Overview
The Nutanix PrismCentral Integration allows Cywift to securely connect with your multi-clustermanagement interface to collect inventory, virtualization metrics, and healthdata. This provides a centralized view of your entire Nutanix environment.
Before starting theintegration, ensure the following:
- Administrative or Read-Only access to Prism Central
- Prism Central hostname or IP address
- Network connectivity between Cywift and the controller
Step1: Create Read-Only User
Cywift uses API-basedcommunication for secure access.
- Log in to the Nutanix Prism Central console.
- Navigate to: Settings → User Management → Users.
- Create a new user with the Role: Viewer (or equivalent Read-Only role).
- Save the user.
Step2: Navigate to Integrations in Cywift
- Log in to the Cywift Platform
- Go to Integration from the left menu
- Under Virtualization
- Select Nutanix Prism Central
- Click Connect
Step3: Add Individual Integration
Use this option whenintegrating a single Nutanix Prism Central instance.
RequiredFields:
- Number of Integration: Select Individual Integration
- Integration Type: Virtualization
- Collectors: Select a configured collector
- Integration System: Nutanix Prism Central
- Alias: Enter a friendly name
- Owner: Select integration owner
- Host Address: Enter Prism Central hostname or IP
- Username: Enter API username
- Password: Enter API password