PDL vs APD: The Storage Failure Model Every vSphere Operator Needs

Storage failures in vSphere are rarely just “storage is down.” That phrase may be accurate from the application owner’s point of view, but it is not precise enough for the operator who has to decide what happens next. A host that has lost all paths to a datastore behaves differently from a host that has … Read more

Creating Storage Containers with Ansible

Introduction Storage containers in Nutanix define how data is stored, deduplicated, compressed, and tiered. Automating container creation using Ansible enables consistent configurations across clusters and sites. This article walks through creating storage containers with compression enabled using a reusable playbook. My Personal Repository on GitHub Nutanix Repository on GitHub Diagram: Container Provisioning Workflow Use Case … Read more

Nutanix Storage Container Management via ncli

Introduction Storage containers are a foundational part of Nutanix architecture, defining policy boundaries for deduplication, compression, and performance tiers. With ncli, you can automate the creation, resizing, and deletion of containers to match lifecycle events, DR plans, or capacity upgrades. This guide shows how to script it all with Bash. My Personal Repository on GitHub … Read more