With the release of 12.2, Veeam introduced a new long-awaited feature: Nutanix Prism Central integration, which simplifies the management of large Nutanix clusters, managed by Prism Central instance.
In this article, we will look at how to connect the VBR Server to the Prism Central Instance and perform backup and recovery tasks.
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Sometimes deploying Prism Central using an Internet connection is not an option, or a specific version may not be available. In this case, we can download PC deployment files from the Support Portal and deploy it using the Prism Central 1-click deploy from Prism Element method.
In this article, we will look at how to deploy a PC using an offline bundle.
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The Kubeconfig file contains information needed to connect to the Kubernetes cluster. In this article, we will look at how to get a Kubeconfig file to connect to the NKE-deployed Kubernetes clusters.
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Advanced Kubernetes Management is a feature of the NKE that provides extra visibility for Kubernetes clusters in the Prism Central interface. It allows you to get information about deployed resources in clusters in a pretty simple manner.
In this article, we will look at how to enable and use the Advanced Kubernetes Management feature.
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This is the third article in the NKE series. Before, I wrote about how to deploy Kubernetes clusters using NKE and how to add or remove workers.
In this article, we will cover update procedures and look at how easily we can update the host OS version and Kubernetes using NKE.
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It’s time for free Nutanix exams again. You can use this promo code, KCNZTWMSTY, to get a 100% discount on one of the exams: NCA or any NCP.
The code is valid until June 28, but you can schedule your exam date for later, until July 31. Register today and take your exam when it is convenient.
Check out this page for the certification information. And let me remind you that on my blog I have a few preparation guides, including
NCA 6.5 exam and NCP-MCI 6.5 exam.
A bunch of links with announcements happened during the first day at Nutanix .NEXT 2024 in Barcelona.
Nutanix and Dell Technologies Collaborate on New Joint Solutions for Hybrid Multicloud
Nutanix and NVIDIA Team Up to Accelerate Enterprise AI
Nutanix Accelerates Hypervisor Innovation to Drive Enterprise Modernization
GPT-in-a-Box 2.0 is Here With Four Ways to Get Started with GenAI
Empowering Sustainability with a Modernized Infrastructure
Accelerate your Gen AI journey with Nutanix Unified Storage
Nutanix Widens Coverage for Cloud Native Users With Expanded Project Beacon
Nutanix and EDB Partner to Deliver a Modern Data Platform
Previously, I wrote about deploying Kubernetes clusters using the Nutanix Kubernetes Engine.
The next few articles will cover the day-two operations that make managing Kubernetes clusters easier.
Today we will look at how to expand a Kubernetes cluster or how to shrink it using NKE.
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Nutanix Kubernetes Engine, or NKE (formerly Karbon), is a solution to deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters in a Nutanix infrastructure.
With NKE, we can deploy Kubernetes clusters, upgrade them, add or remove workers, configure RBAC based on Prism Central, and more in a pretty simple way.
The purpose of this article is to provide a walkthrough on how to prepare a Nutanix cluster for use with NKE and how to deploy a Kubernetes cluster.
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Nutanix Community Edition 2.0 is compatible with the commercial version of Prism Central (PC), and we can use the 1-click Internet Method to deploy the PC, which significantly simplifies the deployment procedure.
For those who don’t know, Prism Central provides the ability to manage multiple Nutanix clusters from a single pane of glass, as well as additional features for managing, monitoring, reporting, and access control that are not available from the Prism Element interface. Also, Prism Central is required for deploying services like Nutanix Kubernetes Engine, Objects, Flow, and so on.
The purpose of this article is to provide a walkthrough on using 1-Click PC deployment.
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