Migrate Iso/disk image between containers
After searching for hours on how to migrate images from one container to another, there are no kb or documents showing how to do it. As there might be for VM migration (acli vm.update…) I have also followed the acli command syntax procedures but nothing works. It is therefore necessary to clone the images via…
Password IPMI not working
This is a new installation. Surprisingly, after taking control over my client’s IPMIs in webui. No default password works (serial number, nutanix/4u, ADMIN…) . This is the NX G8 model. So I had to change the password via the ipmitool tool via the ypervisor. Connect you on the hypervisor ahv from ssh or direct cable…
Remove snapshots third-backup in protection domain
Before to start ! It is strongly recommended to open an incident ticket with your backup editor or Nutanix support if you encounter the problem, but this procedure may free you from certain situations. We are not responsible for any negative repercussions. It is best to use this procedure for lab purposes. I have been…
Completely disable backplane
After disabling the backplane network, I couldn’t reconfigure it to the same ip range but with a reduced subnet mask. I looked through the nutanix documentation, but at no point did it say to remove the poolname. Here is the procedure : You must first put the hosts in maintenance mode with the command: acli…
Create backplane LAN
The backplane is an isolated network that allows traffic isolation between the different CVMs and the CVMs to the hypervisor. it is used to isolate storage-related operations. You must define a subnet an ip pool and a vlan which will be assigned to the hypervisor and cvm interfaces. On the old versions of AOS you…
Impossible to edit NTP from AHV
Hello, during one of my installations. I mistakenly entered the same NTP address twice via fundation. I was impossible for me to delete, edit or add an NTP address via prism element or in CLI. I don’t advise you to use this solution to resolve your problem yourself. It’s better to contact Nutanix support 🙂…
NIC configuraton inconsistency to deploy vswitch
You may have NIC configuration inconsistencies with the vswitch. This happens regularly when you want to make some changes when the cluster is down or when the vswitch is enabled. In my case this showed up on a fresh cluster install, I changed the bond type and added NICs in the bond without disabling the…
« Fatal: Mounting installer media » – LENOVO HX
During a cluster deployment at a customer. The Lenovo HX nodes gave me a hard time. When formatting nodes with the VM fundation, I had an error message telling me « Fatal: Mounting installer media ».I knew then that it was potentially a communication problem between foundation and the IPMI. (The send request to upload the ISO…
How to abort a freeze software upgrade ?
Recently, on a mission with a client for a cluster deployment. I wanted to update the Esxi hypervisor version. I got the wrong Iso file. This still begins the pre-upgrade process. However the upgrade is stuck at 0% making the upgrade unavailable. I advise you to contact support if this happens to you. → Connnect…