Nutanix Monitoring
Creating a new Nutanix monitor
Follow the steps given below to create a new Nutanix monitor:
- Click on New Monitor link. Select Nutanix under Converged Infrastructure category.
- Specify the Display Name of the Nutanix Server.
- Enter the Cluster Hostname / IP address of the server on which Nutanix is running.
- Specify the Port at which Nutanix web service is running. The Default Port is 9440.
- If you choose the Use Below Credentials option, then enter the credentials - UserName and Password of the Nutanix Host Machine.
- UserName - Name of the User who has the permission.
- Password - Password of the above user.
- If you choose the Select from credential list option, then select the respective credential from preconfigured credential list.
- Specify the Discovery Interval in minutes for the automatic discovery and monitoring of child monitors.
- Specify the Polling Interval in minutes.
- Choose the Monitor Group with which you want to associate the Nutanix to, from the combo box (optional). You can choose multiple groups to associate your monitor.
- Click Add Monitor(s). This discovers the Nutanix from the network and starts monitoring it.
Note: To create a new Nutanix monitor, follow the steps given below:
Cluster Hostname / IP address should be that of the server on which Nutanix is running.
Port should be the https port at which Nutanix web service is running. The Default Port is 9440.
Username and Password should be the credentials of Nutanix Prism user with admin privileges.
Monitored Parameters
Go to the Monitors Category View by clicking the Monitors tab. Click on Nutanix under the Converged Infrastructure table. Displayed is the Nutanix bulk configuration view distributed into three tabs:
- Availability tab gives the Availability history for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
- Performance tab gives the Health Status and events for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
- List view enables you to perform bulk admin configurations.
On clicking a monitor from the list, you'll be taken to the Nutanix monitor dashboard. It has 5 tabs:
To find out about the metrics monitored in VMs discovered in Nutanix, click here.
Overview
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| CPU |
| Cluster CPU Usage | CPU used by cluster in % |
| Memory |
| Cluster Memory Usage | Memory used by cluster in % |
| Cluster Details |
| Cluster Name | Name of the cluster |
| Cluster Version | Version number of the cluster |
| Cloud Cluster | If the cluster is a cloud cluster, the value shows "true", else "false". |
| Multi Cluster | If the cluster is a multi cluster, the value shows "true", else "false". |
| Hardware Details |
| Number of Hosts | Number of hosts in the hardware. |
| Number of Blocks | Number of blocks in the hardware. |
| Hypervisor | Name of the hypervisor. |
| Number of VMs | Number of VMs in the hardware. |
| Memory Details |
| Total Physical Memory | Total physical memory in % |
| Used Physical Memory | Total memory used by cluster in % |
| Free Physical Memory | Total memory unused in % |
| Number of VMs per Host | Number of VMs per host |
| Virtual Machines |
| Virtual Machine | Name of the virtual machine. |
| Host Name | Name of the host. |
| VM State | State of VM - On/Off |
| CPU Usage(%) | CPU used by VM in % |
| Memory Usage (%) | Memory used by VM in % |
Host
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| Host CPU Usage | CPU used by host in % |
| Host Memory Usage | Memory used by host in % |
| Host CPU and Memory Details |
| Host Name | Name of the host |
| CPU Usage (%) | CPU used by host in % |
| CPU Capacity (GHz) | Total capacity of CPU in GHz |
| Memory Usage (%) | Memory used by host in % |
| Memory Usage (GiB) | Memory used by host in GiB |
| Memory Capacity (GiB) | Memory capacity in GiB |
| Host Disk Details |
| Disk Usage(GiB) | Disk used in GiB |
| Disk Capacity (GiB) | Disk capacity in GiB |
| Disk IOPS (IOps) | Disk IOPS in IOps |
| Disk IO Bandwidth (MBps) | Disk IO Bandwidth in MBps |
| Disk IO Latency (ms) | Disk IO Latency in ms |
| Host Configuration Details |
| Host Name | Name of the host |
| Hypervisor IP address | IP address of the Hypervisor |
| Number of VMs | Number of VMs |
| Hypervisor Type | Type of Hypervisor |
| Hypervisor State | State of Hypervisor |
IO
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| Cluster IOPS | Total Cluster IOPS in IOps |
| Cluster Read IOPS | Cluster read IOPS in IOps |
| Cluster Write IOPS | Cluster write IOPS in IOps |
| Cluster Bandwidth | Total Cluster Bandwidth in MBps |
| Cluster Read Bandwidth | Cluster read Bandwidth in MBps |
| Cluster Write | Cluster write Bandwidth in MBps |
| Cluster Latency | Total Cluster Latency in ms |
| Cluster Read Latency | Cluster read Latency in ms |
| Cluster Write Latency | Cluster write Latency in ms |
Storage
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| Disk Details |
| Disk ID | Disk ID |
| Name | Name of the disk |
| Type | Disk type |
| Status | Status of the disk |
| Path | The path at which the disk resides |
| Capacity (GiB) | Capacity of disk in GiB |
| Free (GiB) | Free disk in GiB |
| Used (GiB) | Used disk in GiB |
| Free (%) | Percentage of free disk space available. |
| Used (%) | Percentage of disk space currently used. |
| Storage Container Details |
| Name | Name of the Storage Container |
| Replica factor | Replica factor of storage container |
| Capacity (GiB) | Capacity of storage container in GiB |
| Free (GiB) | Amount of storage free in GiB |
| Used (GiB) | Amount of used in GiB |
| Free (%) | Percentage of available storage space in the container. |
| Used (%) | Percentage of storage space utilized in the container. |
Alerts/Events
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| Alert Details |
| Alert ID | Alert ID |
| Issue | Issue for which alert was generated |
| Severity | Severity of the alert |
| Affected Entities in Alert | Entities which were affected because of the alert |
| Resolved | Shows whether the issue was resolved or not |
| Resolved Time | Shows the time at which it was resolved |
| AutoResolved | Shows whether it was automatically resolved |
| Acknowledged User | Shows the user who acknowledged it |
| Acknowledged Time | Shows the time at which the user acknowledged it |
| Event Details |
| Event ID | Event ID |
| Message | Event message |
| Affected Entities in Event | Entities which were affected because of the event |
| Event Created Time | Creation time of the Event |
| Acknowledged User | Shows the user who acknowledged it |
| Acknowledged Time | Shows the time at which the user acknowledged it |
