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Nutanix Prism Central

Integrate with Nutanix Prism Central

To set up integration with Nutanix Prism Central follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Configuration page from the left side menu in Control Center and click the Virtualization Providers tab.

  2. Under Management Platforms, click the add.png Add button.

  3. Select Nutanix Prism Central. A configuration window is displayed.

  4. Add the following Nutanix Prism Central details:

    • Name of the integration in the Control Center.

    • The IP address of a Controller Virtual Machine (CVM) from Nutanix Prism Central or the Cluster Virtual IP.

    • Nutanix Prism Central port (the default is 9440).

  5. Add the credentials that are going to be used to authenticate with Nutanix Prism Central.

    Important

    The user whose credentials you provide must have Cluster Admin or User Admin privileges in Nutanix Prism Central.

  6. Restrict policy assignment from the network view - this option is used to allow the network administrator's to change the virtual machines policies via the Computers and Virtual Machines view in the Network page.

  7. Click Save. You will be asked to accept the security certificates for Nutanix Prism.

    These certificates ensure a secure communication between GravityZone and Nutanix Prism Central, resolving the risk of man-in-the-middle attacks.

    You can verify if the correct certificates were installed by checking the browser’s site information for Nutanix Prism Central or CVM against the certificate information displayed in Control Center.

  8. Select the check boxes to accept using the certificates.

  9. Click Save.

    If you entered a CVM IP to configure the integration, you will be asked, in a new window, if you want to use the Cluster Virtual IP instead of the CVM IP:

    1. Click Yes to use the Cluster Virtual IP for integration. The Cluster Virtual IP will replace the CVM IP in the Nutanix Prism Central details.

    2. Click No to further use the CVM IP.

      Note

      As best practice, it is recommended to use the Cluster Virtual IP rather than the CVM IP. This way, the integration remains active even when a particular host becomes unavailable.

    3. In the Add Nutanix Prism Central window, click Save.

Warning

You are unable to add a Nutanix Prism Central integration if you already have an integrated Nutanix Prism Element instance (or multiple instances) and the Prism Central instance manages those same Prism Element instances.

To add the Nutanix Prism Central integration, you must first remove the existing Prism Element integration.

You will be able to view the Nutanix Prism Central in the active integrations list. Wait for a couple of minutes until the synchronization finishes.

For more information on how to deploy a Security Server in Nutanix Prism, refer to Install the Security Server in Nutanix Prism.

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