Why the next virtualization strategy is likely to be mixed, workload-driven, and designed for portability
VMware is still a serious platform, but it is no longer the automatic answer to every virtualization decision. A field-driven look at mixed-hypervisor operations.
AHVHA, Metro Availability and Multi Site Design on AOS 7.3
The availability layer on Nutanix: AHV VM high availability and reservation, the async to NearSync to synchronous replication spectrum, AHV Metro Availability for zero RPO, Protection Domains versus entity centric Nutanix DR, and multi site topologies.
AHVSizing and configuring VMs on AHV 10.3 so they run fast, migrate cleanly, and work with the scheduler instead of against it
How to design VMs on AHV 10.3: vCPU and NUMA sizing, memory sizing and controlled Memory Overcommit, UEFI Secure Boot and vTPM for Windows, virtio and the Frodo path, NGT, host affinity and anti affinity under ADS, and GPU passthrough versus vGPU.
AHVMonitoring and Observability AOS 7.3 / AHV 10.3 / Prism Central 7.3
A Nutanix cluster reports on itself by default. The question is whether you have routed that signal somewhere a human or a system will act on it, and
AHVSecurity, Identity, and Hardening AHV
Nutanix arrives with most of its security controls already running. The platform applies a hardened operating system baseline at the factory and holds it there without operator effort.
AHVLCM 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
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
NutanixHyper-V to Nutanix AHV Migration Guide: Nutanix Move, VirtIO Drivers, Veeam Cross-Platform Restore, and Cutover Planning
Hyper-V Nutanix AHV Migration Nutanix Move VirtIO Veeam Cross Platform Cutover Migration Guide | Source: Microsoft Hyper-V | Target: Nutanix AHV | Audience: Infrastructure Architects, Migration Engineers Migrating from
VeeamMulti-Hypervisor Backup Strategy with Veeam v13 -- vSphere, Hyper-V, AHV, and Proxmox from One VBR Instance
Veeam v13 Multi Hypervisor vSphere Hyper-V AHV Proxmox VBR Architecture Veeam v13 Series | Component: VBR v13 | Audience: Enterprise Architects, Backup Administrators Most environments don't run