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
A couple of days ago I replaced some of my network components in order to achieve some more segmentation. I wanted to ensure I’ve got a couple of segments in place to enhance my security a bit. These segments/vLANs are: The above doesn’t sound so strange to anyone involved in… Continue reading
As you might have read in my last post I finally managed to install the latest Community Edition from Nutanix. Why did I do this? Mainly because AOS and AHV are now similar to the commercial versions and can be upgraded via LifeCycle Manager (LCM) to the latest versions (to… Continue reading
As you might know, I’m a big fan of the Nutanix Community Edition which helps me to fiddle around with AOS & AHV, learn new stuff, and all that without compromising production workloads. A new CE version has been released back in March. DISCLAIMER: Why was this post delayed This… Continue reading
The great folks at ControlUp grant each #vExpert, #CTP, #MVP and #NutanixNTC a free annual NFR license for their home-lab. This post will describe the easy setup of ControlUp for The LAB. Michael White did a similar write-up, so please check that one out also to ensure you don’t miss… Continue reading
This post will describe 2 use cases where I used my PKI, as those were most important to me. All my other infrastructure will get the proper certificate (where needed), but I will not describe this (or if I run into some issues) Domain Controller Ok now I made my… Continue reading
Okay, I now deployed some basic infrastructure (Domain Controller, Firewall & Cloud Connect), I will focus now on creating my templates within Prism, so I can speed up deployment a bit. WARNING This post is quite basic and I found the actions very tedious, but nevertheless I found it necessary… Continue reading
So I’ve installed Nutanix Community Edition & Prism Central in my desired configuration, but still some stuff to check, so I can really start using my homelab. 1. Networking First thing is to ensure the network is configured correctly. The SuperMicro X10SDV-12C-TLNB4F+ motherboard has -amongst it features- 2 10Gbe SFP+… Continue reading
Ok, in part 5 I finally can start deploying the Prism Central instance. This will be done using the Prism Console. I logged on to the console and see immediately the cluster is not registered to Prism Central. So I click on “Register or create new”, and as I don’t… Continue reading
Already at part 4 of setting up “The LAB” (it’s going to be a long run), but trying to document this in a good way for myself and in the same time share my experience in setting this up. 1. Storage The cluster has been configured, passwords changed, now let’s… Continue reading