Users Guide

• Disables drivers associated with pass-through storage controllers.
• Installs the following VIBs: Nutanix VAAI, updated ixgbe and igb driver, and GPU VIBs (if applicable).
• Renames local VMFS datastore to standard naming convention: NTNX-local-ds-<block id>-<node_position>.
• Starts CVM and check for the existence of /tmp/svm_boot_succeeded.
• Restarts host.
Nutanix rst boot scripts for Microsoft Hyper-V
After the node is racked, cabled, and powered on, the Nutanix rst boot scripts run automatically. Wait till the scripts are successfully run. A
list of run scripts is displayed. When Nutanix rst boot scripts are running, the following tasks are completed:
NOTE: These Nutanix rst boot scripts that are run from the Nutanix rst boot scripts wizard, require minimal or no user
intervention.
• Sets up vSwitch or LBFO NIC Team
• Installs NIC drivers (Intel), Cygwin, ipmiutil, and Python
• Registers CVM as a VM
• Attaches Disks to CVM
• Enables auto-start, sets the default RAM and number of vCPU for the CVM.
• Starts CVM and checks for the existence of /tmp/svm_boot_succeeded.
• Restarts host.
Creating a storage cluster
• Use the Nutanix web-based tool to create a Nutanix storage cluster from all locally discovered nodes that are ready to be clustered.
During this process, the following parameters are set:
– Cluster maximum Redundancy Factory (RF)
– Cluster name
– Cluster virtual IP (optional for AHV and vSphere)
– Subnet mask and default gateway (iDRAC, hypervisor and CVM)
– Domain Name Server(s) (DNS)
– Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers (hypervisor NTP N/A for Hyper-V)
– Hypervisor hostnames
– Node IPs (iDRAC, hypervisor and CVM)
– Re-installation of new hypervisor and CVM (optional with Nutanix Foundation CVM)
• Option to create Nutanix storage cluster manually using command line interface.
NOTE
: In Acropolis base (AOS) 4.5, a new web-based clustering tool called Nutanix Foundation CVM replaces the earlier
used cluster initialization page (deprecated). Nodes with Acropolis base (AOS) 4.5 or later installed in factory uses
Nutanix Foundation CVM for initial deployment while those installed with NOS prior to Acropolis base (AOS) 4.5 will
continue to use the traditional cluster initialization page.
Congure Nutanix storage cluster using hypervisor management GUI
NOTE
: For information about document name, see the Nutanix documentation section in the Support Matrix. The document
name varies depending on the solution software version you are running.
Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV):
• Create storage pool and containers through the Nutanix web console.
• Create, deploy, and manage virtual machines through the Nutanix web console.
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Deploying your appliance