.. _lab_nutanix_technology_overview: --------------------------------- Lab - Nutanix Tech Overview --------------------------------- Overview ++++++++ This lab will introduce the Prism Element & Prism Central UIs, and familiarize you with their layout and navigation. Prism Central +++++++++++++ Open https://<*Prism-Central-IP*>:9440 Fill out the following fields and click **Enter**: - **Username** - admin - **Password** - *HPOC Password* After you log in to Prism Central, familiarize yourself with the Prism UI. Explore the information on the **Home** screen: - Cluster Runway - Cluster Quick Access - Impacted Cluster | Alerts - tasks Review the **Explore** screen: - VMs - Images - Clusters - Hosts - Disks - Storage Containers .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_10.png Review the other sections, and do a quick walk through: - Planning - Analysis - Apps (We will configure this later in the workshop) - Alerts - Tasks :fa:`circle-o` - Search :fa:`search` - Help :fa:`question` - Configuration :fa:`cog` - User :fa:`user` ....................... Prism Central UI Review ....................... How would you find the screen that shows you a table of all the hosts managed by an instance of Prism Central? .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_11.png .. note:: If this Prism Central instance was managing multiple clusters, this screen would show the hosts for all of the clusters being managed. In **Prism Central > Explore**, click **Hosts** on left-hand menu. How would you find the screen that lists all of the VMs currently deployed. This screen looks similar to the figure below? .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_12.png In **Prism Central > Explore**, click **VMs** on left-hand menu. What page would show you the latest activity in the system? On this page, you can monitor the progress of any task and keep track of what has been done in the past using time stamps. Can you figure out two different ways to get there? First Way, In **Prism Central > Home**, click **View All Tasks**. Second Way, click :fa:`circle-o` .. note:: In ESXi: - vCenter Server instances can be registered to Prism via Prism's :fa:`cog` icon. - Registering a Nutanix Cluster running ESXi with vCenter allows to perform core VM management operations directly from Prism without switching to vCenter Server. - The vCenter Server that is managing the hosts in the cluster is auto-discovered and its IP address is auto-populated in the Address field as shown in the example below. Example view of vCenter registration to Prism: <<<<<<< HEAD .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_000.png ======= .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_15.png >>>>>>> ac28cfd82163b7cabd0597ea5025e19407f1171e Prism Element +++++++++++++ From the Firefox web browser (preferred), log into the Nutanix Prism GUI using the Cluster IP. Open https://<*NUTANIX-CLUSTER-IP*>:9440 Fill out the following fields and click **Enter**: - **Username** - admin - **Password** - *HPOC Password* .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_01.png After you log in to Prism Element, familiarize yourself with the Prism UI. Explore the information on the **Home** screen, as well as the other screens. Review the Home screen, and identify the following items: - Hypervisor - Version - Hardware Model - Health - VM Summary - Warning Alerts - Data Resiliency Status .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_02.png Review the UI navigation options. .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_03.png Examine the cluster hardware by using the navigation menu, and go to the Hardware. In **Prism > Hardware**, click **Hardware**, then click **Diagram**. Review the hardware summary information: - Blocks - Hosts - Memory - CPU - Disks .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_04.png Review the other sections, and do a quick walk through: - VM - Health - Network - Data Protection - Storage - Alerts - Etc. Review other sections of the Prism UI - Health :fa:`heartbeat` - Alarms :fa:`bell` - Tasks :fa:`circle-o` - Search :fa:`search` - Help :fa:`question` - Configuration :fa:`cog` - User :fa:`user` .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_05.png ....................... Prism Element UI Review ....................... Where would you locate the version of AOS you are running? .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_06.png You can do this by clicking on the **User** drop down :fa:`user`, and clicking **About Nutanix**. How would you get to the following screen to view a summary of the number of hosts (or nodes) and the resource capacity and current utilization? .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_07.png In **Prism > Hardware**, click **Hardware**, then click **Table**. How would you get the following screen to see the health of your cluster? .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_08.png In **Prism > Health**, click **Health**, then click **Summary** in the right pane. What page would show you the latest activity in the system? On this page, you can monitor the progress of any task and keep track of what has been done in the past using time stamps. Can you figure out two different ways to get there? .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_09.png First Way, In **Prism > Tasks**, click **Tasks**. Second Way, click :fa:`circle-o`. .. note:: In ESXi: - The containers created in Prism appear as datastores in vCenter. Example view of storage containers from Prism: .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_13.png Example view of storage containers (datastores) from vCenter: .. figure:: images/nutanix_tech_overview_14.png Takeaways +++++++++ - Prism is thoughtfully laid out UI - Critical information is displayed front and center - Prism Central can manage multiple clusters