Foundation-Free • AI-Powered • On-Premise

NIA-AI

Nutanix Intelligent Autonomy — AI

The world’s first Foundation-free Nutanix imaging engine, combined with an AI-powered MSP management platform that runs entirely on your infrastructure.

Deploy Engine — Foundation-Free Imaging
🤖 MSP Engine — AI-Powered Operations
0 Foundation Required
Clusters Managed
0% On-Premise AI
0 AI Engines
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Three reasons MSPs choose NIA-AI

Built ground-up for Nutanix Managed Service Providers and resellers who need to move fast, operate remotely, and deliver AI-grade intelligence to every customer cluster.

NO FOUNDATION.
EVER.
Image Nutanix AHV nodes directly from any network — no Foundation VM, no L2 subnet constraints, no site visits. Redfish Virtual Media + PXE + Phoenix. Fully autonomous.
🤖
AI THAT KNOWS
YOUR CLUSTER.
Qwen2.5:14b runs on your GPUs — answering operational questions, analyzing alerts, and configuring clusters in plain English. Zero cloud dependency.
🌐
ONE PORTAL.
EVERY CUSTOMER.
Replace per-customer Prism Central deployments with a single AI-managed MSP layer. Multi-tenant, role-based, agent-secured. Scales to any number of customers and clusters.

Foundation-free.
Fully autonomous.

Image Nutanix nodes without Foundation — from anywhere.

Traditional Nutanix deployments require Foundation — a VM or appliance that must be on the same L2 network as your nodes. NIA-AI eliminates that constraint entirely.

Using Redfish Virtual Media injection, PXE boot, and Phoenix imaging, NIA-AI’s autonomous engine deploys AHV nodes and forms clusters with zero Foundation dependency.

✓ All AOS versions • AHV only • Resumable on failure • AI-guided troubleshooting
01
DISCOVER
BMC via Redfish — maps hardware: model, serial, CPU, memory, disk
02
VALIDATE
AI checks BIOS boot order, IPMI reachability, network readiness
03
CONFIGURE
Per-node JSON config keyed by board serial — served via AZ_CONF_URL
04
IMAGE
Phoenix ISO via Redfish Virtual Media — autonomous AHV + CVM install
05
FORM CLUSTER
SSH to CVMs — cluster create with VIP, name, redundancy, CVM IPs
06
POST-CONFIG
NTP, DNS, HA, containers, networks — optionally deploy Prism Central
07
VALIDATE
Cluster health verified — AI-written deployment report generated
NIA-AI vs Nutanix Foundation
Capability Nutanix Foundation NIA-AI Deploy Engine
Foundation VM Required✗ Mandatory✓ Not Required
L2 Network Constraint✗ IPMI must be L2-adjacent✓ Any network
On-Site Engineer✗ Required for setup✓ Remote imaging
AI Troubleshooting✗ None✓ Qwen2.5:14b
Resume on Failure✗ Restart from beginning✓ Any of 7 phases
Deployment Report✗ Basic logs✓ AI-written audit
Prism Central Deploy✗ Separate process✓ Integrated

One platform.
Every customer. Every cluster.

Replace per-customer Prism Central deployments with a single AI-managed layer. A lightweight agent connects each customer cluster outbound — no VPN, no inbound ports.

🤖 NIA-AI Server (MSP NOC)
8 engines • Qwen2.5:14b • Multi-tenant portal • 2× Tesla P4
Outbound HTTPS
No inbound ports on customer firewall
🏢 Customer Nutanix Cluster
NIA-AI Agent • ~50 MB RAM • <0.1% CPU • Any Linux VM
Communication
Outbound HTTPS only
No inbound firewall rules needed
Agent Footprint
~50 MB RAM • <0.1% CPU
Single Python file, systemd service
Authentication
Pre-shared token
Per-cluster, revocable, encrypted vault
Infrastructure
HA, NTP, DNS, VIP, rebuild reservation
💻
Virtual Machines
Inventory, power ops, AI-assisted creation
🌐
Networking
VLAN, subnets, VPC, network creation
💾
Storage
Containers, compression, dedup, pools
📊
Monitoring
Real-time metrics, 5-min polling, VIP check
🔔
Alerting
AI-analyzed, Email/Slack/Teams, dedup
⚙️
LCM
AOS/AHV/NCC/BMC inventory, AI upgrades
Compliance
NCC health, best-practices, AI remediation
📄
Capacity
Storage runway, CPU/RAM trends, AI recs
📋
Tickets
Support workflow, customer ticketing
🔒
Security & 2FA
TOTP 2FA, 6 roles, group-based access
🧠
AI Assistant
Qwen2.5:14b, live cluster context, actions

Built for enterprise. Runs on your hardware.

🤖 AI & Compute
AI ModelQwen2.5:14b via Ollama
GPU2× NVIDIA Tesla P4 (7,680 MB each)
CPU16+ core Intel/AMD
RAM32 GB min / 64 GB recommended
OSUbuntu 24.04 LTS
Python3.12
🔒 Security & Network
Deploy Engine Port5443 (HTTPS)
MSP Portal Port6080 (HTTPS / Nginx)
Agent ProtocolOutbound HTTPS only
SSLGoDaddy commercial cert
2FATOTP (Google Authenticator)
Session Timeout30 min inactivity
🏗 Platform
DatabaseSQLite (encrypted vault)
FrameworkFlask + SocketIO
Monitor IntervalEvery 5 minutes
BackupAuto + manual, SCP/SFTP
Security AuditBuilt-in, A–F scored
RBAC Roles6 roles, group-based scope
⚡ Deploy Engine
Imaging MethodRedfish + PXE + Phoenix
Foundation RequiredNot Required
HypervisorAHV only
AOS VersionsAll versions supported
Node Imaging1 node at a time (autonomous)
Real-time LogsWebSocket streaming

8 independent, fault-isolated engines

Each engine runs as a separate systemd service. A crash in any one engine never affects the others. The Watchdog auto-restarts any failed engine.

Deploy Engine
Foundation-free Nutanix imaging and cluster formation
Port 5443
🖥
MSP Portal
Multi-tenant web portal with RBAC and AI assistant
Port 6080
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Monitor Engine
Polls all clusters every 5 minutes for health and alerts
Port 5001
🔔
Alert Engine
AI-powered alert analysis, dedup, Email/Slack/Teams
Port 5002
⚙️
LCM Engine
Software inventory, compatibility, AI upgrade recommendations
Port 5003
🛡
System Engine
Security audit, OS updates, backup management
Port 5004
💬
Chat Engine
Dedicated Nutanix AI Q&A powered by Qwen2.5:14b
Port 5444
👁
Watchdog Engine
Auto-restart all engines, health monitoring 24x7
Always On

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