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# Scanning Nutanix

> Capturing Nutanix clusters – entering the targets yourself or having them searched for through Prism Central.

The *Nutanix* module addresses clusters, not individual hosts. Otherwise it
follows the standard path from
[Creating a Scan Job](/docs/en/scan/create-inventory):

*Basics* › *Targets* › *Schedule* › *Summary*

## Entering the targets

The *Targets* step carries a table with one row per cluster and two columns:

| Column | Content |
| - | - |
| *Cluster IP* | the address or the name of the cluster |
| *Credentials* | an entry of the type *User Account* |

Unlike with *Windows DNS*, *Windows DHCP*, *DFS*, *Hyper-V* and
*Microsoft SQL Server*, the *Credentials* column may not stay empty here; without
an entry the step stops.

## Having clusters searched for through Prism Central

Instead of entering the clusters one by one you can have them searched for. Above
the table there is *Search Nutanix Clusters* for that.

The dialog takes the address of *Prism Central* plus an account with password or
a stored entry. Afterwards it proposes the clusters found as rows.

The messages of the search appear at the top of the dialog; the dialog stays open:

| Message | Means |
| - | - |
| "The search failed. The credentials are invalid." | the account was rejected by Prism Central |
| "The search failed. Prism Central is not reachable." | the address does not answer |
| "The search did not find anything." | the search ran, Prism Central reported no cluster |

<Note>
  The search starts a short-lived scan in the background. It has no name and no
  schedule and appears in no job list – the job comes about only at the end of the
  wizard.
</Note>

## Related

Which types this scan produces – from the management layer through the hosts to
the guests – is under [Virtualization](/docs/en/assets/virtualization). How you watch
the job afterwards is in [Managing Jobs](/docs/en/scan/manage-jobs).


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