NIACtool v2.9.4 Released (RVtools for Nutanix AHV)

If you are looking for a tool to export inventory information from Nutanix AHV, look no further than the NIACTool. It is basically the AHV equivalent of RVtools for vSphere. Hot off the press is v2.9.4, which has a laundry list of improvements:

GUI optimization
Improved cli. (securepass)
Timeout set to 180 seconds
Support for users with role viewer on prism element
Better display of information in most tabs
Support to encrypt password and execute by cli without exposing the password (Secure cli)
More information in the following tabs:
- VM INFO (vm storage size & vm storage consumed)
- VM NETWORK
- VDISK ADVANCED INFO (DISK CONSUMED, SSD TIER CONSUMTION & HDD TIER CONSUMED)
New tabs with more relevant information:
- VM-IP ADVANCED (shows all ips and relevant information about vnics)
- IPAM MANAGE (Relevant information on the use of IPAM networks, IPs in use, available, etc.

Information collected by NIACtool includes:

Nutanix Sumary Cluster.
Virtual Machine (VM) List.
VM Disk Info.
VM Networks.
Storage Container.
Hardware Specification.
Volume Groups
Virtual Disk Info.
Prism Element Image.
Prism Central Image.
Disk Hardware.
Storage Pool.
Protection Domain.
Snapshot on Protection Domain.

You can directly download NIACtool from the developer’s site here. Learn how to use NIACtool with the great tutorial here.

Summary

RVtools has been a staple of the vSphere community for as long as I can remember. It’s a great tool for exporting information from your vSphere environment. If you are running the Nutanix AHV hypervisor, then you should really check out NIACtool for a similar inventory export feature set.