CloudGuard Controller for Nutanix
Connecting to a Nutanix Prism Server in SmartConsole
Step |
Instructions |
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In SmartConsole Check Point GUI application used to manage a Check Point environment - configure Security Policies, configure devices, monitor products and events, install updates, and so on., create a new Data Center Virtual centralized repository, or a group of physical networked hosts, Virtual Machines, and datastores. They are collected in a group for secured remote storage, management, and distribution of data. object in one of these ways:
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In the Enter Object Name field, enter the applicable name. |
3 |
In the Hostname field, enter the IP address or hostname of your Nutanix Prism Server. |
4 |
In the Username field, enter your Nutanix Prism Central administrator username. |
5 |
In the Password field, enter your Nutanix Prism Central administrator password |
6 |
Click Test Connection. |
7 |
Click OK. |
8 |
Publish the SmartConsole session. |
9 |
Install the Access Control policy on the Security Gateway Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforce Security Policies for connected network resources. object. |
Connecting to a Nutanix Data Center Server with Management API
Go to Management API Reference > Click on see arguments per Data Center Server type and select Nutanix.
Connecting to a Nutanix Data Center Server with Terraform
See https://registry.terraform.io/providers/CheckPointSW/checkpoint/latest.
Nutanix Objects
Object | Description |
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VM |
Represents an entity of type ‘VM’ in Nutanix Prism |
Category |
A category in Nutanix Prism contains values, and a VM can be assigned with values. In SmartConsole, a category contains all the VMs that are assigned with any of the values of that category. |
The entities (objects) that are imported from the data center, whether a VM or a category, have the following properties:
Nutanix Imported Properties
Imported Property | Description |
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Name |
Name of the entity |
Name in data center |
Name of the entity in Nutanix Prism data center: |
Type in data center |
Type of the entity in Nutanix Prism data center (e.g. VM, category) |
IP |
All the VM’s IP addresses |
Note |
Description of the entity |
URI |
Object path |