Yesterday we had a “urgent” request to update all of the credentials on our Nutanix clusters. While my colleague worked on the clusters with VMware as a Hypervisor, I started with the cluster running AHV as a hypervisor. Although this is relatively small cluster (11 NX-3060 nodes), I loath to… Continue reading
Ok, so now the site-to-site VPN is in place, I can sync my local Active Directory (AD) lab.damen-online.nl with my Azure Active Directory (AAD). To do this I first need to register this domain within my Azure subscription (as this is registered with another domain). To do this I go… Continue reading
I’ve setup up the new LAB, but now I need to create an environment for my testing otherwise I could have saved me the money and spent it on a subscription for Netflix/Disney+/Apple+/Amazon Prime (pick your favourite). My environment will be using an on-prem Active Directory, consisting of Domain Controller… Continue reading
So I’ve installed Nutanix Community Edition & Prism Central in my desired configuration, but still some stuff to check, so I can really start using my homelab. 1. Networking First thing is to ensure the network is configured correctly. The SuperMicro X10SDV-12C-TLNB4F+ motherboard has -amongst it features- 2 10Gbe SFP+… Continue reading
Ok, in part 5 I finally can start deploying the Prism Central instance. This will be done using the Prism Console. I logged on to the console and see immediately the cluster is not registered to Prism Central. So I click on “Register or create new”, and as I don’t… Continue reading