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Nutanix Field Advisory # 120

Release Date: 14 March 2024

Title

Prism Central clusters on versions pc.2023.3.x and pc.2023.4 may experience resource
contention issues

Products Affected
Prism Central versions:

● pc.2023.3
● pc.2023.3.0.1
● pc.2023.4

Severity

Critical

Insights Discovery

Customers with Pulse enabled send telemetry data to Nutanix Insights, enabling you to
check your clusters' status in the Nutanix Support Portal. Any clusters exposed to this
issue will automatically create a Discovery Recommendation action in the Nutanix
Support Portal. It is recommended that you check all Discoveries and follow the
recommended actions to maintain optimal cluster health. The following Discovery relates
to this Field Advisory:

Impacted
Impact Discovery ID Subject
Entity
Prism Central clusters on versions pc.2023.3.x and Prism
Critical D1-0120
pc.2023.4 may experience resource contention issues Central

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Description

Nutanix has identified an issue where Prism Central clusters could experience high
memory and CPU utilization. The problem is prevalent on Prism Central clusters with
additional products and features enabled (see list below).

Products and Features that could impact resource usage when enabled:
● Intelligent Ops (formerly AIOps or NCM Ops)
● Self-Service (formerly Calm)
● Nutanix Disaster Recovery (formerly Leap)
● Flow Virtual Networking
● Flow Network Security (formerly Flow Microsegmentation)

Symptoms include:

● Login Issues to Prism Central


● Prism Central performance issues, such as timeouts or unexpected disconnects

Identification
To determine the Prism Central version, perform the following:
● Log on to Prism Central
● Click on the username (on the top right) > About Nutanix

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Prism Central clusters below version pc.2023.3 are not affected by this issue.

Workaround

Customers running the affected versions should follow the steps in KB-16302 to configure
Prism Central clusters according to the prescribed sizing guidelines.

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Resolution
Customers who have Prism Central with additional products and features enabled are
advised to avoid upgrading to pc.2023.3.x or 2023.4.

Nutanix is actively working on resolving this issue and recommends customers affected
upgrade to the release containing the fix when available.

Affected Prism Central Version Containing the Fix Release Dates


Version

pc.2023.3.x
pc.2023.4.0.2 Tentative April 2024
pc.2023.4

An update to the Field Advisory will occur on or before March 29th, 2024

Revision History

Revision Date Comments


1.0 14 March 2024 Initial release

If you have questions, please open a case with Nutanix Support at


http://portal.nutanix.com or by calling Support at the phone number on the website
https://www.nutanix.com/support-services/product-support/support-phone-numbers.

Thank you for being a Nutanix customer.

Nutanix Worldwide Support

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