into any CVM in the cluster Get Group list Add the two VMs to this group Verify VMs have been added to group successfully Apply anti-affinity rule to group
Create Windows VM with Secure Boot in Nutanix
This post assumes you have a Windows ISO and Nutanix VirtIO ISO already uploaded to the Image Configuration: From Prism Element: Home -> VM -> +Create VM -> {enter Name and compute details} -> {remove CDROM as secure boot does not support IDE} -> select UEFI -> tick Secure Boot -> {Attach Windows ISO and Read More…
Change Passwords in Nutanix
There are 4 different sets of passwords in Nutanix. Prism User CVM IPMI Hypervisor (AHV) The following are instructions on how to reset the password for each set : Prism User This can be changed via nCLI or GUI (web console) a) nCLi (from CVM) eg b) GUI Log in with user you want to Read More…
Shutdown a Guest VM when Nutanix Prism Offline
In order to power down a VM when the Prism interface is offline then please do the following: SSH to the CVM and run the following: eg
Manually Install New Cluster License in Nutanix
The following assumes the cluster is connected to the Internet. This guide will confirm the procedure on how to add a new license after adding a new node. From Prism Central/Elements -> Download cluster summary file From NX support portal -> Cluster Usage -> click Upload File and upload file from above step On Acropolis Read More…