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Create Nutanix storage cluster
• Use the Nutanix web-based clustering application to create Nutanix storage cluster from all locally
discovered nodes ready to be clustered. During this process, the following parameters are set:
– Cluster name
– Set cluster IPs (iDRAC, Hypervisor, and CVM)
– Cluster virtual external IP
– Subnet mask and default gateway, and cluster virtual external IP
– DNS and NTP (hypervisor NTP N/A for Hyper-V) servers
• Option to create Nutanix storage cluster manually, if IPv6 link-local is not enabled
Configure Nutanix storage cluster using hypervisor management GUI
KVM Nutanix Acropolis:
• Create storage pool and containers through Nutanix web console.
• Create, deploy, and manage virtual machines through Nutanix web console.
• For more information, see the Acropolis Virtualization Administration Guide.
VMware vSphere:
• Create storage pool through Nutanix web console.
• Create and mount containers as NFS datastores on appropriate hosts through Nutanix web console.
• Manually add and configure vSphere cluster by using the Nutanix guidelines. For more information,
refer to the vSphere Administration Guide.
Microsoft Hyper-V:
• Create storage pool and containers through Nutanix web console.
• Run Hyper-V setup script from any CVM to join hosts to domain, create Hyper-V failover cluster, and
register storage cluster as SMB share.
• Optionally, add cluster to System Center Virtual Machine Manager with Hyper-V setup script or
manually.
Default cluster credentials
The default cluster credentials for the system differ from those provided at the starting of all Nutanix
documentation. See Table 3 for default cluster credentials, which are specific to the system.
NOTE: The default password is not set for ESXi hosts.
Table 3. Default Cluster Credentials
Interface Target Username Password
Web management
console
iDRAC root Calvin
Remote desktop or
console
Hyper-V host
Administrator
nutanix/4u
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