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NUS dedicated mode: one user VM per node; mixed mode needs NCI

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Kind
Virtualization
Statement
Software Options (modified 2026-09-04): "Mixed Mode: Applications and storage services run on the same cluster. When running in mixed mode, NCI or NCP licenses are needed in addition to NUS licenses." "Dedicated Mode: ... Only NUS licenses are needed when running in dedicated mode." "When running in dedicated mode, a max of 1 user/application VM is allowed per node in the cluster excluding any system VMs (CVM and FSVMs)."
Applies when
Running application VMs on a storage-only NUS cluster.
Applies to
Nutanix Unified Storage clusters.
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