Connect to an ABS target from both Windows and Linux clients
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Tag: Acropolis Block Services
Identify use cases for Acropolis Block Services (ABS)
Nutanix Volumes (“Volumes”) is the new service name given to Acropolis Block Services (ABS). The Volumes feature exposes back-end DSF storage to external consumers which include guest OS, physical hosts, containers, and so on through iSCSI. Volumes is a native scale-out Block Storage solution that provides direct block or LUN level access to the Nutanix…
Deploy ABS to an AOS cluster (including Volume Groups, iSCSI Initiators, Discovery, CHAP)
Creating a Volume Group for Use with Acropolis Block Services In the Storage dashboard, click the Volume Group button. The Create Volume Group dialog box is displayed. In Name, enter a name for the volume group. In Name, enter a name for the volume group. The iSCSI Target Name Prefix is auto-filled with the volume…
Unofficial Nutanix NCAP Study Guide
After completing the NCP, the NCAP was the next goal on my list. I began to prepare for this in a similar fashion to how I did with the NCP. The first step was of course, to download the Exam Blueprint. As with the NCP guide, a big credit again goes to Steven Poitras, and…
Determine and implement storage services based on a given workload
Acropolis Block Services Acropolis Block Services can support use cases including but not limited to: iSCSI for Microsoft Exchange Server. ABS enables Microsoft Exchange Server environments to use iSCSI as the primary storage protocol. Shared storage for Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC). ABS supports SCSI-3 persistent reservations for shared storage-based Windows clusters, commonly used with…
Configure Acropolis File Services (AFS)
Preparations Ensure each cluster has a minimum configuration of 4 vCPUs and 12 GiB of memory available on each host. Ensure you have configured or defined internal and external networks. An Active Directory, Domain Name Server, and a Network Time Protocol Server. You need Active Directory administrator credentials, enterprise administrator credentials, and at least domain…
Configure Acropolis Block Services (ABS)
Requirements and Limitations Ensure that ports 3260 and 3205 are open on any clients accessing the cluster where Acropolis Block Services is enabled. You must configure an external data services IP address in Cluster Details available from the Prism web console. Synchronous Replication or Metro Availability are not currently supported for volume groups. Linux guest VM clustering…
Define and differentiate Acropolis Block Services (ABS) and Acropolis File Services (AFS)
Acropolis Block Services (ABS) Exposes backend DSF to external consumers via iSCSI Use Cases: Oracle RAC MSCS Containers Bare-metal Exchange on vSphere Constructs: Data Services IP: Cluster Wide VIP for iSCSI logins Volume Group: iSCSI target/group of disk devices Disks: Devices in Volume Group Attachment: Permissions for IQN access Backend = VG’s disk is just…