Overview
Nutanix publishes a Guest OS compatibility and interoperability matrix on its support portal. The matrix lists which guest operating systems are supported on AHV, the Nutanix hypervisor, and at which AOS releases, along with the driver and integration caveats that apply to each. It is reference data rather than estate data: it describes what Nutanix supports, and it changes when Nutanix publishes a new AOS release or adds guest OS coverage.
The ReadyWorks connector imports the CSV export of that matrix. There is no API and no credential. An administrator downloads the matrix from the Nutanix portal and uploads it through the ReadyWorks console, and the csv_file.php driver parses it into the nutanix_ahv_matrix staging table. The connection defaults Manual File Upload to Yes, which reflects the fact that the file is fetched by a human from a portal rather than dropped on a server by a scheduled export.
The value is in the join. On its own the matrix is a support document. Loaded into the data fabric alongside VMware inventory from RVTools, Nutanix Collector or the vCenter connector, it turns each virtual machine’s guest OS descriptor into an AHV migration verdict: supported, supported at a later AOS level, or unsupported. That is the input a migration team needs to split an estate into waves and to identify the machines that need an OS upgrade before they can move at all.
The connector is inbound only. It reads a file and writes a staging table, and nothing is sent to Nutanix.
NOTE: This is the one connector in this set whose shipped job arrives enabled, on a monthly schedule. It will start running as soon as a connection exists, so upload the matrix file before you create the connection.
Connector Properties
Authentication Methods
The connector offers one method. It expects the matrix CSV to be uploaded through the console, and it needs no credentials.
Method 1: Comma Separated File (NUTANIX_AHV_MATRIX_631a)
No Authentication
Comma Separated File reads the matrix export from the connection path. Manual File Upload defaults to Yes here, so the expected workflow is that an administrator downloads the CSV from the Nutanix support portal and attaches it in the console. Set it to No and adjust Server File Path if you have an automated process that drops the file on the ReadyWorks server instead.
Connection Configuration Fields (3)
No authentication recipe is stored. The driver script authenticates natively using the fields above.
Inbound Job Fields Enabled (11)
These are the job-level settings exposed for the compatibility matrix import.
Inbound Job Templates (1)
One inbound template ships. It is enabled by default and runs monthly, which matches the rate at which Nutanix revises the matrix.
Job Template Configuration
Settings
Job Parameters and Enumeration
Nutanix AHV Guest OS Compatibility Matrix
CSV File or Path: OS Compatibility Matrix.csv
NOTE: The file name contains spaces. Enter it exactly as OS Compatibility Matrix.csv, without wrapping quotes, and confirm the name matches what the portal download actually produced.
Outbound Job Templates (0)
This connector ships no outbound templates and does not support outbound jobs.