The great folks at ControlUp grant each #vExpert, #CTP, #MVP and #NutanixNTC a free annual NFR license for their home-lab. This post will describe the easy setup of ControlUp for The LAB. Michael White did a similar write-up, so please check that one out also to ensure you don’t miss… Continue reading
This post will describe 2 use cases where I used my PKI, as those were most important to me. All my other infrastructure will get the proper certificate (where needed), but I will not describe this (or if I run into some issues) Domain Controller Ok now I made my… Continue reading
This is taking a bit more time than anticipated, but rather spend the time now and learn along the way on some gotchas than doing it quick and dirty. If you’re interested in how to setup a lot of stuff automatically (which I recommend), please check out the blog of… Continue reading
Okay, I now deployed some basic infrastructure (Domain Controller, Firewall & Cloud Connect), I will focus now on creating my templates within Prism, so I can speed up deployment a bit. WARNING This post is quite basic and I found the actions very tedious, but nevertheless I found it necessary… Continue reading
Yesterday we had a “urgent” request to update all of the credentials on our Nutanix clusters. While my colleague worked on the clusters with VMware as a Hypervisor, I started with the cluster running AHV as a hypervisor. Although this is relatively small cluster (11 NX-3060 nodes), I loath to… Continue reading
Ok, so now the site-to-site VPN is in place, I can sync my local Active Directory (AD) lab.damen-online.nl with my Azure Active Directory (AAD). To do this I first need to register this domain within my Azure subscription (as this is registered with another domain). To do this I go… Continue reading
I’ve setup up the new LAB, but now I need to create an environment for my testing otherwise I could have saved me the money and spent it on a subscription for Netflix/Disney+/Apple+/Amazon Prime (pick your favourite). My environment will be using an on-prem Active Directory, consisting of Domain Controller… Continue reading
So I’ve installed Nutanix Community Edition & Prism Central in my desired configuration, but still some stuff to check, so I can really start using my homelab. 1. Networking First thing is to ensure the network is configured correctly. The SuperMicro X10SDV-12C-TLNB4F+ motherboard has -amongst it features- 2 10Gbe SFP+… Continue reading
Ok, in part 5 I finally can start deploying the Prism Central instance. This will be done using the Prism Console. I logged on to the console and see immediately the cluster is not registered to Prism Central. So I click on “Register or create new”, and as I don’t… Continue reading
Already at part 4 of setting up “The LAB” (it’s going to be a long run), but trying to document this in a good way for myself and in the same time share my experience in setting this up. 1. Storage The cluster has been configured, passwords changed, now let’s… Continue reading