Nutanix Networking Commands Reference Guide

Nutanix Networking Commands Reference Guide

About Nutanix Networking:

     Nutanix AHV host is using "Open vSwitch (OVS)" for management and virtual machine communication. Each Nutanix AHV host will be configured with one "Open vSwitch" by default during the automatic installation (foundation) process.

Nutanix Networking Commands

Command to to show Physical Network interfaces

Login to CVM via SSH, and execute below command.

manage_ovs show_interfaces

Command to show VALN for AHV Management Network (br0):

Login to AHV with SSH or IPMI or Physical console.

ovs-vsctl show 

Command to set VALN for AHV Management Network (br0):

Login to AHV with SSH or IPMI or Physical console.

ovs-vsctl set port br0 tag=<VLAN ID> 

Note: Replace Appropriate VLAN ID with <VLAN ID>. Use VLAN ID "0" to remove VLAN Tag.

DONT CHANGE THE VLAN OF port vnetX (CVM Port) using this commands.

Command to Change CVM VLAN:

Login to CVM via SSH, and execute below command.

change_cvm_vlan <VLAN ID> 

Note: Replace Appropriate VLAN ID with <VLAN ID>. Use VLAN ID "0" to remove VLAN Tag.

CVM VALN should not change from AHV ovs-vsctl set command