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Installation Flashcards

1
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What 9 topics should be discussed prior to installation

A 
Power
Network Switches
VLANs, Subnets, Gateways
DNS, NTP and AD Server
Available IPs
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What type of power is required for most Nutanix Blocks

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208V

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3
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What Nutanix platform can use 110V power

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NX-1020

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4
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How many and what types of interfaces are required to fully connect most Nutanix nodes?

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

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5
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How many IPs are required for each node?

What is each for?

A

3

IPMI, ESXi Host, CVM

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6
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What IPs for each node need to communicate with each other for full functionality?

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All IPs must communicate

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7
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What feature requires communication with IPMI?

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Hardware Alerts

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8
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What NDFS feature requires hypervisor-to-hypervisor communication?

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Data Path Redundancy

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9
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What 5 physical characteristics should be considered for rack mounting

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Ambient Temperature
Mechanical Loading
Airflow
Electrical Loading
Earthing / Ground
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10
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How are the nodes named in the NX-1050 and NX-3050

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A, B, C, D

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11
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How many of each drive type are assigned to each 1050 node

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1 SSD

4 HDD

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12
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What is stored on the first drive on a 1050. What type of drive is it and where is it located?

A

Metadata and Controller VM

SSD, left-most drive

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13
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How many of each drive type are assigned to a 3050/3060 node

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2 SSD

4 HDD

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14
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Looking at the front of a NX-1050/3050 Block, where is the control panel for each node located

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

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

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1 SSD

2 HDD

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16
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How many 10GbE interfaces are on each NX-1020 node

A

None

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17
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Which Node types support 4 10GbE Interfaces

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NX-8000

NX-3060 G4

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18
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What software is preinstalled on a factory Nutanix node?

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KVM

NOS CVM

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19
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What software is used to perform field installation of a Nutanix cluster?

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Nutanix Foundation

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20
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Which interface on each node should be connected to perform field installation of the block?

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1 GbE

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21
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What are the minimum memory, disk and network requirements of the Foundation installation workstation?

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

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22
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Where can the Foundation & Phoenix software be downloaded

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portal.nutanix.com

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23
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What 3 files are required for the Foundation VM?

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Foundation OVF
Foundation VMDK
Virtual Box Installer

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24
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What 2 criteria determine the correct Phoenix file for download?

A

Hypervisor

NOS Version

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25
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What version of the Phoenix file should be used?

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Same or later than the Foundation version

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26
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What are the 4 steps to launch the Foundation VM after downloading all files?

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  1. Install and launch virtual box
  2. Copy OVF and VMDK files to folder
  3. Import the OVF/VMDK
  4. Start the Foundation VM
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27
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What are the credentials used to login to Foundation VM?

A

nutanix

nutanix/4u

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28
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What two ways can the Foundation VM get an IP address?

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DHCP

set_foundation_ip_address script shortcut on VM desktop

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29
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What two files must be copied to the Foundation VM for imaging?

A

The Phoenix ISO

The Hypervisor ISO

30
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How do you start the configuration and imaging tool?

A

Launch “Nutanix Foundation” from the Foundation VM desktop

31
Q

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

A

Global Config
Block & Node Config
Cluster Config

32
Q

What 3 subnets are defined on the Foundation Global Config screen

A

IPMI
Hypervisor
CVM

33
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What two values are required to define the 3 subnets on the Foundation Global Config screen?

A

Netmask

Gateway

34
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What additional IP is required for the Hypervisor on the Foundation Global Config screen?

A

DNS Server IP

35
Q

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

A

Memory

Default

36
Q

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

A

ESXi

Hyper-V

37
Q

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

A

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

38
Q

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

A

IPMI MAC Address

39
Q

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

A

Enter a Range

Enter Individual IPs

40
Q

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

A

IPMI
Hypervisor
CVM

41
Q

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

A

Automatic

Base Value with auto-numbering

42
Q

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

A

Cluster External IP

43
Q

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

A

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

44
Q

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

A

Protection Factor

45
Q

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

A

2 or 3

46
Q

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

A

False

47
Q

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

A

Diagnostics

NCC (Nutanic Cluster Check)

48
Q

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

A

Set IPMI addreses

49
Q

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

A

45 minutes

50
Q

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

A

Blue

51
Q

How can you diagnose imaging errors after cluster imaging?

A

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

52
Q

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

A

Back to config

Retry imaging failed nodes

53
Q

What is the default installation/imaging timeout for ESXi?

A

30 minutes

54
Q

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

A

60 minutes

55
Q

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

A

Click the gear and choose “Reset Configuration”

56
Q

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

A

The IPV6 Service Name

57
Q

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

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  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
58
Q

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

A

IPv6 Service Name

59
Q

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

A

Nutanix Block Serial Number or Dell Service Tag

60
Q

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

A

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

61
Q

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

A

http://IPv6_Service_Name:2100/cluster_init.html

62
Q

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

A

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

63
Q

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

A

Pre-configure each with the appropriate VLAN.

64
Q

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

A

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

65
Q

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

A

Linux: ipmitool

Hyper-V: ipmiutil

66
Q

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

A

F2

67
Q

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

A

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

68
Q

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

A

cluster status

CVM shell

69
Q

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

A

ncc health_checks run_all

70
Q

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

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

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