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Nutanix cloud and partner solutions

May 18, 2023
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Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops supports the following Nutanix cloud and partner solution:

  • Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS

Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops supports Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS. Nutanix clusters simplify how applications are run on private or multiple public clouds. For more information on Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS, see Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS Deployment and User Guide.

Tip:

This support provides the same functionality as a Nutanix on-premises cluster. Only a single cluster is supported, Prism Element. For more information, see here.

Requirements

You need the following to use Nutanix Clusters on AWS:

  • A Nutanix account.
  • An AWS account with the following permissions:
    • IAMFullAccess
    • AWSConfigRole
    • AWSCloudFormationFullAccess

Create a Nutanix Cluster

To create a Nutanix Cluster:

  1. Log in to your Nutanix account.
  2. Locate the Nutanix cluster option, and click Launch. The Nutanix Console opens. For more information, see Get Started with Nutanix Cluster on AWS.
  3. Choose to create a new VPC.

The cluster creation process may fail with the following errors:

  • Cluster failed to create within a given time. Deleting cluster.
  • Host Nutanix Cluster - Node XXXXXXXXXXX: Instance i-xxxxxxxxxxxxx: disable network interface source/dest check error.
  • Host Nutanix Cluster - Node XXXXXXXXXXX: Unable to obtain instance i-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx network interface info.

If the cluster failed to create:

  • Try to recreate one in a different region.
  • Make sure to delete the Nutanix CloudFormation Stack (CFS) before retrying.

In addition to other resources, the Nutanix CFS creates:

  • 1 VPC named Nutanix Cluster xxxxxxxxxxxxx 10.0.0.0/16
  • 2 subnets 10.0.128.0/24 and 10.0.129.0/24
  • 1 Internet gateway
  • 1 NAT gateway

Once the cluster is created, retrieve the address of the Nutanix Prism:

  1. Go to the Nutanix Console.
  2. In the upper right on the console, mouse over the link Launch Prism Element and copy the URL.

Connect to Nutanix Prism

After you create a Nutanix cluster, connect to Nutanix Prism.

To connect to Nutanix Prism:

  1. Create a bastion VM in the 10.0.129.0/24 subnet.
  2. RDP into the bastion VM, go to the URL of the Prism Element you copied in the previous section.
  3. Log in using the default credentials: admin:nutanix/4u. Remember to change the password.

Create a VM on the Nutanix Cluster

After connecting to Nutanix Prism, create VMs on the Nutanix cluster.

If the VM needs Internet access

  1. Go to AWS console.
  2. Create a new subnet 10.0.130.0/24 in the same VPC as the one created by Nutanix CFS.
  3. Add a route to the route table of this subnet to direct all none local traffic to the NAT gateway above.
  4. RDP into the bastion VM, go to the URL of the Prism Element you copied in the previous section and login.
  5. Add a new network. Go to Settings>Network Configuration>Create Subnet. Use the same subnet 10.0.130.0/24 used in AWS.
  6. Create all the VMs (AD, CC, VDA, and so on) in that new subnet.

If the VM does not need Internet access

  1. RDP into the bastion VM, go to the URL of the Prism Element you copied in the previous section and login.
  2. Add a new network. Go to Settings>Network Configuration>Create Subnet. Use the subnet 10.0.129.0/24.
  3. Create all the VMs (AD, CC, VDA, and so on) in that subnet.

Tip:

Make sure that the time and timezone information in the VMs are set up correctly. This is especially true for AD.

Create host connection

  1. Launch the Web Studio.
  2. Select the hosting node, and click Add Connection and Resources.
  3. On the Connection screen, select Create a new Connection, and in the Connection address, enter https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:9440.
  4. Follow the UI to complete the wizard.

Note:

To see the option for Nutanix in Web Studio, all connector VMs must have nutanix plug-in installed, even if they are not used in the nutanix zone.

Nutanix cloud and partner solutions
May 18, 2023
Contributed by: 
C
May 18, 2023
Contributed by: 
C

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