Eaton Intelligent
Power® Manager
Nutanix connector

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Eaton Solutions for Nutanix

IPM Nutanix connector allows to connect to one Nutanix unit : Prism Central or Prism Element.

In this integration, the scope is to protect the User Virtual Machines or the entire cluster from power events.
Eaton IPM is set up to provide graceful shut down of the User Virtual Machines or to shutdown the cluster.
Eaton IPM uses a navigation panel to simplify the connection of IPM to the Nutanix infrastructure.
To create a Nutanix connector, the user only needs to provide the network address (or FQDN) of the Nutanix box and avalid login/password pair for the authentication. Once the connector is successfully created, a Nutanix node is created inIPM.
As soon as the connection is established, all clusters and all User Virtual Machines (UVM) are retrieved from the Nutanix
box to be displayed in IPM as Cluster or Virtual Machine nodes.

"Configuration policies" and "advanced events and actions" features of IPM can be configured to ensure the protectionof Nutanix environment, in case of a power or environmental event. Two type of policies are available : Cluster shutdown : The cluster are now monitored, and it's possible from IPM to perform graceful shutdown.
 VM management : The UVM nodes are now monitored and IPM provides the ability to apply the following actions:
On, Off, Suspend, guest shutdown on each individual UVM.

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Nutanix connector

Nutanix DashBoard

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Figure 94. Infrastructure Connector Screen

Create Nutanix connector

1. From the left side navigation panel, select Infrastructure Connectors. Once you have selected
Infrastructure Connectors a new screen will open. At the top right side of the page, click on Add a Connector.

Figure . Add Connector ScreenEaton Intelligent
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Nutanix connector

2. Select Nutanix as shown on the screen shot directly above.
3. Configure it with host name, user name and a password of the Nutanix system.

Figure. Add Connector User Name/Password
4. Check that the communication are Ok

Figure. Communication Check

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Display Nutanix Clusters and UVM data

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Select the Node List panel and create a filter by type, you will see the cluster list or the VM list that you see on theNutanix UI.

Figure. Node List Cluster Filter

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Nutanix connector

Figure 98. Node List VM Filter

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Power® Manager
Nutanix connector

Figure. Node List VM Filter Nutanix

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Nutanix connector

Configure Nutanix Actions

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To configure a Nutanix action, you should become familiar with creating actions in IPM by reading the section Advancedevents and actions.
Main features for Nutanix : Cluster shutdown : possibility to perform graceful shutdown.
 VM power action: The UVM nodes are now monitored and IPM provides the ability to apply the following actions:
On, Off, Suspend, guest shutdown on each individual UVM.
Cluster shutdown

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Nutanix connector
VM Power Actions

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Figure. Configure Start and Stop Action

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