After enabling Nutanix Objects in a Nutanix cluster, the next action before starting the deployment is tocreate an Object Store. Enabling Nutanix Objects activates the object storage service on the cluster, but the actual deployment involves creating an object store instance, which defines the storage resources, network settings, and other configurations needed for object storage operations.
TheNutanix Unified Storage Administration (NUSA)course states, “After enabling Nutanix Objects, the administrator must create an Object Store to deploy the object storage service, specifying parameters such as storage capacity, network settings, and domain name.” The object store is the primary entity in Nutanix Objects, and creating it sets up the infrastructure for buckets, S3-compatible APIs, and other object storage features. Only after the object store is created can buckets be added and used for storing objects.
TheNutanix Certified Professional - Unified Storage (NCP-US)study guide further elaborates that “the deployment of Nutanix Objects begins with creating an Object Store, which initializes the service and prepares it for bucket creation and data storage.” This step is necessary to operationalize Nutanix Objects after enabling the feature in the cluster.
The other options are incorrect:
Create a Container: Containers in Nutanix refer to storage pools or logical containers for VMs and volumes, not for Nutanix Objects. In the context of Objects, the equivalent is a bucket, which is created after the object store.
Perform an LCM inventory: An LCM inventory is relevant for upgrades, not for the initial deployment of Nutanix Objects after enabling the feature.
Create a Volume Group: Volume groups are used for Nutanix Volumes (block storage), not Nutanix Objects (object storage).
The NUSA course documentation emphasizes that “creating an Object Store is the first step after enabling Nutanix Objects, ensuring the service is deployed and ready for use.”
[References:, Nutanix Unified Storage Administration (NUSA) Course, Section on Nutanix Objects: “Deploying Nutanix Objects by creating an Object Store.”, Nutanix Certified Professional - Unified Storage (NCP-US) Study Guide, Topic 1: Deploy and Upgrade Nutanix Unified Storage, Subtopic: “Nutanix Objects deployment process.”, Nutanix Documentation (https://www.nutanix.com), Nutanix Objects Administration Guide: “Creating an Object Store after enabling Nutanix Objects.”, ]
