Cisco Intersight

Central. Once the Cisco DC is installed, it builds a bi-directional secure communication channel bridging Cisco Intersight with Nutanix Prism Central. Cisco Intersight uses Prism Central v4 Management APIs to display and monitor different Intersight services for Cisco HCI clusters running Nutanix software (as also described under Benefits). The development of a bi-directional interface between the Cisco Intersight management platform and Nutanix Prism Central enables both Cisco and Nutanix to develop observability and monitoring features independently in future. Supported hardware ● All Cisco HCI servers are officially supported ◦ HCI M6 and M7 rack servers ◦ HCI M7 X-series modular servers ● UMM (UCSM Managed Mode), ISM (Intersight Standalone Mode), and IMM (Intersight Managed Mode) clusters are supported Supported software ● Nutanix software ◦ Prism Central 2024.3 or later ◦ AOS 6.8 or later ◦ Lifecycle Manager (LCM) 3.1 or later (for device connector upgrades) ◦ Cisco Device Connector (DC) 4.3.0 or later ◦ Support for both- Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) and ESXi hypervisor ● Cisco software ◦ Support for Cisco Intersight SaaS ◦ Support for Cisco Intersight Connected Virtual Appliance (CVA) and Private Virtual Appliance (PVA) (1.1.2-0 or later) Cisco Intersight and Nutanix Prism Central Day 1 integration scale limits ● Phase 1 support (initial release) – support each Prism Central with 25 registered clusters and 5000 alarms Learn more For information on Cisco Compute Hyperconverged Infrastructure with Nutanix, visit cisco.com/go/computehyperconverged. For information on Cisco Intersight, visit

Cisco Intersight Cisco Intersight is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) infrastructure management platform that is augmented by other intelligent systems. It provides global management of the Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) and Cisco HyperFlex hyperconverged infrastructure, Cisco APIC, and other platforms including Nexus Dashboard. Data center apps, such as Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights, connect to the Cisco Intersight portal through a Device Connector that is embedded in the management controller of each system, in this case your Nexus Dashboard platform. Device Connector provides a secure way for the connected devices to send information and receive control instructions from the Cisco Intersight portal, using a secure internet connection. When an Intersight-enabled device or application starts, the Device Connector starts at boot by default and attempts to connect to the cloud service. If the Auto Update option is enabled, the Device Connector is automatically updated to the latest version through a refresh by the Intersight service when you connect to Cisco Intersight. For more information on the Auto Update option, see Configuring Device Connector Settings. For additional information on Cisco Intersight, see Note If you upgraded from Application Services Engine and your Intersight device connector is claimed with a proxy configured, you will need to re-configure the proxy in the Cluster Configuration screen. For more information, see Cluster Configuration. Configuring Device Connector Settings Devices are connected to the Cisco Intersight portal through a Device Connector, which provides a secure way for the connected devices to send information and receive control instructions from the Cisco Intersight portal. All device connectors must properly resolve svc.intersight.com and allow outbound initiated HTTPS connections on port 443. If a proxy is required for an HTTPS connection, you must configure the proxy settings in your Nexus Dashboard. This section describes how to configure the basic Device Connector settings. Navigate to your Nexus Dashboard’s Admin Console. From the main navigation menu, select Infrastructure > Intersight. In the top right of the main pane, click Settings. Click the General tab to configure basic options. Use the Device Connector knob to enable or disable the Device Connector. This enables you to claim

Cisco continues to invest and enhance our data center automation and private cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform, Cisco UCS Director. At the same time, we are leveraging the Cisco Intersight platform to deliver additional value and operational benefits when coupled with UCS Director.Guest Blogger: Sri Hary Vengadasubbu, Cisco Intersight Product ManagementExecuting on Our StrategyWe introduced Cisco Intersight software as a service (SaaS) systems management platform that unifies the Cisco UCS rack and blade servers and HyperFlex hyperconverged infrastructure for our customers. In a series of blogs, the product management team has explained our strategy for helping our customers transition from Cisco UCS Director to Cisco Intersight. Here’s the list of blogs from the series:UCS Director – A Strategic IaaS EvolutionUCS Director – Simplify Infrastructure Automation AnywhereCisco Intersight and UCS Director: Executing on Our StrategyInvestment ProtectionCisco is committed to delivering private cloud IaaS automation offered by UCS Director and in protecting our customers investments. A new Intersight Advantage edition to be announced shortly will include UCS Director, in addition to other capabilities, and it will extend customer’s investment protection as they transition to Cisco Intersight. Over time, the combination of UCS Director and Intersight will simplify day to day operations and extend private cloud IaaS services.Bringing SaaS Benefits to UCS Director: Hybrid SaaSOne of the advantages of the Cisco Intersight SaaS platform is that customers get the benefits of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). This means they can realize the advantages of new, enhanced capabilities as they are made available every couple of weeks without creating additional work for operations teams. Customers using on-prem enterprise software like UCS Director traditionally go through a delayed patch and upgrade process. As a result, they do not realize the benefits of new capabilities for 3-6 months, or even longer, after a product release, due to delays in operational processes.Starting with latest Cisco UCS Director 6.7 release, customers can now get SaaS and CI/CD benefits by simply “claiming” their UCS Director on-prem installation from the Cisco Intersight SaaS platform. This claim process enables a secure hybrid SaaS setup by associating the Intersight