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    Nutanix Tech Connect

    It is going to happen, just next week. I am delighted I am able to travel to Nutanix HQ this weekend to attend this years Tech Connect. It had been some busy weeks, so I didn’t have much time to think about and prepare for the trip, but only two days for departure, I just…

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    What Happens on a Bad Tuesday?

    Real-World HCI Testing with Nutanix X-Ray 7.0 Most infrastructure benchmarks lie to you — not deliberately, but by design. They measure peak IOPS under perfect conditions, hand you a big number, and let you assume your environment will behave the same way once it’s full of real workloads, mid-upgrade, or recovering from a failed node.…

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  • .NEXT Chicago, first morning
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    .NEXT Chicago, first morning

    Right now, we are in the vacuum between the morning sessions and the first keynote of the event. With 5000 attendees, .NEXT is a real big event again. I am always surprised that it is possible to make it possible to have 5000 people a lunch in a conference center. But as I look around,…

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  • Nutanix .NEXT 2026 in Chicago

    Nutanix .NEXT 2026 in Chicago

    Today, the event has the kick-off in McCormick Place in the beautiful city of Chicago. The coming three days, we will be overwhelmed by Nutanix with hot announcements and lots of information about most likely stuff like AI, NKP and much more. But that is for a later post. the event still has to begin.…

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  • Configuring Nutanix Files in PC
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    Configuring Nutanix Files in PC

    In an earlier post, I described and showed how to deploy Nutanix Files within a Prism Central instance. This post ended with a promise to add a new post about some post-deployment steps. In this post Nutanix Files is configured so it can be used for serving SMB shares. And a first share is created.…

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  • Installing Nutanix Files using PC
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    Installing Nutanix Files using PC

    This blogpost will show you how to install Nutanix Files using Prism Central. But before we are going to install Nutanix Files, let’s first look what Nutanix Fules really is. What is Nutanix Files? Well, Files a software-defined, scale-out file storage solution that lets you share files in a centralized and protected location. Nutanix Files eliminates…

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  • Welcoming a New Year Together

    Welcoming a New Year Together

    As we step into a new year, I want to take a moment to thank you for being part of this journey. Whether you’ve been following my work for a long time or only recently joined, your interest and engagement mean a lot to me. This past year brought challenges, growth, and plenty of lessons…

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  • App-consistent backups of a Linux VM
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    App-consistent backups of a Linux VM

    I don’t have to explain that creating regular backups for virtual machines (and other data sources) are critical to an organization. Are app consistent backups of Linux VMs really needed? Well, of course this depends on the workloads on that Linux VM. However, I see many backup tools are creating app consistent backups by default.…

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  • VM Startup policies in Prism Central
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    VM Startup policies in Prism Central

    Using recovery plans we are already able to define the startup sequence of virtual machines. In case of disaster we make sure the entities are booted in a correct order to make sure the applications and services are back online as soon as possible. With the introduction of Prism Central 7.5 and AOS 7.5, we…

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  • Nutanix LCM – new Framework
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    Nutanix LCM – new Framework

    Nutanix just released a new LCM framework. Version 3.3 is now GA. According to the release notes of this version, there is new inventory support for HPE Gen 12 servers. Also the dark site upgrade advisor (DUO) is named in the release notes. According to this documentation, AOS 7.5 and PC 7.5 are needed for…

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