Basics

Cluster Components

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The user-facing Nutanix product is extremely simple to deploy and use. This is primarily possible through abstraction and a lot of automation / integration in the software.

The following is a detailed view of the main Nutanix Cluster components (don’t worry, no need to memorize or know what everything does):

Nutanix Cluster Components Nutanix Cluster Components

Cassandra
Zookeeper
Stargate
Curator
Prism
Genesis
Chronos
Cerebro
Pithos