Author: Danilo

Sharing a Nutanix Volume Group with Windows explains how to create a Nutanix Volume Group and present its storage to a Windows Server system using iSCSI connectivity. In a Nutanix environment, Volume Groups provide block-level storage volumes that can be accessed by external systems, applications, or bare-metal servers. This feature is commonly used when workloads require direct storage access through protocols such as iSCSI. This article demonstrates the required steps to configure the iSCSI Data Services IP, create a Volume Group on Prism Element, and connect a Windows Server to the shared Nutanix storage. What is a Storage Pool? Definition:…

The Host Acropolis Command-Line Interface (aCLI) Overview is an article that demonstrates some useful commands for managing Hypervisors in a Nutanix Cluster. Acropolis includes a command-line interface that allows administrators to manage different Nutanix components, including hosts, networks, snapshots, and virtual machines. Using aCLI can simplify troubleshooting and daily administration tasks in Nutanix environments. First and foremost, How can I access the Acropolis Command Line? To access the Acropolis CLI, log on to a Controller VM (CVM). You can choose to log in to any controller VM. Access it by SSH and type “acli” at the shell command line. You will notice that the…

The VM Acropolis Command-Line Interface (aCLI) Overview is an article that demonstrates some useful commands for managing Virtual Machines (VMs) in a Nutanix Cluster. Acropolis provides a command-line interface for managing hosts, networks, snapshots, and VMs. This article will show specific commands to manage Virtual Machines (VMs). First and foremost, How can I access the Acropolis Command Line? To access the Acropolis CLI, log on to a Controller VM (CVM). You can choose to log in to any controller VM. Access it by SSH and type “acli” at the shell command line. You will notice that the command line will…

A small explanation about an AHV host looks inside an AHV host and shows some details. First and foremost, what is AHV? Nutanix AHV (Acropolis Hypervisor) is a native hypervisor integrated into the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform. It is designed to run virtual machines (VMs) in a simplified and efficient manner. AHV is built for ease of use, offering features like one-click VM management, seamless scaling, and built-in security. It leverages the underlying Nutanix architecture, enabling users to utilize features like data locality, high availability, and disaster recovery without deploying third-party hypervisors. AHV supports various workloads, making it a versatile…

Integrating a Nutanix Cluster with Active Directory shows how to integrate Nutanix Cluster with AD for authentication purposes. In this article, we are using a Nutanix Community Edition (CE) version: First and foremost, why integrate your cluster with Active Directory? The answer can be simple: The Microsoft Active Directory is a directory service used by many customers worldwide. Configuration Steps – Preparing the AD domain Since your Active Directory domain was installed, creating organization units (OUs) to segment the domain objects is an option. In our case, for instance, our domain name is “lab.local,” and we have created some OUs…

Migrating a vDisk to Another Storage Container shows how to migrate a vDisk from a default storage container to a custom storage container. First and foremost, when a VM is created on a Nutanix CE cluster, we must create a vDisk and assign it to a VM during its creation process. By default, the storage container used by the vDisk is the “default-container”: Our test VM “Windows01′ was installed using the default storage container, as we can see in the following figure: How can I change the Storage Container in a running VM? 1- Select and access by SSH one…