so far all good. This will start up the CVM & bring your Nutanix cluster up; Changing CPU Allocation. Follow below steps to change CVM memory. Now suppose you allocated 20 GB RAM to the VM where Nutanix CE is installed, CVM will consume 16 GB out of it, leaving only 4 GB for the AHV host. First login to each CVM individually, I recommend using the console as several of the steps below can result in lost network connectivity to the CVM. nutanix@cvm:~$: ssh root@192.168.5.1 (192.168.5.1 is the internal IP address to AHV on each node accessible via KVM regardless of network connectivity) Add the br1 bridge: They are key to the whole solution. But we can reduce CVM memory to 12G or 8G for lab purpose. Or you can SSH to AHV host and type command : virsh dominfo . To change the amount of CPU’s allocated we need to edit the virsh XML file. Then, maximum RAM is limited - like in the Intel NUC who can only support up to 32 GB. If performance-tier deduplication is enabled, the CVM memory should be at least 24 GB. For capacity-tier deduplication, configure at least 32 GB of memory on each CVM. By default, the CVM are configured with 16 GB RAM, therefore this is giving less RAM for creating VMs. The following figure provides an example of what a typical node logically looks like: Converged Platform. Hi All, I'm new to Nutanix CE and managed to install a single node cluster for testing and learning purposes. You don’t want to have it… The Nutanix CVM is what runs the Nutanix software and serves all of the I/O operations for the hypervisor and all VMs running on that host. Take the putty of any controller Virtual Machine(CVM) nutanix@ProdACVM$:- acli vm.list ----- To list the all VMS so we can copy the name for the next command VM name VM UUID test1 121213-32323984982-39283920-329203 test2 212i-21221-3ssdsd-ffsff-sdsds-3223 vm.get test1 Most of the time when deploying Nutanix CE, the hardware is limited because you need to save costs. If not, then you can power it on by issuing the “virsh start [CVM Name]” command. The Nutanix CVM is responsible for the core Nutanix platform logic and handles services like: So when the time comes in which you need to restart a node or a CVM you should probably take a little care and do it properly. Nutanix VM Virtual disk. Use the steps detailed on the Nutanix Support Portal to modify CVM memory on all AHV hosts. Via the Host ssh session, connect to your CVM using the internal network: “ssh nutanix@192.168.5.2“. If the CVM is (already) running then you can check whether your CVM has the correct network settings. In the world of Nutanix, Controller VMs (CVMs) are king. To get the configuration information of the CVM run: virsh dominfo NTNX-060e8ad7-A-CVM; My CVM has 4 CPU and 8GB RAM.