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Nutanix CVM Down: Causes, Immediate Troubleshooting, and Safe Recovery

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Nutanix CVM Down: Causes, Immediate Troubleshooting, and Safe Recovery

When a single Nutanix Controller VM (Nutanix CVM Down) goes down, the guest VMs running on that hypervisor host normally continue operating because Nutanix can redirect storage I/O to another active CVM through Storage High Availability (HA) and Autopathing. Metadata resilience is maintained through the distributed Cassandra ring as long as the remaining cluster has … Read more

Why Companies Are Moving from VMware to Nutanix in 2026

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Why Companies Are Moving from VMware to Nutanix in 2026

Virtualization has been the foundation of enterprise datacenters for nearly two decades. Many organizations standardized on VMware because it delivered stability, advanced virtualization capabilities, and a mature ecosystem. However, the virtualization landscape changed significantly after Broadcom acquired VMware. Licensing models, product packaging, subscription requirements, and long-term platform strategies became key topics for IT leaders. As … Read more