Introduction Admins often need a quick overview of their Nutanix cluster each morning. Instead of logging into Prism, a Bash dashboard script can collect essential data, health, VM counts, storage use, and alerts, and consolidate it into a timestamped report. This article walks you through building a reliable CLI-driven Nutanix daily report. My Personal Repository … Read more
Introduction Role-based access control (RBAC) is critical in enterprise datacenter security. Nutanix Prism allows fine-grained user and group role mapping, and this can be fully automated using ncli. In this guide, we create, update, and delete Prism users and assign them appropriate roles using Bash scripts. My Personal Repository on GitHub Nutanix Repository on GitHub … Read more
Introduction As workloads grow, Nutanix clusters must scale to meet demand. While Prism simplifies node addition, using ncli and Bash provides automation for site builds, disaster recovery scenarios, and DevOps pipelines. This guide outlines how to script and repeatably expand your Nutanix cluster using CLI tools. My Personal Repository on GitHub Nutanix Repository on GitHub … Read more
Introduction Credential rotation is a fundamental part of security hygiene. For Nutanix environments that rely on ncli, automating service account password updates ensures compliance, reduces risk, and eliminates outages due to expired credentials. This guide walks through scripting secure rotation using Bash. My Personal Repository on GitHub Nutanix Repository on GitHub Diagram: Credential Rotation Flow … Read more
Introduction Storage containers are a foundational part of Nutanix architecture, defining policy boundaries for deduplication, compression, and performance tiers. With ncli, you can automate the creation, resizing, and deletion of containers to match lifecycle events, DR plans, or capacity upgrades. This guide shows how to script it all with Bash. My Personal Repository on GitHub … Read more
Introduction Capacity reporting is a crucial part of maintaining a healthy infrastructure. Instead of checking cluster metrics manually, automate them using Nutanix’s ncli. This script provides daily insights into memory, CPU, and storage availability, perfect for operational dashboards and email alerts. My Personal Repository on GitHub Nutanix Repository on GitHub Diagram: Scheduled Capacity Report Flow … Read more
