Add Nutanix Cloud Account

Once the Private Cloud Gateway (PCG) is installed, the Nutanix cloud account must be added to Palette.

Prerequisites

• A Nutanix cloud registered with Palette. For more information, refer to Register Nutanix Cloud.

• A PCG installed that connects the Nutanix cloud with Palette. For guidance, refer to Install Private Cloud Gateway.

Add Cloud Account

1. Log in to Palette as a tenant administrator.

2. Ensure you are in the correct project scope.

3. From the left Main Menu, select Tenant Settings.

4. Next, select Cloud Accounts in the Tenant Setting Menu.

5. Locate Nutanix and click Add Nutanix Cloud.

6. Fill out the following input values and click Confirm to continue.

   Field	Description
   Name	A custom name for the account.
   Private Cloud Gateway	Select the PCG from the list of deployed PCGs in your setup.
   NUTANIX_USER	The Prism Central user name.
   NUTANIX_PASSWORD	The Prism Central user password.
   NUTANIX_ENDPOINT	The Prism Central IP address or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) assigned to Prism.
   NUTANIX_PORT	Specify the default port you assigned in the cloudClusterTemplate.yaml file. The default value is 9440.
   NUTANIX_INSECURE	Specify the SSL behavior you used in the cloudClusterTemplate.yaml file. The default behavior is false.

Validate

1. Log in to Palette as a tenant admin.

2. From the left Main Menu, select Tenant Settings.

3. Next, select Cloud Accounts in the Tenant Settings Menu.

4. Verify the account you added is listed and available.

Next Steps

Now that you have added a Nutanix account to Palette, you can start deploying Kubernetes clusters to your Nutanix infrastructure. To learn how to get started deploying Kubernetes clusters to Nutanix, review the Create and Manage Nutanix Cluster guide.