LCM and Cluster Updates
NCD-06 in the Nutanix Cluster Design series. This one covers Life Cycle Manager (LCM) and how cluster updates actually run: the framework and module model, the inventory
Nutanix Cluster Design : Live Migration and Cross Hypervisor Mobility
Live migration is the feature you lean on every time you patch a host, every time a workload spikes, and every time you retire old hardware. On AHV
AHVStorage Services in Depth: Compression, Deduplication, and EC-X on AOS 7.3
This is article 04 of the Nutanix Cluster Design Fundamentals series, targeting AOS 7.3 with AHV 10.3 and Prism Central 7.3. NCD-03 walked the
AHVStorage Architecture and the Distributed Storage Fabric
NCD-03 in the Nutanix Cluster Design Fundamentals series, baselined to AOS 7.3, AHV 10.3, and Prism Central 7.3. This article takes apart the Distributed
NutanixCluster Networking on AHV: OVS, Virtual Switches, and Uplink Design
AHV networking looks deceptively simple in Prism. Behind the few clicks sits Open vSwitch on every host, a cluster wide virtual switch that demands identical configuration on each
AHVNutanix Cluster Design Fundamentals on AOS 7.3
Every design decision you will make about a Nutanix cluster, from networking and storage to mobility and resilience, traces back to a small set of structural facts about
ProxmoxHA and Multi Site Design on Proxmox VE 9.1
Article 12 and the final article in the Proxmox VE Cluster Design Fundamentals for v9.1 series. This article covers HA and multi site design: the ha-manager
ProxmoxVM and Container Design Choices on Proxmox VE 9.1
Article 11 in the Proxmox VE Cluster Design Fundamentals for v9.1 series. PVCD-10 covered capacity planning and lifecycle. This article covers VM and container design choices:
ProxmoxCapacity Planning and Cluster Lifecycle on Proxmox VE 9.1
Article 10 in the Proxmox VE Cluster Design Fundamentals for v9.1 series. PVCD-09 covered monitoring. This article covers capacity planning and cluster lifecycle: how much headroom
ProxmoxMonitoring and Observability on Proxmox VE 9.1
Article 9 in the Proxmox VE Cluster Design Fundamentals for v9.1 series. PVCD-08 covered backup with Proxmox Backup Server. This article covers monitoring and observability: pvestatd
ProxmoxBackup with Proxmox Backup Server: Architecture, Operational Design, and Ransomware Resistance
Article 8 in the Proxmox VE Cluster Design Fundamentals for v9.1 series. PVCD-07 covered who can access the cluster. This article covers what happens when something
ProxmoxSecurity and Identity on Proxmox VE 9.1
Article 7 in the Proxmox VE Cluster Design Fundamentals for v9.1 series. PVCD-06 covered patching the cluster. This article covers who can log in and what