Hey All,
Not sure who here might be running AHV (ie Nutanix's own hypervisor), but we're in the process of trying this out. However, I'm having some issues getting it installed. The general process I've followed is:
- Download the 5.5.6 qcow.gz file
- Use the image service in AHV to create an image
- Deploy a VM from AHV using the image as the base for the disk creation
- Boot VM
However, I've been having some issues booting the VM. It's not recognizing the boot disk. Here's a screenshot:
Anyone have any experience with this? I have a workaround that I'm considering trying (ie load the VMware OVA into our VMware env, and then migrate the VM over), but I'm told that directly building the VM inside of AHV should work, so I'm really trying to get it to work 'natively'.
Joe,
Sorry for the delay. Please follow the instructions below as there are some steps involved that must be covered in order to deploy on Acropolis. Also what version are you running? Please make sure you are using the Acropolis Image Service to deploy the image
Stand-Alone Mode (Nutanix with Acropolis)
Download the Operations Manager qcow2 file for Acropolis here: Download VMTurbo
Use the Acropolis Image Service to deploy VMTurbo. The following document outlines how to deploy a qcow2 file using the Image Service.
Acropolis Image Service
Follow the instructions below if you are running Acropolis.
For those using Acropolis, a small modification needs to be made to the targets configuration file. This tells VMTurbo that Nutanix is operating in "standalone mode" - meaning, you are running on Acropolis and all performance information should be pulled in through the Prism APIs.
1) Add the Nutanix target(s) to the user interface – use the IP of a controller VM. Go to the Admin Tab > Workflows > Target Configuration > Add > Storage > Nutanix
2) SSH into the VMTurbo appliance – credentials are root/vmturbo
3) Take a backup of the targets file
cp /srv/tomcat/data/config/disc.config.topology /srv/tomcat/data/config/disc.config.topology.old
4) Find target in targets file that says “NutanixTarget” in the “xsi:type” :
vi /srv/tomcat/data/config/disc.config.topology
<targets xsi:type="nutanix:NutanixTarget" uuid="_pRSdsFheEeWgpfmffIwmXw" name="VMTTarget_10.10.64.88" displayName="10.10.64.88" nameOrAddress="10.10.64.88" timeout="30000" template="_2kieMIMcEeCC5PhGZd6dJj"
lastValidationStatus="Validated" lastValidationDescription="Validated" lastValidationTime="2015-09-11T08:25:22.590+0000">
<credentials xsi:type="Mediation:UsernamePassword" uuid="_pRSdsVheEeWgpfmffIwmXw" derived="false" username="admin1" password=“xxxx" encrypted="true"/>
</targets>
5) Edit the “template” field of this target, and change the last character of that string to be “i” instead of “j”:
<targets xsi:type="nutanix:NutanixTarget" uuid="_pRSdsFheEeWgpfmffIwmXw" name="VMTTarget_10.10.64.88" displayName="10.10.64.88" nameOrAddress=“10.10.64.88" timeout="30000" template="_2kieMIMcEeCC5PhGZd6dJi"
lastValidationStatus="Validated" lastValidationDescription="Validated" lastValidationTime="2015-09-11T08:25:22.590+0000">
<credentials xsi:type="Mediation:UsernamePassword" uuid="_pRSdsVheEeWgpfmffIwmXw" derived="false" username="admin1" password=“xxxx" encrypted="true"/>
</targets>
This changes the probe used from “Nutanix” to “NutanixProbe Standalone"
6) Now, restart tomcat to re-read this file:
service tomcat restart
7) You should now be able to see the Nutanix infrastructure: