Field Advisory 0120
Field Advisory 0120
Field Advisory 0120
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
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:
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
Workaround
Customers running the affected versions should follow the steps in KB-16302 to configure
Prism Central clusters according to the prescribed sizing guidelines.
Nutanix is actively working on resolving this issue and recommends customers affected
upgrade to the release containing the fix when available.
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