This section describes the requirements, limits and feature compatibility for integrating Nutanix Cloud Platform with Everpure FlashArray.
Requirements
| Everpure FlashArray Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Purity//FA |
6.10.3 or later |
| Array Model |
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| Protocol Type | NVMe-TCP |
| Network Speed | 10 Gb/s (with supported transceivers) 25 Gb/s 100 Gb/s |
| MTU | 9000 or 1500 are both supported |
| Ethernet Cards | Refer to FlashArray Transceiver and Cable Support |
| Deployment Type | Brownfield and Greenfield are both supported |
| Network Ports | Management Ports: 443 NVMe/TCP Ports: 4420 |
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At this time the FlashArray//C20 and //RC20 will not be supported with Nutanix Cloud Platform for external storage, as the both have lower object count limits then the //X20 or //C40 models by comparison. Which would limit the number of virtual machines that could run on the //C20 or //RC20 and is not the experience desired.
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In the event that using a //C20 or //RC20 with NCP is a hard requirement please reach out to your Everpure and Nutanix account teams.
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The FlashArray//E is not currently validated for external storage with Nutanix. There is no timeline for when it will be validated. Work with you Nutanix and Everpure account teams if the //E array is a requirement.
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The FlashArray//X10 will not be supported with NCP and there is no plan or intention to in the future.
| Nutanix Cloud Platform Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Acropolis Operating System (AOS) | 7.5.0 or later |
| Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) | 11.0 or later |
| Prism Central | 7.5.0 or later |
| Deployment Type | Greenfield only, Brownfield is not supported |
| Cluster minimum | 3 nodes |
Object Limits
| FlashArray Object Description | FlashArray Limit Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum # of Realms | 50 |
| Maximum # of Pods | 50 |
| Maximum # of Hosts | 2,000 |
| Maximum # of Volumes | 10,000 (//X70 //X90 //XL130 //XL170 //XL190 //C70 //C90) 5,000 (//X20 //X50 //C40 //C50 //C60) |
| Maximum # of Volumes per Host | 4,000 |
| Nutanix Object Description | Nutanix Limit Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum Nodes per Cluster | 3 |
| Maximum Nodes per Cluster | 32 |
| External Storage per Cluster | 1 (a Nutanix Cluster can only connect to a single FA) |
| Maximum vDisk per Cluster | 5,000 |
| Maximum VMs using Nutanix Async Replication per Cluster | 1000 (AOS 7.5.1) 500 (AOS 7.5.0) |
Feature Compatibility
| FlashArray Feature Description | Integration and Supportability | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SafeMode | Tolerated with caveats. | Safemode can be enabled on the Nutanix volumes but should only be used in emergencies. See KB here. |
| Local Protection Group | Tolerated with caveats. | Nutanix volumes can be added to local protection groups on the array but should only be used in emergencies. |
| Periodic Replication (Async) | Co-existence only. | It is not supported to enable this on Nutanix controlled volumes. It can be enabled on the array for other use cases. |
| Continuous Replication (ActiveDR) | Co-existence only. | It is not supported to enable this on Nutanix controlled volumes. It can be enabled on the array for other use cases. |
| Synchronous Replication (ActiveCluster) | Co-existence only. | It is not supported to enable this on Nutanix controlled volumes. It can be enabled on the array for other use cases. |
| CloudSnap | Co-existence only. | CloudSnap does not support volumes in pods and Nutanix uses pods for provisioning. Therefore it is not possible to enable this on Nutanix controlled volumes. It can be enabled on the array for other use cases. |
| Fusion | Co-existence only. | It is not supported to enable this on Nutanix controlled volumes. It can be enabled on the array for other use cases. |
| Volume Groups | Supported, not integrated. | While this feature can be enabled with Nutanix controlled volumes, the feature is not integrated into Prism management so it must be assigned and configured directly through FlashArray UI. |
| Volume QoS | Supported, not integrated. | While this feature can be enabled with Nutanix controlled volumes, the feature is not integrated into Prism management so it must be assigned and configured directly through FlashArray UI. |
| File Services | Tolerated with caveats. | Virtual machines cannot run on NFS, SMB or Object based external storage. However applications running in VMs or containers can directly connect with FlashArray NFS or SMB services as needed. File and Object services offered by FlashBlade are supported in a similar manner. Which also means that a FlashArray used with NCP as external storage can also have file services configured and enabled. An example would be leveraging FA File NFS or SMB shares with Virtual Machines running on either external storage or Nutanix storage. Such as user shares. |
| Nutanix Feature Description | Supportability with External Storage |
|---|---|
| Nutanix Database Service (NDB) | Not Supported |
| Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) | Not Supported |
| Nutanix Data Services for Kubernetes (NDK) | Not Supported |
| Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) | Supported |
| Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) |
Supported
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| Cross-Cluster Live Migration | Supported (AOS 7.5.1 required) |
| Nutanix SyncRep / Metro | Supported (AOS 7.5.1 required) |
| DR to NC2 | Not Supported |
| Nutanix Storage Policies | Not Supported |
| Nutanix MST | Not Supported |
| Nutanix VDI | Not Supported |
Refer to the Nutanix feature compatibility for more information.