Private cloud technologies remain relevant today, as some workloads are not suitable for public cloud environments. However, public cloud has advanced more rapidly than private cloud, surpassing it in terms of agility and capabilities. As a result, private cloud is playing catch-up.
Today, I will demonstrate how Nutanix technologies can enhance your on-premise cloud capabilities. I will be using Nutanix Community Edition (CE 2.0), a technology demonstrator, to set up a home lab. This will allow you to experience the agility of public cloud within your own on-premise environment.
The hardware
I had a chance to test 2 different hardware configurations. The Intel configuration was the first one I tested and I faced some limitation when it comes to Nutanix AHV upgrade as the hypervisor is installed on a USB media, which typically is not the case for production grade hardware. The Asus configuration however is able to support 3 internal drives and hence I do not need to install the hypervisor on any USB media, hence it doesn’t have Nutanix AHV upgrade issue. The Asus hardware will be able to mimic closer to what a production setup will be. I will update my blog on the Asus hardware when they are made available.
- 3x Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSHi7
- Intel® Core™ i7-1260P Processor
- 2x 32GB Crucial DDR4-3200 RAM
- 1x 64GB Sandisk Cruzer Fit (USB 3.0)
- 1x 1TB Samsung 980 Pro NVME
- 1x 1TB Samsung 860 Evo SSD
- 3x Asus PN64-E1
- Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor
- 2x 32GB Crucial DDR5-4800 RAM
- 1x 250GB Samsung 980 Pro NVME
- 1x 1TB Samsung 980 Pro NVME
- 1x 1TB Samsung 860 Evo SSD
The router and switches tested is a per below
- 1x Ubiquiti Networks UISP EdgeRouter X
- 1x TP-Link 8-Port Gigabit Switch SG108E
The software
- Nutanix Community Edition 2.0. Download the Installer ISO from https://next.nutanix.com/discussion-forum-14/download-community-edition-38417
Stay tuned for my upcoming blog post, where I will be presenting the architecture of the home lab.
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