Restrict Nutanix v4 event discovery to specific Prism Centrals

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated May 18, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • Create a MID Server property to target specific Prism Central instances for Nutanix v4 event discovery.

    Before you begin

    • Verify that you have at least version 1.31.0 of Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns.
    • Verify that Nutanix Components discovery has run and that the Nutanix Prism Central [cmdb_ci_nutanix_prism_central] table is populated.
    • Verify that the MID Servers for Nutanix event discovery have All or Nutanix capability.

    Role required: discovery_admin.

    About this task

    By default, Nutanix v4 event discovery runs against all Prism Central instances in the Nutanix Prism Central [cmdb_ci_nutanix_prism_central] table, using any MID Server with the All or Nutanix capability. Starting with Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns version 1.31.0, you can create a MID Server property to target specific Prism Central instances. You can create multiple properties for different Prism Central and MID Server combinations.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > MID Server > Properties.
    2. Select New.
    3. Fill in the form.
      Table 1. MID Server Property form
      Field Description
      Name Property name. Enter sn_itom_pattern.nutanix_events_v4.prism_ips.
      Value Comma-separated list of IP addresses or hostnames of the Prism Central instances to target.

      The instances must already be present in the Nutanix Prism Central [cmdb_ci_nutanix_prism_central] table.
      MID server MID Server to use for these Prism Central instances.

      Leave empty to use any MID Server with the All or Nutanix capability.
    4. Select Submit.

    What to do next

    Enable the Nutanix event discovery scheduled job. For more information, see Enable Nutanix event discovery.