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Configuring the Nutanix Storage Array

For IntelliSnap backups from Commvault software, add the Nutanix storage array and its configuration information to the CommServe database.

Before You Begin

Read the following information about the Microsoft Hyper-V agent and the VMware agent.

Notes for Microsoft Hyper-V

  • On the Nutanix Hyper-V node, install the Virtual Server Agent (VSA) and the MediaAgent.

  • For disk and configuration paths for the virtual machine (VM), use fully qualified domain names (FQDNs).

  • You cannot use the Commvault software to create snapshot backups of VMs that have volume groups (VGs) attached.

Notes for VMware

  • You must add the IP addresses of all the Nutanix cluster nodes to the Arrays page.

  • When you add ESXi hosts to vCenter, verify that the format of the ESXi host name matches the host name format in the vCenter.

  • You cannot use the Commvault software to create snapshot backups of VMs that have volume groups (VGs) attached.

  • Nutanix VMware IntelliSnap backups are created at the container level. With this, all VMs within the container must belong to one protection domain; either a user-created protection domain or a Commvault-created protection domain. If one or more of the VMs within a container belong to one protection domain while the remaining VMs in that same container belong to a different protection domain, you will be prompted with the following error during the IntelliSnap backup operation:

    "Error while protecting vStore having uuid xxxx. VM(s) in this vstore are already protected by another protection domain."

Examples

  • If the host name format is a short name, then use a short name to add the host to the vCenter.

  • If the host name format is an FQDN, then use an FQDN to add the host to the vCenter.

  • If the host name is an IP address, then use the same IP address to add the host to the vCenter.

Start the Configuration Wizard

  1. From the navigation pane, click Manage > Infrastructure.

    The Infrastructure page appears.

  2. Click Arrays.

  3. On the Arrays page, click Add.

    The General page of the Add Snap Array configuration wizard appears.

General

  1. From the Snap vendor list, select Nutanix.

  2. In the Array name box, enter the cluster’s external IP address.

  3. In the Description box, enter the description for the array.

  4. For credentials, do one of the following:

    Note

    Enter the credentials of a user who has cluster administrator credentials.

    • To use the saved credentials, move the Use saved credentials toggle key to the right, and then select credentials from the Saved credentials list.

    • To add new credentials, enter the credentials in User name and Password boxes.

  5. Click Next.

    The Array Access Nodes page of the configuration wizard appears.

Array Access Nodes

  1. From the Available MediaAgents list, select one or more access nodes and then click OK.

    • To select all the available MediaAgents as access nodes, click SELECT ALL.

  2. To disable pruning, move the Pruning toggle button of the respective access node to the left.

  3. To rearrange the selected access nodes, drag them upwards or downwards as required.

  4. Click NEXT.

    The Snap Configurations page of the configuration wizard appears.

Snap Configurations

  1. Configure Snapshot Configuration Properties according to your needs.

  2. If you are going to use the NFS protocol, complete the following steps:

    1. On the Configuration tab, add all NAS service IPs in the Array Host Alias snapshot configuration property.

  3. Click SUBMIT.

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