Nutanix HCI

How to Migrate VMware Standard Switch to Distributed Switch

This post is to document the process of migrating VMware Standard Switch to Distributed Switch. The purpose of this change is to enable LACP on both VMware Hosts and Core/Top of Rack Switch. Environment Three-node cluster connected to Two-Switch stack with redundant connection for each switch On each switch port, it is configured with standard

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How to Configure Nutanix VMware Cluster Field Installation – Part 5

Object This serial of posts is to demonstrate the Nutanix VMware Cluster Field Installation process with step-by-step procedures. Part 5 is for vCentre Cluster configuration, licensing, and cleanup configuration. It will also list the common Nutanix NCC alerts and the fix for them. Clarification Nutanix VMware Cluster is very similar to VMware’s in-house Vxrail/vSAN, but

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How to Configure Nutanix VMware Cluster Field Installation – Part 4

Object This serial of posts is to demonstrate the Nutanix VMware Cluster Field Installation process with step-by-step procedures. Part 4 is for the Nutanix Cluster network and storage configuration. Clarification Nutanix Cluster forms the “Storage” using the disks across all ESXi nodes in the cluster, it is achieved by Controller VM (CVM) and presented as

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How to Deploy vCenter Appliance | Nutanix VMware Cluster Field Installation – Part 3

Object This serial of posts is to demonstrate the Nutanix VMware Cluster Field Installation process with step-by-step procedures. Part 3 is to deploy a vCenter server for the Nutanix Cluster. Preparation 1 X Computer with Ethernet Connectivity, this PC will be used to deploy the vCenter server 1 x vCenter ISO that matches with your

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How to Configure Nutanix VMware Cluster Field Installation – Part 2

Object This serial of posts is to demonstrate the Nutanix VMware Cluster Field Installation process with step-by-step procedures. Part 2 is for the Foundation VM Imaging process. Image Preparation Nutanix supports ONLY a list of image files for Hypervisor ISO images, AOS/NOS images, please be cautious and only use the ISO listed in the ISO

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How to Configure Nutanix VMware Cluster Field Installation – Part 1

Object This serial of posts is to demonstrate the Nutanix VMware Cluster Field Installation process with step-by-step procedures. Part 1 is for Foundation VM and network preparation before the imaging process. Nutanix is the industrial leader in the HCI field, its unique infrastructure combined the compute and storage together, its hardware & software can work

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