I have been asked many times in what specific order a Nutanix cluster should be upgraded. This refers to all software components that make up a Nutanix cluster such as Nutanix AOS, AHV, NCC & Foundation but also VMware ESXi & Hyper-V and even the BIOS, firmware and other hardware device drivers. Well, I thought it was about time to share my way or working with you this blog post. I hope it helps you with your own Nutanix cluster upgrade activities.
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My Nutanix Field Deployment Process
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Deploying Nutanix CE 5.18 (AHV) nested in a VMware ESXi 7.0U1 Host (Intel NUC 10)
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