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
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
Setting up an ESXi host through the DCUI
I was running through the initial set up of a new ESXi server the other day and I thought I would put together a quick post collecting the steps together that I use. I was setting this host up on a new Dell R640 which came with the ESXi pre-installed. In my example I was … Continue reading Setting up an ESXi host through the DCUI
VMware Skyline
In the last few weeks I discovered and subsequently deployed the VMware product Skyline. My understanding is it isn't new but it somehow passed me by so I was pleased to find out about it. If you too are just hearing about Skyline and wonder what it is...I would describe it an automated support tool … Continue reading VMware Skyline
