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Nutanix Prism configuration

Nutanix Prism configuration

Nutanix Installation Overview

Important — General Guidelines for All Hypervisors

  • We do not allow SSH into OVA Cluster Nodes for security purposes. Nodes are built on top of Ubuntu.

  • We recommend setting the NTP timeservers to UTC for all cluster nodes.

Use this guide to import the Apporto VM into Nutanix and create your cluster. Follow the general guidelines, then complete the numbered steps below.

Nutanix installation steps

  1. Download the Apporto VM file from Step 1 of the installer. Different file formats are available to meet the needs of various hypervisors. For Nutanix, download the .OVA image.

  2. Unzip the file using 7Zip or another appropriate tool.

  3. From the Nutanix Prism web console, import the .VMDK file.

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We recommend you update the file name to something unique, in case a situation arises that warrants a new upload. Nutanix may not reference the correct file if the names are the same.

  1. Create a new VM in Nutanix.

  2. Attach the .VMDK image.

  3. Adjust the BIOS mode — select Legacy BIOS Mode. UEFI is not supported.

  4. Once the VM has been created, access the Update Disk screen.

  5. Ensure that the .VMDK is pointing to the correct storage container.

  6. Power on the first VM for your controller/manager to access the Network Config screen. Update the network config values to accommodate the Apporto VM, including the control plane FQDN (your Apporto instance domain). The image below shows sample values.

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  1. Create a new VM in Nutanix.

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  2. Attach the .VMDK image.

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  3. Adjust the BIOS mode — select Legacy BIOS Mode. UEFI is not supported.

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  4. Once the VM has been created, access the Update Disk screen.

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  5. Ensure that the .VMDK is pointing to the correct storage container.

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  6. Power on the first VM for your controller/manager to access the Network Config screen. Update the network config values to accommodate the Apporto VM, including the control plane FQDN (your Apporto instance domain). The image below shows sample values.

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    1. Repeat the process for the additional nodes in your cluster. Most customers will have three nodes, where the first node is designated as the manager and the remaining nodes will serve as workers.

    2. Click Save at the bottom of the screen.

    3. Repeat the process for the additional nodes in your cluster. Most customers will have three nodes, where the first node is designated as the manager and the remaining nodes will serve as workers.

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    4. Click Save at the bottom of the screen.

     

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  7. Open https://[your_manager_node] in a browser window. This will launch the On-Premises Cluster Management tool that was included with the Apporto VM file.

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    Any nodes that are detected in your container will appear in the Node Discovery list.

The nodes in this image show greater resources than the minimum requirements. See the Components section for information on those requirements.

Review the following:

Prerequisites for Cluster Install

  1. Select all nodes that you want to be connected to Apporto, then click Create Cluster to be transferred back to the Apporto NextGen control plane to continue cluster installation.