Reading Time: 4 minutesIntegrating 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…
Reading Time: 2 minutesMigrating 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…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChanging the AHV hostname shows how to replace the default AHV hostname after the Nutanix AHV deployment. If you want to change the AHV hostname after deployment or creating a cluster, you can follow the actions below: 1- Select and access by SSH one Controller VM (CVM), and get the AHV host list: With this…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSetting Up Cluster Name and Virtual IP on the Nutanix CE cluster is a quick tip about changing these important parameters of a Nutanix cluster. After deploying a Nutanix CE cluster, we recommend setting up a cluster name and virtual IP. Both are straightforward tasks, as we can describe below. Set Up the Cluster Name…
Reading Time: 3 minutesShutting Down and Powering On the Nutanix CE Cluster shows all the necessary steps to shut down and power on the Nutanix CE Cluster. Steps to Shut Down the Nutanix CE Cluster 1- Shut down all virtual machines (VMs) on this cluster. Then, access one Nutanix CVM and run the command below to stop the…
Reading Time: 9 minutesBuilding Your First Nutanix CE Cluster shows how to deploy a Nutanix CE Cluster in a lab environment. We will show all the necessary steps to create a cluster in a nested environment. First and Foremost, Get the Nutanix CE Installation File The first step is to get the Nutanix CE installation file. We must…