• Nutanix 101

      • Nutanix Basics
        • NX Node Naming Convention
        • Cluster & Node architecture
        • I/O CDP
        • Data locality
        • Replication Factors (RF2 & RF3)
        • Storage Pools and Containers
        • Compression / Deduplication / Erasure Coding (EC-X)
        • Data Protection
        • Networking
        • Mixing and matching of nodes
        • Expansion and Reduction
        • Failure scenarios
        • Shadow Clones
        • Data-at-rest-Encryption
        • Prism / Prism Central
        • Nutanix Files
        • Nutanix Volumes
        • Hypervisors

      Sizer

      • Sizing with Sizer (and without)
        • Data gathering
        • Nutanix Sizer walkthrough
        • Manual Sizing walkthrough
        • Replaying back the solution to the customer

      Data Gathering

      • Discovery Questions
        • What to look for in Server Virtualisation?
        • What to look for in VDI?
          • Calculating User Density per node
          • Citrix XenApp server density calculation ‘guide’
        • Database servers

      Finding Information

      • Popular Locations
        • Slack
          • Channels
        • Seismic
        • SharePoints & Sites
        • JIRA
          • Reviewing AOS release info

Nutanix 101

  • Nutanix Basics

Sizer

  • Sizing with Sizer (and without)

Data Gathering

  • Discovery Questions

Finding Information

  • Popular Locations
    • Slack
      • Channels
    • Seismic
    • SharePoints & Sites
    • JIRA
      • Reviewing AOS release info

Popular Locations¶

This section isn’t going to replace any existing new starter guides but it will add to and compliment them. Just focus on what you need to know NOW and don’t feel overwhelmed in having to learn everything, you won’t be able to do it. Our technology moves at 100mph so keep up as best as you can using the sources covered off below.

Slack¶

Without doubt the definitive portal to finding absolutely anything whether that’s people, process and technical content. The only challenge is reading between the lines as nothing is vetted so be cautious when reviewing replies, many people speak ‘fact’ and aren’t always correct plus information gets superseded. There are hundreds of channels and finding the best for you can only come from you so start with the basics listed below then follow the innevitable rabbit on the shoulder of each channel. That was a film analogy there if you hadn’t pick up on it ;-).

Channels¶

Get started with these:

  • ahv
  • competitive-info
  • emea_ses
  • foundation
  • prism
  • prod-mgmt
  • security
  • sizer
  • uk_se
  • uk_founders_se
  • uk_theale_lab

Use the X-Bot App to ask questions for IT requests. For example, you may want your OKTA 2FA device resetting, a secondary e-mail address creating, WebEx enrolement, etc… It’s very slick, automates SNow tickets and means quicker turnaround for you.

You can create Private and Public channels by simply clicking the [+] symbol. You can invite external non-Nutanix people but this would need to be completed with the assistance of IT. Head over to the Slack-Help channel or alternatively use this SNow.

Useful shortcut keys:

  • [Command] + [F]: Find in the current Channel
  • [Command] + [K]: Jump to a Channel or Person
  • [Shift] + [ESC]: Mark all Channels as read

Do NOT use @here and @channel whatever the reason you have. Remember that Slack channels are global and announcing a message with these operands will alert all members in the channel and likely make you unpopular with some.

When using the search function it’s possible to narrow down your criteria if you happen to know the group and user, for example, use a phrase like this : in:#prod-mgmt from:@username

Seismic¶

Accessible through your OKTA portal. In here you’ll finding

  • Documentation about our portfolio
  • Competitive information and battlecards
  • First call decks
  • Training Materials
  • Customer References
  • XCommand

While training information is located here this will be replays of internal WebExs with accompanying slidedecks, navigate to MindTickle through your OKTA login for all training materials.

SharePoints & Sites¶

One area that proves popular with some teams is SharePoint while others continue with Google sites and shared documents. Here’s a list of the popular ones:

  • Product Management SharePoint PM SharePoint.
  • Solutions Engineering, Business Critical Apps, etc… SEBCA SharePoint.
  • Platform FAQ Platform FAQ.
  • List of AHV documents and materials AHV Materials.
  • Confluence (VPN is required) to the new Support Wiki Confluence.

JIRA¶

Let’s be clear about JIRA, it’s not user friendly. There’s so much information to be learned but it’s a case of working out how to navigate it so ask an SE to walk you through. Use your OKTA login to access it.

Reviewing AOS release info¶

When you’re asked the question, “When did feature ‘abc’ get released?”, you could go and open all the Release Notes in the Documentation section of the Support Portal alternatively you could hop into JIRA and follow these steps:

Click Projects

Select Engineering

On the left-hand side click Releases (the ship logo)

Select Released

Click the Magnifying Glass

Type in the release number you think it’s in, the filtered view shows the releases leaving you to click through and browse the features and fixes.

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