AHV Flashcards

1
Q

AHV

A

KVM + Enterprise Features + Management Components

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2
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Image Service

A

Repository of images

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3
Q

Host Affinity

A

Pin the VMs to specific nodes

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4
Q

Create VM

A

Menu > VM > Table > Create VM

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5
Q

HA

A
  1. Ability of a VM to be restarted on another node
  2. Is an optional feature on a best effort
  3. however capacity can be reserved for this feature
  4. VM are restarted considering policies
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6
Q

Configure HA within Prism

A

Settings > Manage VM HA > Enable VM HA

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7
Q

Which components provide distributed networking?

A

OpenVSwitch

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8
Q

Feature of distributed networking

A

1) DHCP
2) Distributed virtual network
3) vLAN
4) Enable bonding physical adapter

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9
Q

Add a new network in AHV

A

Settings > Network Configuration > User VM Interfaces > Create network

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10
Q

Show graphical representation of my network

A

Menu > Network

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11
Q

CPU Compatibility

A

1) Nutanix can support different CPU within the cluster
2) Utilize the capabilty of the least featurich CPU
3) Automatic

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12
Q

Upgrade AHV

A

Settings > Upgrade software > Hypervisor

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13
Q

How to upgrade an offline cluster

A

1) Download the binary
2) Follow the upgrade procedure
3) Upload the binary

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14
Q

What is pre-upgrade?

A

Upgrade healthcheck (like dry run)

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15
Q

AH Management

A

1) Distributed = no dedicated infra node
2) Management svc is spread on all nodes

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16
Q

Migration options

A

1) Xtract
2) In place conversion
3) Cross hypervisor DR

17
Q

Xtract

A

1) Migrate from vSphere to Nutanix
2) Free appliance
3) Replicates VMs to Nutanix
4) Source VM remains active until cutover

18
Q

In-place conversions

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1) Converts from ESXi on Nutanix to AHV
2) Shutdown VMs
3) Install AHV
4) COnvert VM

19
Q

Cross hypervisor DR

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1) Prod to DR: VSphere on Nutanix to AHV

20
Q

AHV Benefits

A
  1. Integrated management
  2. No additional license cost
  3. Feature rich
21
Q

AHV Features at a glance

A
  1. HA
  2. ADS
    3 Multiple migration options
  3. Snapshot
  4. Distributed Networking
  5. CPU compatibility
  6. API