In this blog series, I will share on the preparation steps we need to perform on Intel NUC before we can install Nutanix CE.
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Preparation of Intel NUC Hardware
In this blog post, I will share on hardware preparation for Intel NUC.
Continue reading “Preparation of Intel NUC Hardware”Preparation of Nutanix CE Installer
In this blog series, I will share on the preparation of Nutanix CE installer. We will need the following binaries for this task
Continue reading “Preparation of Nutanix CE Installer”Configuration of TP-Link SG108E Switch
In this blog post, I will share on the configuration of TP-Link SG108E switch. Before we start, the important terminology you need to know for now is Trunk port means “tagged” and Access ports are “untagged”.
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In this blog post, I will update on the configuration of the ER-X interfaces, the switch and the VLAN configuration. We will need to do the following configuration on the router as follows
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In this home lab, we will be using Ubiquiti ER-X as the routing device for the cloud infrastructure. This is a low cost router with advanced routing capabilities and is able to do inter-VLAN routing. This is a 5-port router with port starting from eth0 to eth4. The default settings for this router is as per below.
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The home lab architecture consist of a router (Ubiquiti EdgeRouter-X) with 802.1Q VLAN and sub-interfaces gateway with routing capabilities, a switch (TP-Link SG108E) with 802.1Q VLAN and native VLAN capabilities and 3 Intel NUCs, where each Intel NUC represents a physical compute + storage node resources for hosting workloads.
Update: Asus PN64-E1 is an alternative hardware which I had preliminary tested, which has more number of cores and doesn’t require custom drivers for Nutanix CE to work. I’m will update my blog with this hardware once I get a 3 node cluster.
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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.
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