Using the Foundation deployment tool

The best and most common way to configure and deploy a Nutanix cluster is to use the Foundation tool. Refer to Chapter 2 in the Field Installation Guide for more details. To obtain the Field Installation Guide, see Nutanix documentation.

Lenovo installs the AHV and the CVM at the factory before shipping a node to a customer. The Foundation tool is used to deploy a cluster and requires the following prerequisites:

• MAC address of each node to verify nodes discovered by the Foundation tool

• IP address, netmask, and gateway for each node to be deployed

• IP address, netmask, and gateway for each CVM on each node (They should be on the same subnet as the node.)

• IP address, netmask, and gateway for the IMM on each node (They could be on the same subnet as or different subset from the node.)

• IP address and name of the cluster (They must be on the same subnet as the CVM.)

For example, to deploy four nodes, a total of 17 IP addresses are needed.

In addition, you can use the Foundation tool to change the hypervisor on the nodes. The ISO image for each hypervisor is a required prerequisite before starting the Foundation tool. Go to the official Web site to download the ISO image for the supported hypervisor you need:

• ESXi 5.5 U2 download Web site:https://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=migr-5097258

• ESXi 5.5 U3 download Web site:https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/ vmware_vsphere/5_5#custom_iso

• ESXi 6.0 U1 download Web site: https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/ vmware_vsphere/6_0#custom_iso

After successfully creating the cluster, the next step is to create storage pools and deploy VMs. Refer to the Prism Web Console Guide for more information. To obtain the Prism Web Console Guide, see Nutanix documentation.

To install Lenovo XClarity Administrator, see the Lenovo XClarity Administrator Planning and Installation Guide for more information. To obtain the Lenovo XClarity Administrator Planning and Installation Guide, see Lenovo documentation.