This last week I attended the Nutanix NTX bootcamp. It is a free course run by Nutanix NTX qualified architects. It is a hard week but there is a great sense of acheivement when completing it. I would highly recommend registering for the course if you get the chance. They are being run all over … Continue reading I attended the Nutanix NTX Bootcamp
Upgrading Nutanix Prism Central
Introduction If you want to start taking advantage of some of the new features of Prism Central 5.5 like, Dynamic alerting, VM right-sizing, and scheduled reporting then you will need to update it. Here is the AOS 5.5 video from the Nutanix nu.school channel Documents Here are the links to the Prism Central Documents Release … Continue reading Upgrading Nutanix Prism Central
Nutanix NTC 2018 Announced
Nutanix have announced their 2018 Nutanix Technology Champions and I'm very pleased to say I have been selected. It is great being part of such a knowledgable and helpful community. Congratulations to all!!! https://next.nutanix.com/t5/Nutanix-Connect-Blog/Welcome-to-the-2018-Nutanix-Technology-Champions-NTC/ba-p/26328
Resizing a CVM Using Command Line
If you have installed Nutanix Community Edition as a Virtual Machine in VMware Workstation or Fusion then you might want to reduce the Memory and CPU allocation assigned as part of the install. This will help ease the potential for contention on your physical machine especially if it is short of CPU & Memory. It … Continue reading Resizing a CVM Using Command Line
Nutanix AFS – Introduction & Steps For Setting Up
Introduction Acropolis File Services (AFS) enables you to share files across user work stations or VMs in a centralized protected location to eliminate the requirement for a third-party file server. AFS uses a scale-out architecture that provides Server Message Block (SMB) file services to Windows clients for home share and user profiles. AFS consists … Continue reading Nutanix AFS – Introduction & Steps For Setting Up
RSA Key Error using SSH on a reinstalled CVM
If you have ever had to reinstall a CVM you find when you next try to SSH into it you will get the following message : This is because the RSA key will have changed during the reinstall and the key stored locally on your laptop will be the old one. To fix the … Continue reading RSA Key Error using SSH on a reinstalled CVM
Patching Process for the vCenter 5.5 Appliance
After uploading instructions on how to patch the vCenter 6.5 Appliance I thought I would put together one for patching the vCenter 5.5 Appliance. This is the process for upgrading via the VMware online repository for a vCenter attached to the internet. To run the ISO upgrade it is just case of downloading the ISO … Continue reading Patching Process for the vCenter 5.5 Appliance
Patching Process for the vCenter 6.5 Appliance
This the process for deploying a patch update to vCenter 6.5 via a downloaded ISO from the VMware site. Preperation Download the vCenter Patch ISO from here (a My VMware account will be required to obtain the patch). Choose the application and software version required from the drop down menus to get the correct patch. In this … Continue reading Patching Process for the vCenter 6.5 Appliance
Upgraded SSD Firmware in Dell XC6320
Here are the manual steps for upgrading the SSD for a Dell XC6320. Process takes 20-25 minutes. The longest part being the reboots of the server. Firstly you need the Dell SSD upgrade iso. I obtained my copy one from Dell Support and it should be available on their support website Prepare your server for … Continue reading Upgraded SSD Firmware in Dell XC6320
Pre-Configured Microsoft VM
A useful link if you need want to deploy a pre-configured Windows Virtual Machine with a 90 day license. Great if you need a VM for testing and it also has the added bonus that you can take a snapshot and roll it back. There are options for VMware, Vagrant, VirtualBox and Parallels. https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/
