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Nutanix AHV Virtualization pros and cons

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PROS

Nutanix AHV Virtualization is valued for its seamless integration of storage and compute services.
It offers a user-friendly environment conducive to efficient implementation and training.
Prism Central enhances manageability by enabling centralized control of multiple clusters through a single interface.
Built-in data protection and snapshot features provide quick and reliable backup capabilities.
The technology is notably scalable, accommodating an unlimited number of nodes easily.

CONS

Technical support for Nutanix AHV Virtualization needs improvement in terms of response time.
More automation of Day One operations such as DRS and HA is desired.
Nutanix AHV Virtualization lacks integration with cloud or other solutions.
Deployment of virtual machines needs streamlining, especially in the template process.
Nutanix AHV Virtualization has high licensing costs, contributing to its expensive price tag.
 

Nutanix AHV Virtualization Pros review quotes

Atif Najam - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 2, 2022
The support is excellent.
Maneet Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 4, 2022
The feature that has had the most impact is data locality. That is a feature that makes Nutanix different from other hypervisors. It helps us to get application performance that is probably double what we got with the legacy, three-tier architecture.
Siva Kuppala - PeerSpot reviewer
May 10, 2024
We use Prism Central, the centralized management console for AHV clusters. It allows administrators to manage multiple clusters from a single interface and provides a unified view of the entire infrastructure.
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Steffen Hornung - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 20, 2023
It is the simple non-consideration we get with this product that's great. It just works.
SM
Jul 24, 2023
With AHV, you can run micro-segmentation, which is, on the network security level, to have network virtualization across clouds.
SU
Oct 16, 2019
The interface is very good, and quite user-friendly.
DN
Jun 13, 2024
It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
AntonGeijsendorpher - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 11, 2024
Nutanix AHV works really well. It's much easier to administer and manage than VMware. Since we're not a large IT department within the finance sector, our team is relatively small. We don't have a huge team of IT professionals to manage all the other systems.
Hitesh Jethwa - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 19, 2020
The most valuable feature is manageability.
VS
Dec 16, 2019
In terms of features, Acropolis is a good virtualization manager and that it is on-premise. I use almost every technology they provide.
 

Nutanix AHV Virtualization Cons review quotes

Atif Najam - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 2, 2022
If you want to install a specific operating system, you must first check to see if it is listed in the compatibility list; only then will you be able to install it, and that is one issue for now.
Maneet Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 4, 2022
If we have to opt for a high level of capacity planning and need more analytics—like deciding on new purchases or budgeting, or if we need additional resources in the near future—we need to pay for Prism Central. I would suggest that Nutanix improve a bit on the analytics part of Prism Element so we can calculate those kinds of things within that flavor.
Siva Kuppala - PeerSpot reviewer
May 10, 2024
Although AHV has many advantages, some drawbacks need to be mentioned. Compared to established hypervisors like VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V, AHV has a limited ecosystem and smaller community support.
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Steffen Hornung - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 20, 2023
If you have the need for special hardware like FibreChannel-Cards or such and there is no networked-way around it (such as you could work with USB Dongles via an HW-Dongle-Server of network), you have to use a separate hypervisor.
SM
Jul 24, 2023
Some companies do not support AHV.
SU
Oct 16, 2019
The technical support for this solution needs to be improved in terms of response time.
DN
Jun 13, 2024
For the moment, the graphic user interface is not good, and it needs to be improved.
Hitesh Jethwa - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 19, 2020
My storage use is doubled; if I am creating a one TB virtual machine then my storage policy will take two TB from my cluster.
VS
Dec 16, 2019
Lacks integration with the cloud or other solutions.
reviewer2335863 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 24, 2024
Honestly, there's a lot to work on the product, especially for someone like me who has worked on VMware. VMware offers a significant level of customization when configuring virtual machines, and that level of detail is not as pronounced on Nutanix AHV Virtualization.