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Nutanix NX data collector

Cloud Insights uses the Nutanix data collector to discover inventory and performance data for Nutanix NX storage systems.

Terminology

Cloud Insights acquires the following inventory information from the Nutanix data collector. For each asset type acquired by Cloud Insights, the most common terminology used for this asset is shown. When viewing or troubleshooting this data collector, keep the following terminology in mind:

Vendor/Model Term	Cloud Insights Term
Storage Pool	Storage Pool
Nutanix Container	Internal Volume
Nutanix Container	File Share
NFS Share	Share

Note: These are common terminology mappings only and might not represent every case for this data collector.

Requirements

• The external data services IP address for the cluster

• Read-only user name and password, unless volume_groups are in use, in which case, Admin user name and password are required

• Port requirement: HTTPS 443

Configuration

Field	Description
Prism External IP Address	The external data services IP address for the cluster
User name	User name for the Admin account
Password	Password for the Admin account

Advanced configuration

Field	Description
TCP port	TCP Port used to connect to Nutanix array. The default is 9440.
Inventory poll interval (min)	Interval between inventory polls. The default is 60 minutes.
Performance poll interval(sec)	Interval between performance polls. The default is 300 seconds.

Troubleshooting

Additional information on this Data Collector may be found from the Support page or in the Data Collector Support Matrix.