When you deploy Nutanix Enterprise AI there will be a default self-signed certificate provided which does the trick for testing but of course this needs to be replaced by a proper TLS certificate when going into production. Within the client we use the Venafi TLS Trust Protect CyberArk Certificate Manager… Continue reading
As we continue exploring Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) alongside Nutanix AI (NAI), we’re encountering new technologies and learning opportunities along the way. Recently, we deployed NKP through the Nutanix Marketplace and started implementing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) using Active Directory (AD) as our identity provider. NKP leverages Dex, an open-source… Continue reading
I ran into an issue with Nutanix MOVE that we were using to migrate file shares from a Windows box to Nutanix Files. Unfortunately the original MOVE appliance crashed and was unrecoverable causing issues with setting up the migration plan on a new MOVE appliance. The issue. In the new… Continue reading
We all have been there, you deploy a new Nutanix HCI Cluster with the help of Nutanix Foundation and then the real configuration steps start. Unfortunately not every setting can be defined via the API so we will connect to the Controller VM to run some basic commands to secure… Continue reading
As I was updating my foundation app on my Macbook I ran into an issue that foundation crashed and the webpage (http://localhost:8000) is not reachable. This seems to be an issue with the latest versions of the Foundation app (5.9.x and 5.10), but luckily there is a workaround. Open your… Continue reading
Every year, a select group of passionate technologists from around the world are recognized for their expertise, leadership, and contributions to the IT community by Nutanix. This group is known as the Nutanix Technology Champions (NTC)—and I’m proud to say I’m again part of this group for the 7th consecutive… Continue reading
Nutanix introduced the Power Monitor application in Prism Central version pc.2024.3.1 giving you insights in the power usage of your clusters (running AOS 7.0 or later). As for now this is only supported on Prism Central Large or X-Large instances and not all hardware vendors are yet supported: As we… Continue reading
At my current client we experienced a nasty surprise when enabling balance-tcp (802.3ad) on our Nutanix cluster. We always follow the same procedure as below: Seems pretty straightforward and we never had any issues with following this process until it did. After enabling LACP on our switches the Nutanix cluster… Continue reading
As you could read none of my earlier posts I reconfigured my Nutanix CE node in a different vLAN and everything worked like a charm. Worked? After all the configuration was done I moved my node back in its place in the technical cabinet and started the node so I… Continue reading
I am absolutely thrilled and proud to announce that I have been re-elected as a Nutanix Technology Champion! This exciting journey continues as I join once more an incredible group of 74 talented individuals from all corners of the globe. Each one of them is a passionate advocate for technology,… Continue reading