Nutanix API configuration

Adding the SNMP community in Prism Element

1. Log in to Prism Element and open the Settings menu:

1. Then, under Network, open the SNMP page:

1. In the main part of the page, choose the Users tab, then click New User:

1. Enter the UserName and the 2 keys, then click Save:

Adding the SNMP community in the extranet

1. Log in to the Shwett extranet: https://extranet.shwett.com and go to the SNMP / API page:

1. Then click the SNMP button in the middle of the page:

1. In the pop-up, choose SNMP version 3, then fill in the fields with the user name entered in Prism Element and the keys:

1. Click SEND to finish

Creating the user account in Prism Element

1. Log in to Prism Element and open the Settings menu:

1. Then, under Users and Roles, open the Local User Management page

1. Click the New User button:

1. Fill in the requested information: user name, last name, first name, email and password:

1. Confirm by clicking Save.

Adding the Nutanix API in the extranet

1. Log in to the Shwett extranet: https://extranet.shwett.com and go to the SNMP / API page:

1. Then click the API button in the middle of the page:

1. In the pop-up that opens, choose Nutanix then Prism Element:

1. Then enter the Prism Element IP address, its port and the credentials of the user created earlier:

1. Finish by clicking Send

All steps are now complete: SHWETT can query the Nutanix API and retrieve hypervisors, vSwitches and VMs.