Today I am glad to announce the general availability of Nutanix AOS 5.1.1.1. This is a patch release, but it also has a few new features. Of interest to you will be the security patches (11 total), and a good sized list of resolved issues. You can find the full AOS 5.1.1.1 release notes here and download the package here. Before any upgrade, do thoroughly read the release notes and make sure any prerequisites are met. There’s also a good Installation and Upgrades document here, which is a must-read before you upgrade.
New Features include:
- Nutanix API v3 tech preview
- GA of software-only support on Cisco UCS-B series servers
- Expanded support for vSphere 6.5 (e.g. Dell XC)
- Full support for ESXi 6.5a and vCenter 6.5
As always, this AOS update can be done via PRISM and our 1-click upgrade process. Zero downtime, and zero vMotions are needed. Customers often do AOS upgrades during the daytime. This release hasn’t yet been enabled for automatic download (it will in the coming weeks), so if you want it before the automated downloads are enabled just grab the gz package from our portal. If you are brand new to Nutanix and never done an AOS upgrade, feel free to call support. It’s dead easy and 100% GUI driven, but help is here if you want it.
If you haven’t yet upgraded to the 5.1 release train, now is a great time to do so.
