Reference Guide

First time boot scripts

Use the rst time boot script information that applies to your appliance and associated hypervisor.

First time boot scripts for Nutanix AOS

Nutanix AOS is installed on each appliance. As Nutanix AOS is precongured, it does not require more rst time conguration. The XC

Series Appliance and XC Core System boot to the hypervisor and are ready to be clustered after the CVM has all the services up and

running.

Running rst time boot scripts for VMware vSphere

After the appliance is racked and cabled, run the VMware vSphere boot script. When you run the rst time boot script, the following tasks

are completed:

NOTE: These rst time boot scripts run automatically upon the rst boot of the appliance and include multiple reboots.

• Creating vSwitch Nutanix, internal and external port groups and vmkernal interface with address on internal portgroup

• Activating vMotion and management on the default external vmkernel interface (vmk0)

• Enabling TSM-SSH, TSM, sshClient, nfsClient, and ntpClient through the rewall

• Denying vprobeServer through the rewall

• Setting advanced ESXi parameters

• Enabling auto-start, setting the default RAM, and number of vCPU for the CVM

• Electing applicable data-disk storage controller for PCI pass-through

• Disabling drivers associated with pass-through storage controllers

• Installing the following VIBs: Nutanix VAAI, updated ixgbe and igb driver, and GPU VIBs (if applicable)

• Renaming local VMFS datastore to standard naming convention: NTNX-local-ds-<block id>-<node_position>

• Starting CVM and checking for the existence of /tmp/svm_boot_succeeded

• Restarting host

Running rst time boot scripts for Microsoft Hyper-V

After the appliance is racked and cabled, run the Microsoft Hyper-V boot script. When you run the rst time boot script, the following tasks

are completed:

NOTE

: These rst time boot scripts run from a rst time boot scripts wizard and require minimal user intervention.

• Setting up vSwitch or LBFO NIC Team

• Installing NIC drivers (Intel), Cygwin, ipmiutil, and Python

• Registering CVM as a VM

• Attaching disks to CVM

• Enabling auto-start, sets the default RAM and number of vCPU for the CVM.

• Starting CVM and checks for the existence of /tmp/svm_boot_succeeded.

• Restarting host.

Creating a cluster

You can create a Nutanix storage cluster by using one of the following ways:

• Using Nutanix Foundation from all locally discovered appliances that are ready to be clustered

Deploying an appliance