Start Cluster Using the vSphere client, take the ESXi hosts out of maintenance mode Power on the CVM’s within the cluster SSH into one of the CVM’s, and issue the following command: cluster start Once completed, it will report back showing that all services are running on all the CVM’s within the cluster Validate that…
Install Generate a cluster summary file in the Prism web console. Open Licensing from the gear icon in the Prism web console for the connected cluster. Click Manage Licenses in the dialog box, then click Generate to create and download a cluster summary file. The cluster summary file is saved to your browser’s download directory…
The Portal Connection feature simplifies license management by integrating the licensing workflow into a single interface in the Prism web console. Once you enable this feature, you can perform most licensing tasks from Prism without needing to explicitly log on to the Nutanix Support Portal. It is disabled by default. Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform Licenses…
If the customer site cannot send traffic to a Nutanix service center directly, an HTTP proxy is required.
Upgrading NCC by Uploading Binary and Metadata Files Installing NCC from an Installer File Installs the Nutanix Cluster Check (NCC) health script to test for potential issues and cluster health. Download the installation file to any controller VM in the cluster and copy the installation file to the /home/nutanix directory. Check the MD5 value of the file….
A set of health checks are run regularly that provide a range of clusters health indicators. You can specify which checks to run and configure the schedulable checks and other parameters for each health check. The cluster health checks cover a range of entities including AOS, hypervisor, and hardware components. A set of checks are…
Prerequisites If you have never logged into Prism Central as the user admin, you need to log in and change the password before attempting to register a cluster with Prism Central. Do not enable client authentication in combination with ECDSA certificates on a registered cluster since it causes interference when communicating with Prism Central. Port 9440…
Installing Prism Central (1-Click Method) You can install a Prism Central VM using the “1-click” method. This method employs the Prism web console from a cluster of your choice and creates the Prism Central VM in that cluster. The “1-click” method is the easiest method to install Prism Central in most cases. However, you cannot…