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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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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
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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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
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
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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Hycu Data protection – Policies
part 3: Managing your backup with policies In part 1 en part 2 of this series you can read about deploying the Hycu back-up controller and the basic configuration of Hycu. In this post we will have a look at the policies. Im my opiniion, policies are some of the most important tools of the…
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Hycu Data Protection Platform
Part 2: Performing basic configuration steps This post is a follow-up of part 1, where we deployed the Hycu appliance. If you missed that post, just click here to read it. In this second part, the basic configuration of the Hycu backup controller is performed. When the installation of the Hycu backup controller has succeeded,…
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Hycu Data Protection Platform
Part 1: Deployment of Hycu Backup Controller In the early days of Nutanix AHV, Hycu came on the market as a product especially designed for the new hypervisor of Nutanix. Back then, this was a niche market, and the product evolved into a more complete solution. It now covers the (almost) complete set of hypervisors…
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Lifecycle Management in Prism Central
Announced many years ago, but with AOS 7 and the latest Prism Central releases, the feature has finally arrived. Nutanix administrators are able to update their clusters from a single management interface. Multicluster LCM is available in Prism Central. You were able to only run inventory at first, but right now, it is possible to…
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