Rule 2 - Nutanix CI-to-CI Relationships

Rule Synopsis

These are the rule/s that automatically determine and create the CI-to-CI relationships (dependencies) for each Nutanix Asset/CI Type.

Rule Details and Default

The default rule/s are described by the table below which show the default CI-to-CI Relationships per Asset/CI Type.

Assets/CI Types	Relationships
Cluster	N/A
Host	Host Member of Cluster
Image	N/A
Virtual Machine Instance	Virtual Machine Instance Hosted on Cluster Virtual Machine Instance Instantiates Computer^#1 Virtual Machine Instance Registered on Host

^#1 Please read the Additional Information section for more information about this relationship.

Override Options

Context

Customers may be seeking more CI-to-CI relationships (dependencies) than those shown above.

Options

Additional Relationships can be added (if the source system offers addtional ones).

Overriding via Connection Settings

N/A

Additional Information

Syncfish recommend the following FAQ article that explains the difference between Virtual Machine Instance objects/CIs and Virtual Machine objects/CIs.

The FAQ explains each object type, why the exist as separate objects, where they exist in the CMDB and how they relate to one another (i.e. the standard CI-to-CI Relationships or Dependencies created for these objects.

We suggest you read FAQ - Overview of Virtual Machine Instance objects and Virtual Machine objects and the associated CIs.

N/A

Support Model for Rule Overrides

Question: Can overrides be performed by customers without a Syncfish Extended Implementation and Support Plan?

Answer: No (a plan is needed - see below)

Question: Which Syncfish Extended Implementation and Support Plan is required to obtain overrides of this rule

Answer: Either a Silver Plan or Gold Plan