Nutanix Files – formerly known as Acropolis File Services (AFS) – is a complete rethink of file services as it brings the best attributes of NAS and public cloud services together for your enterprise cloud. 

With Files, customers can consolidate VMs and unstructured data on Nutanix to get a simpler infrastructure stack. With unmatched simplicity, scalability and elasticity, and continuous addition of enterprise-grade features, Files brings together the best attributes of public cloud solutions such as Amazon’s Elastic File Services (EFS) and traditional NAS.

Use Cases

• Enable you to share files among user workstations or VMs in a centralized protected location to help eliminate the requirement for a third-party file server.
• Acropolis File Services uses a scale-out architecture that provides Server Message Block (SMB) file shares to Windows clients for home directory and user profiles. Acropolis File Services consist of three or more file server VMs (FSVM). There is one file server maximum per cluster image. A set of file server VMs is also known as an Acropolis File Services cluster. Multiple file server clusters can be created on a Nutanix cluster.
• Recommended for Windows User Home directories, VDI User remote profiles, Departmental/Application shares.