Key Features & Enhancements
1. Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) – Beta Launch
- Sizing for NKP (Cluster-based Sizing)
- Flexibility in design Management and Managed cluster
- Control Plane nodes and Worker Nodes resource defaults as per NKP license tier
- End-to-end flow from building an NKP cluster to generating a BOM/quote with an NKP license.
2. Validator support for vSAN-ready nodes
- Validator enhanced to support vSAN-ready nodes across – Dell PowerEdge & HPE DL Servers
- Upload the BOM and get a quick report of Qualified Components, Unqualified Components, and components that need further review – avoiding painful manual validation.
- Recommendations are suggested in case the SKU in the BOM is ambiguous.
3. CVM Storage Overhead Updates
- Sizer is updated with the latest CVM Storage Overheads aligned with AOS test results.
- The updated CVM Storage Overhead numbers reduce the overhead by 40% to 50%, resulting in higher usable storage per node.
- Note: The changes apply to new sizings. Existing sizings will have to be resized to reflect CVM Storage Overhead savings.
4. Cluster Fault Tolerance (CFT) – 1N & 1D Support
- Cluster Fault Tolerance of 1N & 1D introduced under RF3
- In this configuration, two copies of data are placed on the same node but on different drives, and the third copy of data is placed on a different node.
- The CFT 1N & 1D feature is designed to provide better fault tolerance for customers who need protection from multiple drive failures, such as edge deployments, without the significant cost increase associated with FT2.
- With the CFT of 1N & 1D, we have introduced a new way to simulate failure dials in Sizer, allowing users to view resource utilizations in case of 1N failure and 1N & 1D failure in one pane.
5.Files Updates
- NFS over RDMA support in Sizer for latency-sensitive and high-throughput requirements.
- iSER is a prerequisite to configure “NFS over RDMA.”
- As part of this change, we have introduced two new FSVM profiles
- X-Large
- XX-Large
6.Objects Updates
- Sizer now ensures the minimum number of drives are suggested across Hybrid & All-Flash to meet the throughput requirements.
- Option to configure inline EC vs post-process EC when defining Objects workload
- Sizer factors (50% additional writes) in the throughput requirements when configuring the RF3 solution
- Solution Updates
- Database Optimized Solution (CO + SO) expanded to Dell 16G models
- XC760-24N
- XC660-12N
- Intersight Managed Mode (IMM) support for Cisco M7 Rack Servers
- Option to configure solution without software SKUs – when sizing for a hardware refresh or when customers want to leverage unused licenses –
- Proposal updated with FY25 Q2 results
NC2 Updates
- We continue to enhance upgrade & expansion sale scenarios for more hardware vendors
- NC2 on AWS
- NC2 on Azure
- Lenovo
- Flexibility to configure EBS volume quantity on NC2 models
NX Updates
- CO nodes Zero-Drive configuration extended to NX-1175S, NX-8150, NX-8155 & NX-8170 –
- Option to opt for NRDK & NR-Node for NX hardware under hardware support
Usability Improvements
- Ability to specify CVM resources in terms of vCPU or pCores
- Ability to hide AMD/Intel alternate recommendation by selecting specific processor type –
- Ability to sort workloads by any column (live a couple of months ago)
- New Nutanix branding colors on the Sizer login page & browser tabs
New Models launched recently
- HX665 & 645
- NC2 on Azure: AN64