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Configuration Steps - Nutanix

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By Sarah Marshall time 2 min read time️ Updated Jun 25, 2026

Table of Contents

  1. 1.Add Nutanix
  2. 1.1.Editing the Nutanix Credentials

1. Add Nutanix

After you have installed the Solution and configured the Lepide service to run with administrative credentials, you can add an Nutanix File Server for auditing.

Component Management Window

  • From the Component Management window, under the Add Component section, click on the File Server icon to add this component to the solution.

  • The File Server Settings Console dialog box is displayed:

File Server Console

  • Here, you can click the Add File Server icon

    Option to Add Nutanix Server
    on the toolbar to add either of the following file servers:

    • Windows File Server

    • NetApp Filer

    • EMC Isilon

    • Nasuni

    • Nutanix

  • Click the Add File Server icon,

    Nutanix Information
    select Single then select Nutanix.

Nutanix File Information Completed

  • Add File Server wizard starts:

SQL Server Details to add Nutanix

  • Add all the details for the Nutanix file server:

    • Enter the Nutanix File Server IP or Name

    • Enter Any Syslog Port - to start the auditing please enter a number more than 0

    • Click the

      Status
      icon to see information about the Syslog Listing Port

    • Enter the Username and Password for the domain user to share access

    • Enter the Username and Password for Nutanix file Server Rest API

Properties Menu

  • Click Next to go to the next step, to provide the details of SQL Server to create a database for storing auditing logs.

Properties

  • Enter the Server Name or click Browse to select the desired SQL Server.

  • There are two authentication options available:

    • Windows Authentication: This mode can be selected if SQL Server is installed on the same computer where the solution is installed.

    • SQL Server Authentication: Select this mode if SQL Server is installed on a remote or local computer. We recommend that this option is selected.

  • Provide the username and password of a SQL user, who has sufficient rights to create the database.

  • Enter a database name in the database name field to create a new database. You can also select an existing database created earlier by Lepide or another application.

  • Click Next

  • The Status dialog box is displayed:

  • Once complete, click Finish

  • You will return to the Settings Console, and the File Server will be listed with Auditing started:

2. Editing the Nutanix Credentials

To make changes to the credentials, right click on the File Server name and choose Properties

The Properties dialog box will be displayed:

Make the changes as required and click OK when finished.