Tag: cluster

Start Nutanix Cluster

To start a cluster:

  1. Log on to any CVM in the cluster with SSH.
  2. Start the cluster status: nutanix@cvm$ cluster start
  3. Get the Nutanix cluster: nutanix@cvm$ cluster status

After you have verified that the cluster is up and running and there are no services down, you can start guest VMs.

Nutanix Cluster Shutdown

Follow the tasks listed below if a cluster shutdown is needed:

  1. Verify the cluster status with the cluster status command on a CVM.
  2. If there are issues with the cluster, you can run the NCC checker with the command nutanix@cvm$ ncc health_checks run_all.
  3. Verify cluster data resiliency status on the Prism Home dashboard.
  4. Shut down all guest VMs (aside from CVMs).
  5. Shutdown the cluster with the command cluster stop. Use the cluster status command to see the current status of all cluster processes.
    1. Cluster stop command nutanix@cvm$ cluster stop
    2. Cluster status command nutanix@cvm$ cluster status
  6. Power off CVMs with the command nutanix@cvm$ sudo shutdown -P now.
  7. Log on to the hosts and power off using the shutdown -h now command.