Installation Flashcards by James Engelhard

What 9 topics should be discussed prior to installation

Power
Network Switches
VLANs, Subnets, Gateways
DNS, NTP and AD Server
Available IPs

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What type of power is required for most Nutanix Blocks

208V

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What Nutanix platform can use 110V power

NX-1020

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

How many and what types of interfaces are required to fully connect most Nutanix nodes?

2 x 10GbE
2 x 1GbE
1 x 10/100 (LOM)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

How many IPs are required for each node?

What is each for?

IPMI, ESXi Host, CVM

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What IPs for each node need to communicate with each other for full functionality?

All IPs must communicate

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What feature requires communication with IPMI?

Hardware Alerts

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What NDFS feature requires hypervisor-to-hypervisor communication?

Data Path Redundancy

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What 5 physical characteristics should be considered for rack mounting

Ambient Temperature
Mechanical Loading
Airflow
Electrical Loading
Earthing / Ground

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

How are the nodes named in the NX-1050 and NX-3050

A, B, C, D

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

How many of each drive type are assigned to each 1050 node

1 SSD

4 HDD

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What is stored on the first drive on a 1050. What type of drive is it and where is it located?

Metadata and Controller VM

SSD, left-most drive

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

How many of each drive type are assigned to a 3050/3060 node

2 SSD

4 HDD

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Looking at the front of a NX-1050/3050 Block, where is the control panel for each node located

A - lower left
B - upper left
C - lower right
D - upper right

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

How many of each drive type are assigned to a 1020 node

1 SSD

2 HDD

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

How many 10GbE interfaces are on each NX-1020 node

None

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Which Node types support 4 10GbE Interfaces

NX-8000

NX-3060 G4

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What software is preinstalled on a factory Nutanix node?

KVM

NOS CVM

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What software is used to perform field installation of a Nutanix cluster?

Nutanix Foundation

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Which interface on each node should be connected to perform field installation of the block?

1 GbE

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What are the minimum memory, disk and network requirements of the Foundation installation workstation?

3 GB RAM
25 GB Disk Space
Hard-wired Ethernet connection

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Where can the Foundation & Phoenix software be downloaded

portal.nutanix.com

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What 3 files are required for the Foundation VM?

Foundation OVF
Foundation VMDK
Virtual Box Installer

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What 2 criteria determine the correct Phoenix file for download?

Hypervisor

NOS Version

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What version of the Phoenix file should be used?

Same or later than the Foundation version

What are the 4 steps to launch the Foundation VM after downloading all files?

1. Install and launch virtual box 2. Copy OVF and VMDK files to folder 3. Import the OVF/VMDK 4. Start the Foundation VM

What are the credentials used to login to Foundation VM?

nutanix | nutanix/4u

What two ways can the Foundation VM get an IP address?

DHCP | set_foundation_ip_address script shortcut on VM desktop

What two files must be copied to the Foundation VM for imaging?

The Phoenix ISO | The Hypervisor ISO

How do you start the configuration and imaging tool?

Launch "Nutanix Foundation" from the Foundation VM desktop

What are the 3 configurations screens, in order, within the Foundation GUI

Global Config Block & Node Config Cluster Config

What 3 subnets are defined on the Foundation Global Config screen

IPMI Hypervisor CVM

What two values are required to define the 3 subnets on the Foundation Global Config screen?

Netmask | Gateway

What additional IP is required for the Hypervisor on the Foundation Global Config screen?

DNS Server IP

What additional configuration option is available for the CVMs on the Foundation Global Config screen? What is the recommended setting?

Memory | Default

What two Hypervisors require selection of ISO files on the Foundation Global Config screen?

ESXi | Hyper-V

What additional info is required for Hyper-V on the Foundation Global Config screen? What are the 3 options

Hyper-V Edition (Free, Standard, or Datacenter)

What information is required to image undiscovered nodes on the Foundation Block & Node Config screen?

IPMI MAC Address

What two ways can you populate the IP addresses in the Foundation Block & Node Config screen?

Enter a Range | Enter Individual IPs

What 3 IP addreses are configured for each node in the Foundation Block & Node Config screen?

IPMI Hypervisor CVM

What two ways can Hypervisor host names be defined on the Foundation Block & Node Config screen?

Automatic | Base Value with auto-numbering

What address is required for Hyper-V clusters on the Foundation Clusters screen?

Cluster External IP

What 3 IP addreses should be entered for the cluster on the Foundation Cluster screen?

CVM DNS Server(s) CVM NTP Server(s) Hypervisor NTP Server(s)

What important cluster redundancy setting is available on the Foundation Cluster screen?

Protection Factor

What are the available options for Protection Factor on the Foundation Cluster screen?

2 or 3

True or False: the Protection Factor can be changed after cluster installation?

False

What are the two post-image tests that can be selected on the Foundation Cluster screen?

Diagnostics | NCC (Nutanic Cluster Check)

What is the first pre-requisite step in the Foundation imaging process?

Set IPMI addreses

How long should the imaging process take per group of up to 20 nodes?

45 minutes

What color should the overall progress bar be after a successful cluster imaging?

Blue

How can you diagnose imaging errors after cluster imaging?

Click the log button next to the node or cluster that failed

After an error what two options do you have within Foundation to try to resolve the issue?

Back to config | Retry imaging failed nodes

What is the default installation/imaging timeout for ESXi?

30 minutes

What is the default installation/imaging timeout for Hyper-V & KVM?

60 minutes

What must you do to remove persistent configuration information and reset the progress monitor so you can try the entire imaging process again?

Click the gear and choose "Reset Configuration"

Using the Web-based Cluster Configuration Tool, what information is required from the physical block?

The IPV6 Service Name

What are the 4 prerequisites for the web-based Cluster Configuration Tool? What is the 5th for Hyper-V?

1. Controller VMs and Hypervisors on Same Subnet 2. IPv6 link-local enabled on subnet and workstation 3. Windows or MacOS 4. Bonjour installed on Windows 5. Single Connected NIC & Jumbo Frames enabled

What information is needed to access the web-based Cluster Configuration Tool?

IPv6 Service Name

What information from the physical block determines the IPv6 Service Name?

Nutanix Block Serial Number or Dell Service Tag

What is the formula for deriving the CVM Host Name based on the IPv6 Service Name?

NTNX-serial_number-node-CVM.local. (don't forget trailing . )

What is the URL for using the web-based Cluster Tool to initialize the cluster?

http://IPv6_Service_Name:2100/cluster_init.html

When must the web-based Cluster Configuration utility be used?

To modify CVM IP addresses and reconfigure the cluster to use the new addresses.

If IPMI, CVM and Hypervisors are on different VLANs, what must be done before cluster install / reconfiguration.

Pre-configure each with the appropriate VLAN.

What two methods can be used to configure the IPMI address manually?

Connect a monitor and boot into the BIOS screen of each node. Login to the Hypervisor shell on each node (SSH or RDP)

What are the commands used in Linux and Hyper-V, respectively, to reconfigure the IPMI interface IP?

Linux: ipmitool | Hyper-V: ipmiutil

How do you access the console on ESXi to reconfigure Hypervisor host address?

What are the steps to reconfigure the ESXi host IP & VLAN

Configure Management Network Select VLAN and enter VLAN ID Select IP Configuration and enter information

What command should be used to verify cluster services and CVMs are operational? Where can this be run?

cluster status | CVM shell

What shell command validates the cluster configuration and checks for common misconfiguration problems?

ncc health_checks run_all

What 3 things should be done to hand off the cluster to the customer & Nutanix support?

1. Ensure customer has support portal account 2. Alert Nuatnix about remote support settings in the cluster 2. Ensure that Pulse and Alerts are turned on