Installing RHEL on the Nutanix server

Last Updated : Jun 10, 2026 |

Before you begin

  • Upload the RHEL image on Nutanix 6.5 and later.

  • Log in to Nutanix 6.5 server using the Nutanix Prism web console.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Home > VM.
  2. In the VM page, click Create VM.
  3. In the Create VM window under General Configurations, enter appropriate values in the Name, Description, and Timezone fields.
  4. In the vCPUs field under Compute Details, enter the number of CPUs required for the application.

    For more information about the required CPU, see footprint profile.

  5. In the Number of Cores per vCPU field, enter the required value.
  6. In the Memory field, enter appropriate memory in GiB.

    For more information about the required resources, see footprint profile.

  7. Under Boot Configuration, select UEFI.
  8. Under Disks, click the Edit icon for the CD-ROM disk type, and do the following:
    1. In the Type field, ensure CD-ROM is displayed.
    2. In the Operation field, select Clone from Image Service.
    3. In the Bus Type field, Avaya recommends selecting IDE.
    4. In the Image field, select the RHEL ISO Image.
    5. Click Update.

    The CD-ROM and the disk size are displayed.

    Communication Manager requires 64 GiB of hard disk. For more information see footprint profile.

  9. Click Add New Disk next to Disks, and do the following:
    1. In the Type field, select Disk.
    2. In the Operations field, select Allocate on Storage Container.
    3. In the Bus Type field, select the same bus type which you selected while updating the disk.
    4. In the Storage Container field, select the appropriate storage container.
    5. In the Size field, enter the required GiB size.
    6. Click Add.
  10. Under Network Adapters (NIC), do the following:
    1. Click Add New NIC to add a Network Interface Card (NIC).
    2. In the Create NIC window, select the Subnet Name.
    3. In the Network Connection State field, select Connected.
    4. Click Add.
    5. To add multiple NICs, repeat 10.a to 10.d.
    Note:

    • Simplex Communication Manager requires two NICs

      • NIC1 is for the Public IP address

      • NIC2 is for the Out of Band Management

    • Duplex Communication Manager requires three NICs

      • NIC1 is for the Public IP address

      • NIC2 is for the duplication network

      • NIC3 is for the Out of Band Management

  11. Under VM Host Affinity, click Set Affinity and do the following:
    1. In the Set VM Host Affinity window, select the hosts.

      Select multiple hosts to ensure one node (virtual machine) runs in case another node fails.

    2. Click Save.

    After the successful creation of virtual machine, virtual machine appears in the VM page.

  12. Select the newly created VM and click Power On.
  13. Click Launch Console.
    Note:

    The Launch Console button is enabled only when the virtual machine is Powered On.

    After the RHEL boots, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 welcome screen appears.

  14. Click Continue.
  15. In the Installation Summary screen, under LOCALIZATION, click Language Support to select the supported language.
  16. Click Time & Date to set the required timezone.
  17. Under SOFTWARE, click Software Selection.
  18. Select Minimal Install and then click Done.
  19. Under SYSTEM, click Installation Destination and do the following:
    1. Under Storage Configuration, select the Custom radio button and click Done.
    2. In the Manual Partitioning window, set the partitioning as required.

      For information on disk partitions and size, see Disk Partitioning.

    3. Click the + icon to create a new mount point.
    4. Select the available partition from the Mount Point drop-down menu. To add custom partitions, type the required partition name. For eg:/etc/opt/defty.
    5. Enter the capacity in GiB in the Desired Capacity field and then click Add Mount Point.
    6. In the Manual Partitioning window, click Done.
    7. In the Summary of Changes window, click Accept Changes.
    8. Click Done.
  20. Click Network & Host Name and do the following:
    1. Enter a name in the Host Name field and click Apply.
    2. To configure the IP, click Configure.
    3. Click IPV4 Settings and select the required option from the Method drop-down menu.
    4. Click Done.
  21. Under USER SETTINGS, click Root Password.
    1. In the Root Password window, set a password for the root user and then click Done.
  22. Click User Creation and in the Create User window, enter the details and click Done.
  23. Click Begin Installation.

    The RHEL virtual machine is installed on the Nutanix 6.5 server and later.

  24. Click Reboot System to reboot the RHEL virtual machine.