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
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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
Nutanix CE 5.10 Released
The new version of Nutanix Community Edition has just been released. This brings the latest release to version 5.10. The Community Edition is perfect for testing out Nutanix especially in a homelab and a small scale POC. The link download to the components can be found here on the Nutanix Portal. You will need to … Continue reading Nutanix CE 5.10 Released
Creating Tags in Nutanix License Portal
Introduction Nutanix have recently introduced a new feature which allows tagging in their license portal. This means each license can be tagged with the cluster it is associated with. This feature is good for keeping the License Portal organized and makes it easier to search. Procedure Log onto the Nutanix Portal - Launch Support Portal … Continue reading Creating Tags in Nutanix License Portal
Nutanix CVM Error – Disk Space Usage /home On Controller exceeded 80%
Introduction Over time old logs and old software starts to build up in the CVM /home directory. The following error will be observed in Prism Update 11/03/19 - Nutanix have updated the KB article on this alert and made it public. It can be found here If you have any doubts about running the commands … Continue reading Nutanix CVM Error – Disk Space Usage /home On Controller exceeded 80%
Upgrading Nutanix LCM
I noticed today some of our clusters had very old versions of Nutanix Life Cycle Manager (LCM) installed so thought I would put together a blog post on how to upgrade the LCM component while I was doing it. It is pretty straight forward and a nice thing to keep up to date as features … Continue reading Upgrading Nutanix LCM
