Nutanix Settings

CVM/Cluster Details

This screen allows you to edit the connection details for your Nutanix Controller VM or Cluster.

You can authenticate the connection to your Controller VM or Cluster using one of the following options:

Enter your CVM/Cluster IP address and CVM/Cluster password.
Enter your CVM/Cluster IP address, the SSH key file path and its passphrase, if available.

If you wish to change the authentication method used, PowerChute will erase your previous authentication details. For example, if you connected to your Nutanix Cluster using the password option in the PowerChute Setup wizard and you want to use a SSH key file instead, when the Path to SSH Key File field is edited and the changes are applied, PowerChute will erase your configured passwords.

NOTE: You must use the "nutanix" user account credentials to connect to the Cluster/Controller VM. You cannot use Prism user account credentials to connect.

The SSH key file, if configured, must be located in the user_files folder, or a sub-folder, in the PowerChute installation directory. If the default installation directory was chosen during installation, this location will be:

C:\Program Files\APC\PowerChute\user_files for Windows systems
/opt/APC/PowerChute/user_files/ for Linux systems

NOTE: If you are upgrading to PowerChute v4.4, any SSH key files used in a previous version of PowerChute must be manually added to the user_files folder. If the key files are not added to the directory, you will see the below error in the Event Log:

ERROR: The ini contains an invalid value for ssh_keyfile_path in nutanixClusterDetails.

It is strongly recommended you validate your configuration after an upgrade.

CVM/Cluster Details