Build Nutanix Community Edition Home Lab

Hey guys, are you Nutanix lover and want to create your own Nutanix community edition CE home lab at your home or office to using VMware vSphpere Esxi, Workstation or fusion and want to download Nutanix community edition CE version 5.10 for vmware workstation with vDisk type vmdk format.

what did you say “Yesss” !

Lets start to download the latest Nututanix community edition CE 5.10 on Nutanix official site.

If you want to do more practice on Nutanix community edition CE that is free of cost / not paid nutanix ce version and you can become prism friendly.

Just need to do download the Nutanix community edition version 5.10 and install it on Typer 1 or 2 hypervisor like VMware Esxi, workstation, player, VMware fusion etc , just have to read down this post once & will able to do that.

Home Lab Index

We will do following this today in lab

• Download Nutanix CE 5.10 Edition
• Install Nutanix CE on NUC device
• Install Nutanix CE on VMware ESXi using OVF
• Install Nutanix CE on VMware ESX using VMDK
• Install Nutanix CE on your laptop / Desktop using type-2 hypervisor

Lets start the journey to install Nutanix CE on multi platforms

Download Nutanix CE 5.10 Edition

Nutanix Community Edition CE official download below :

Download Nutanix CE 5.10 VMDK Format
Note: To download Nutanix CE, Support Portal access required
If you do not have portal account create one : How to Sign up on Support Portal

Third Pary Nutanix Community Edition CE Download below :

Note : Following file downloading does not require any account :

Download Nutanix Community Edition 5.10 in OVF format

Method 1 : Install Nutanix CE – NUC

If you have Intel or other vendor mini server like Intel NUC 8 or else then you can follow this post to install Nutanix Community Edition version 5.10 or later.

Please go through this post : Install Nutanix CE on NUC8 device

Method 2 : Install Nutanix CE – OVF

If you want to install Nutanix Community editon CE on VMware Esxi to using OVF format file then click on the link and follow the steps :

You need VMware Esxi 6.x verion to install Nutanix CE 5.10

Please go through this post : Install Nutanix CE on VMware ESXi Version 6.x

Method 3 : Install Nutanix CE – VMDK

If you have VMWare Type-2 hypervisor and want Install Nutainx Community Edition CE On VMware ESXi Using VMDK file then follow the following post.

Please go through this post : Install Nutanix CE on VMware Esxi using VMDK file

Video Tutorial for more information to install Nutanix Community Edition CE

Method 4 : Install Nutanix CE – VMware Workstation / Fusion

If you want to install Nutanix Community Edition on Type-2 Hypervisor like VMware Workstation or fusion you can follow the post below :

Please go through this post : Install Nutanix CE on laptop using type-2 hypervisor

Nutanix CE Official Guide and Documents is here

Conclusion

Nutanix Community Edition also Known as Nutanix CE is the best way to take Nutanix HCI platform test drive and feel the simplicity and working of Nutanix HCI technology to using Nutanix Community Edtion that is free of cost.

I hope this blog will guide you to install Nutanix Commnity Edition CE in your lab environment.

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