It’s been a while since the last Nutanix release, and today Nutanix released new versions of the Nutanix Cloud Platform: AOS 7.6, AHV 11.2, and Prism Central 7.6. You will definitely love this release; just look at some of the release notes.

AOS 7.6 (Release notes):
1. Support for 307 TB Capacity in All-Flash NVMe systems;
2. Increased Maximum Capacity for Hybrid HCI Nodes up to 270TB;
3. Support for 1 node / 2 disks cluster fault tolerance. With 1N/2D, a cluster can tolerate the simultaneous failure of one node or two disks. In addition, support for a 1 Node and 1 Disk (1N&1D) cluster fault tolerance was enhanced too. Check this doc for more info;
4. Two-Node to Three-Node Cluster Expansion on AHV. We can expand a 2-node cluster to a three-node cluster just by adding a new node;
5. RHEL 9 Support. In this release the base OS of the CVM and PS is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9;
6. Secure Access. With the Secure Access option, you can control SSH access to the CVM and replace Bash access for the admin user with the NuService Menu.
7. Enhanced Controller VM (CVM) Security;
8. Automatic Upgrade to Autonomous NearSync;
9. Support for VMware vCenter Server 9.0 with ESXi 8.0;
10. A lot of updates for External Storage, including support for Dell PowerStore and Compute Clusters High Availability.

AHV 11.2 (Release notes):
1. Enhanced Memory Metrics for VM Monitoring. AHV introduces new memory metrics that separate actual guest memory consumption from ballooned memory;
2. Extended NIC Support for SR-IOV and Network Offload on NX Platforms;
3. BIOS UUID Preservation for Backup Chain Continuity;
4. External SSH Access to AHV Hosts Disabled by Default – SSH access (port 22) to AHV hosts is disabled by default and you access an AHV host over SSH through the Controller VM;
5. NVIDIA HGX Platform Support on AHV;
6. Cluster-Wide Host Console Access Control in AHV – You can deactivate or reactivate physical, serial, and virtual host console access for all hosts in a cluster.

Prism Centra 7.6 (Release notes). Includes a lot of new features; I will post a few of them:
1. Copy and Paste to VM Console – Finally!.Starting with AHV 11.2 and pc.7.6, you can copy text from your workstation and paste it into the AHV VM console;
2. Content Repository for centralized management and synchronization of VM images across multiple Prism Central instances;
3. Support for On-Demand Migration from Older to Newer AHV Versions. Supports one-way VM migration from a source cluster that runs an older AHV version to a destination cluster that runs a later AHV version;
4. Improved Local Upload for Images and OVAs – now we can resume interrupted uploads and verify files’ integrity and checksums;
5. Migration Tool for Protection Domain to Entity-Centric Nutanix Disaster Recovery;
6. A few changes related to the Nutanix Projects. Folks mentioned that it’s crucial to review those changes before updating. So make sure to check release notes and Project documentation first;
7. Many features related to data protection, security, and manageability.

As I wrote, this is just a small bunch of the new features. Please follow the release notes for all the products to check on the features, fixes, and known issues.

Also, don’t forget to follow the updated documentation. This will explain new features in detail.

Nutanix released new versions of its products, including AOS 7.5, AHV 11.0, and Prism Central – pc.7.5.

This is a really large release, so click “Read More” to read about all the features that were added.

Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) 6.10 and Nutanix Certified Professional – End User Computing (NCP-EUC) 6.10 are ready to leave the beta state and are now open for scheduling, with the appointments starting on November 18, 2025.

Great news: now you can book one exam for free using the NCPMCAEUC610 voucher during checkout. It could be NCP-MCA or NCP-EUC. The voucher is valid only for one exam of your choice and only for the first 250 participants. So, hurry!

You can schedule both exams from the Nutanix University Certifications page.

And please remember to check out the updated courses: Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA) and Nutanix End User Computing Administration (NEUCA). It will help you to prepare.

For more information, please check the official announce.

Nutanix released AOS 7.3, which is now the latest available release with the end of support life up to June 2027. In addition to the AOS, new versions of AHV and PC were released.

The AOS 7.3 release includes:
1. Support of 185 TB Capacity in All-Flash Node for Asynchronous Replication with One Hour to Less Than Six Hours RPO;
2. Support of 370 TB Capacity in All-Flash Node for Asynchronous Replication with 24 Hours or More RPO;
3. Support for Accessing a Volume Group using NVMeoF/TCP – check the doc;
4. Node-Level Support for Centralized Password Management for AHV Accounts – This procedure also described in the doc;
5. Enhanced Controller VM (CVM) Security (enabled by default for new clusters deployed with the AOS 7.3 release) – With this enhancement, access to underlying data is further restricted to internal system processes, helping reduce the risk of unauthorized modification;
6. Support for LUKS-Based Encryption of AOS and AHV Configuration Data – support for encrypting AOS and AHV configuration data at rest using LUKS. Read the documentation carefully;
7. Enabled Protection of vTPM-Enabled VMs in PD-Based DR with Asynchronous Replication Schedule;
8. On-Wire Encryption of Replication Traffic.

And more. You can find all release notes following this URL.

Let’s move to AHV 10.3:
1. Single Root Input Output Virtualization (SR-IOV) – Network interface card (NIC) passthrough provides a VM with direct access to a physical NIC.. A long-awaited feature. For more information, check the AHV administration guide. Also make sure to check supported versions;
2. Network Offload – The Network Offload (datapath offload) feature removes the burden by offloading the datapath rules to the NIC hardware. Links above are applicable for Network Offload feature too;
3. Automatic Cluster Selection Feature Enhancements;
4. CCLM and OD-CCLM Support for Guest VMs Connected to an Open Virtualized Network (OVN) LAN;
5. Support for RHEL High-availability Pacemaker Clusters – If you’re working with Red Hat clusters and Pacemaker and use STONITH, this is a must-have feature for you. Check out the documentation.

This release also includes a bunch of resolved issues, so make sure to read the release notes for AHV 10.3.

The last release is Prism Central pc.7.3 (you may notice a change in naming):
1. Enhancements in Network Settings of Recovery Plan;
2. Multicluster Virtual Switches in Prism Central – Starting with pc.7.3, you can create and manage virtual switches in Prism Central that span multiple clusters managed by the Prism Central instance. Check the documentation for more;
3. SR-IOV NIC Profile;
4. Network Offload NIC Profile;
5. Support for Accessing a Volume Group using NVMeoF/TCP;
6. Category Access from Prism Central Admin Center;
7. Prism Central Backup and Restore on Nutanix Objects – You can now back up your Prism Central instances to an S3 compatible object-based storage bucket on Nutanix Objects and recover them;
8. Template Placement Policies;
9. Support for AHV Metro in Multisite Deployments;
10. Intelligent Assist – Starting with pc.7.3, Prism Central displays the Intelligent Assist icon in the bottom-right corner of the Prism Central user interface. The icon provides in-product contextual recommendations, tips, and help resources for blueprints, runbooks, playbooks, and other features of Self-Service and Intelligent Operations;
11. Prism Central Backup and Restore: Configurable Recovery Point Objective (RPO) for Backups to AWS S3 and Nutanix Objects;
12. On-Wire Encryption of Replication Traffic.

This is a really large release, and I didn’t post more than 20 other features, and as always, please refer to the release notes for more information.