Happy to let you know that two days ago, 2020-06-30, Nutanix released their newest short term support (STS) version of AOS meaning the latest STS version is now 5.17.1. Read more about difference between LTS & STS (Short Term Support) here. In addition Prism Central 5.17.1 and AHV 20190916.231 were also released
With AOS 5.17.1 Nutanix AOS now supports e.g.:
- VMware ESXi ESXi7
- Mutli-site VPN support for Xi
- Metro and CommVault with Intellisnap
Apart from new functionality mentioned above there are a few more features added to the 5.17.1 release and there are also a lot of enhancements made to the below areas:
- AHV-Management
- API Infra
- Arithmos
- Calm
- Capacity Planning
- Cerebro
- Cluster Conversion
- Data Protection
- ESX Monitor
- Flow
- IAM
- Infrastructure / Services
- Mercury
- Networking
- Nutanix Files
- Nutanix Guest Tools
- Prism
- Gateway
- UI
- Search
- Security
- Stargate
- XView
- Xi Clusters
As usual check Nutanix Software End Of Life document on a regular basis to keep you up to date.
Useful links
- Firewall Requirements 5.17
- AOS 5.17 Family Release Notes
- AOS 5.17.1 Download
- AOS 5.17.1 Release Notes
- Prism Central 5.17.1 Download
- Prism Central 5.17.1 Release Notes
- AHV 20190916.231 Download – AHV-DVD-x86_64-el7.nutanix.20190916.231.iso
- AHV 20190916.231 Release Notes
- Upgrade Path
- Hypervisor json files
- Nutanix Compatibility Matrix
- Software Product Interoperability
Enjoy the new versions and their capabilities.