Runs playbooks, in which a trigger sets off one or more actions, as the automation engine of Intelligent Operations.
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Terms in this definition
- Agents (classic) API
First-generation Foundry Agent Service API, based on threads, messages and runs. It is deprecated, replaced by conversations and responses, and retires on 31 March 2027.
- Azure Functions trigger
Every function is started by exactly one thing. That thing might be a web call over HTTP, a schedule, the arrival of a blob, a message landing in a queue or a change in a database.
- Intelligent Operations
Bundles several Prism Central abilities: spotting unusual performance, discovering applications, planning capacity and automating tasks through playbooks.
Related terms
- Nutanix playbook
Automation from X-Play in Prism Central that carries out configured actions when something such as an alert triggers it. Generate Forecast Report is one action on offer.
- User impersonation
An X-Play option under which a playbook acts on behalf of a chosen executor. At run time, that identity's rights apply, not those of whoever built it.