While the previous release of the product added support for configuration collection of multi-node Hyper-V clusters, Collector 3.3 has two major updates:
1) Option to collect performance metrics of Hyper-V clusters
2) Support for single-node Hyper-V cluster
This means with Collector 3.3 you can now Size your Hyper-V clusters either based on configuration or performance data.
The release also has fixes for the Hyper-V connection issues observed on systems running in languages other than English. The new release also provides an option to connect to the Hyper-V cluster remotely via HTTPS port 5986 or HTTP port 5985.
Collecting configuration & performance metrics of your Hyper-V cluster
Hyper-V connection modes
There are two modes via which you can collect data of your Hyper-V clusters:
1) Hyper-V (Local) – Recommended
2) Hyper-V (Remote)
It is highly recommended to use the Hyper-V (Local) mode to connect to your Hyper-V clusters. This would avoid any connection issues due to Firewall settings or proxy servers.
If your Hyper-V hosts are running Windows Core Operating system you can connect to the cluster using Hyper-V (Remote) mode.
Prerequisites for connecting to Hyper-V cluster
Multi-node Hyper-V Cluster
1) The credentials used should be of the Domain Admins group user
2) Cluster hosts should be part of a Microsoft Failover Cluster Manager
3) PowerShell 5.1 or later
Single-node Hyper-V Cluster
1) The credentials should be of a Local Admin user
2) PowerShell 5.1 or later
Collecting performance metrics of a Hyper-V cluster
In the case of the Hyper-V cluster, the performance data is not collected unless it is explicitly initiated by the user. The performance data collection is live data collection as opposed to ESXi or AHV hypervisor environments.
You can collect performance data ranging from anywhere from 1 day to 7 days. The frequency of data collection is automatically decided based on the duration of the performance collection.
The below table provides details of the frequency and number of data points that are collected for the supported durations:
| Duration of Performance Collection | Frequency of Data Collection | Data points over the duration |
| 1 day | 5 minutes | 288 |
| 3 days | 10 minutes | 432 |
| 5 days | 20 minutes | 360 |
| 7 days | 30 minutes | 336 |
Once the data points are collected, the Cluster Summary, Host Summary & VM Summary charts will automatically start populating the performance charts & data. Below is a sample screenshot of the VM Summary screen:
Demo of Collector 3.3
Connecting to Hyper-V cluster
Initiating performance data collection in case of Hyper-V Cluster
Nutanix Collector 3.3 is the only product in the market that allows you to collect both configuration and performance data across all three hypervisors – VMware ESXi, Nutanix AHV & Microsoft Hyper-V. With Nutanix Collector 3.3, you need not look out for any other products. You can gather your existing environment details & analyze the data in the same way irrespective of the hypervisor environment.
| Hypervisor | Supported Versions | Configuration Data | Performance Data |
| VMWare ESXi | vSphere 6.0, 6.5 & 6.7 | Supported | Supported |
| Nutanix AHV | Prism 5.8.1 or later | Supported | Supported |
| Microsoft Hyper-V | Windows Server 2012 or later | Supported | Supported |
Nutanix Collector is supported on all major operating systems – Windows, Linux & Mac. The table below provides the details:
| Operating System | Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| Windows | Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012R |
| Linux | Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, 18.04 |
| macOS X – High Sierra | 10.14 and later |
For more information please refer to Nutanix Collector 3.3 User Guide, Release Notes & Nutanix Collector Portal User Guide.
For any other queries related to Nutanix Collector, please refer to Collector FAQs
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