Prepare Nutanix AHV
For seamless integration of the Nutanix AHV Prism Element / Prism Central platform with the HyWorks Controller, follow the guidance below:
Supported Versions
| Provider | Supported Versions |
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| Nutanix AHV | v20230302.102001 (AOS 6.10) [Refer to the note below], v20230302.2008 (AOS 6.7.1.5), PE v6.5(LTS), PE v5.11, PE v5.10, PE v5.8.2 |
| Nutanix Prism Central | PC 2024.2.0.3 [Refer to the note below], PC.2023.4, PC.2022.4.0.2, PCv5.8.2 |
Note
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Nutanix AHV v20230302.102001 (AOS 6.10) and Prism Central v2024.2.0.3 have a few issues affecting the features mentioned below. HyWorks v3.6-Hotfix-1.1 has been released and is recommended to used.
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52140: The clone from snapshot does not work with Nutanix-Prism central. The feature affected is: Clone from Snapshot and Graceful Recompose.
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52146: Restore points are not getting created with Nutanix-Prism central v2024.2.0.3. Affected features: Non-persistent desktops.
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52326: Cloned VM fails to auto power-on with Gold Master having TPM enabled. Affected features: Customization post-provisioning.
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39582: HyWorks Controller is not able to detect vTPM enabled Windows 10/11 VMs from Nutanix PE. This works fine with Nutanix Prism Central.
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Supported Feature Matrix
| Feature | Sub Feature Category | Sub Feature | Prism Central | Prism Element |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deploy a pool with existing VMs | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop VM Provisioning | Clone Type | Clone (Shadow clone) | Yes | Yes |
| Clone from Snapshot | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Disk persistence | Persistent VM Deployment | Yes | Yes | |
| Non-persistent VM Deployment | Yes | Yes | ||
| MAC Address Preserve | - | Yes | Yes | |
| Desktop Power Operations | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Operating System Support on the Provider | Windows Desktops | Windows 7 | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 8.1 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Windows 10 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Windows 11 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Windows Servers | Windows Server 2008 R2 | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Windows Server 2016 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Windows Server 2019 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Windows Server 2022 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Linux Desktops | Ubuntu 16.04/1 | Yes | Yes | |
| Ubuntu 18.04/1 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Ubuntu 20.04/1 | Yes | Yes | ||
| BOSS OS v8 | Yes | Yes | ||
| RHEL 7.9 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Nutanix Flow and Categories | - | - | Yes | No |
| HyLabs | - | - | Yes | Yes |
Feature support matrix comparison between all Accops-supported hypervisors.
Install Nutanix Guest Tools
Install Nutanix Guest tools on the VMs that will be delivered as dedicated desktops to manage Nutanix-based resources more effectively.
Pre-requisites
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The supported version of Nutanix Prism Central or Prism Elements has already been installed and configured. Port 9440, used for connecting Nutanix servers, should be accessible.
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A user account with the required privileges on Nutanix servers. The user must have permission to read all VM information, create and delete resource pools, and create and delete virtual machines.
If the configured user does not have sufficient privileges, the process of retrieving desktop details may fail, and power operations and provisioning may be affected.