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How to authenticate Nutanix Prism Element for use with Tines

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Written by Daniel Stoeski
Updated over a week ago

Prism Element(PE) is a service built into the platform for every Nutanix cluster deployed. Prism Element enables you to fully configure, manage, and monitor Nutanix clusters running any hypervisor.

To create an Nutanix Prism Element credential, you will need your Nutanix Prism Element:

  • username

  • password

Create a Nutanix Prism Element resource and credential in Tines

  1. Login to your Tines tenant

  2. Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Resource"

  3. Click "+ New Resource"

  4. Input the values for the Nutanix Prism Element resource

    • Name: "nutanix_pe_user"

    • Description: Optional

    • Builder: Your username

  5. Optional

    • Access: What other teams can also use the resource

  6. Click "Save resource"

  7. Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Credentials"

  8. Click "+ New Credential" and select "Text"

  9. Input the values for the Nutanix Prism Element credential

    1. Name: "nutanix_pe_password"

    2. Description: Optional

    3. Value: Your password

  10. Optional

    1. Domains: Ensure this credential can only be used when making HTTP requests to specific domains.

    2. Access: What other teams can also use the API

  11. Click "Save"

For more on creating credentials in Tines, click here.

You can find a selection of Nutanix Prism Element stories in the story library

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