2021 vExpert Award Applications

Happy New Year everyone! A reminder that applications are still open for the 2021 vExpert awards but are closing soon. The closing date is January 9th so not long to go. Make sure you get your application filled out and submitted. To make things easier this time round your last application will auto populate so … Continue reading 2021 vExpert Award Applications →

Nutanix University Education Site Launched

Nutanix have redesigned their learning portal to the very cool looking Nutanix University. This new area has replaced their old training site - NuSchool. All the resources you need have been brought together into a single place. You be able to find all your training and certification links here and from my experience so far … Continue reading Nutanix University Education Site Launched →

Reset Root Password vCenter Appliance 6.7

Here are the steps for resetting the root password for a vCenter 6.7 Appliance First thing to do it take a snapshot of the vCenter. This step should always be undertaken.Once the snapshot is complete reboot vCenterWhen the Photon OS screen during boot press 'e' Move along to the end of the line starting 'linux' and … Continue reading Reset Root Password vCenter Appliance 6.7 →

vExpert 2020 Applications Open

The vExpert 2020 Applications opened on November 25th and will remain open until Friday January 10th at 12pm PDT. This is an excellent program and well worth being part of if you work with VMware & want to be of the vibrant community. I am currently part of the customer track and the resources made … Continue reading vExpert 2020 Applications Open →

Upgrading Cohesity Cluster

Introduction Upgrading a Cohesity Cluster is a simple process. It works in a similar manner to a Nutanix Cluster where it upgrades one node at a time in a rolling fashion. This means no downtime is experienced during the process and backups jobs continue to run unaffected. Procedure Download the software upgrade .gzip package from … Continue reading Upgrading Cohesity Cluster →

Export Image From CVM

Introduction Due to the limited capabilities of the Image Service built into Prism Central it is difficult to share an image to a cluster and it is also not possible to export an uploaded image. There are improvements coming in the next release 5.11 but in the meantime this article explains the procedure for exporting … Continue reading Export Image From CVM →

NCC Install Fails In Prism Element

Occasionally upgrading the NCC within the Prism Element fails and the version installed shows as 'Unknown' The easiest way to fix this is to install the NCC update via the command line Procedure Download the latest NCC script from the Nutanix Portal. The download is found under 'Tools & Firmware' Next step is to get … Continue reading NCC Install Fails In Prism Element →

Nutanix Online Training Courses

If you are considering taking the Nutanix NCP 5.5 exam or just want to learn more on the Nutanix platform, I would recommend a visit to the Training & Certification section of their website. There is lots of information that will help with your learning and understanding of Nutanix. The link below has a collection … Continue reading Nutanix Online Training Courses →

Nutanix LCM Payload Matrix

Ever wondered what firmware is included in the LCM Payload that you are about to deploy? Nutanix provide a handy KB article which lists out which versions are included in the update. This is useful information to know especially if you have a Nutanix cluster with Dell XC and Dell PowerEdge and you want to … Continue reading Nutanix LCM Payload Matrix →

Nutanix Files 3.5 Released

The latest version of Nutanix Files went GA today and is available on the Nutanix Portal for download. There lots of improvements in this release but a few of the headlines include: Network File System v3 (NFSv3) Support - Files now supports the NFSv3 protocol in addition to NFSv4 Multi-Protocol Support for Shares and Exports … Continue reading Nutanix Files 3.5 Released →