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Scanning data in a Nuntanix environment

Is Nutanix very similar VMWare? I am performing a network scan that works pretty well over AD credentials and if WMI is enabled. The environment contains like 20 physical server, like 200 or 400 virtual servers, and all the local workstations authenticate to AD and Citrix environments load from there. While the scan tool works with VWware and covers all physical, virtual servers, and workstations. The scan tool does not cover Nutanix. I am concerned with some fancy variables like Nuntanix that I never dealt with before and I will be unable to complete a successful scan.

How Nutanix Works - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKdzcwMY950

I also watched the video on it and I'm like wow, pretty! It's obvious pretty heavy nerdy enterprise stuff. Are they just the hardware or is Nuntanix trying migrate organizations off of Hyper V and VWware?

Bryant Schaper

Nutanix is probably best called a hyper-converged infrastructure, IE compute and storage (think v-san) in one. It can run VMWare or Hyper-V but it also comes with their own hypervisor called Acropolis.

Never used one, we looked at it when replacing our compute tier, but could not justify the cost which included a new storage tier.

kevinhsieh

Which hypervisor is the Nutanix running on? It can run on VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, or their own Acropolis (KVM based). In addition to the hypervisor, the Nutanix storage controller smarts is in their CVM, which is the VM that owns all the storage on the hypervisor and works together with the other CVMs on the other nodes to form a scalable storage fabric that the VMs use for their storage. The CVMs run linux.

Nutanix used to sell as an appliance based on SuperMicro hardware. They also had a Dell hardware offering, and now they are mostly selling software and you then use the hardware from your favorite tier 1 OEM.

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snoopaloop

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Sorry for the delay, This is all very good information. We are running Rapid Fire Tools. Nutanix is in their organization.

Bryant Schaper

Is it maybe just missing a MIB to be able to analyze the nutanix>?

snoopaloop

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I do not know. I will close this out and post further if or once we get the account.