To use Scheduler Tasks, which feature must be enabled?

Scheduler allows automated, time-based actions (power-on/off VMs, migrations, etc.) inside Prism Central. The Scheduler menu and its task-creation wizard only appear after the Prism Central “Intelligent Operations” service is switched on. Enabling this service activates X-FIT analytics components (capacity forecasting, anomaly detection, Scheduler) that are otherwise hidden. No other Prism Central feature—Policy Engine, Tunnel VM, or Cost Governance—satisfies this prerequisite.

A. Policy Engine – Governs placement/compliance rules; its activation does not expose the Scheduler UI.
B. Tunnel VM – Provides secure traffic tunnelling for Xi/Flow services; unrelated to Scheduler availability.
C. Cost Governance – Tracks cloud spending; it is an independent module and does not unlock Scheduler.

1. Nutanix Prism Central Guide 6.5, “Scheduler – Prerequisites,” p. 563: “Scheduler is available only after you enable Intelligent Operations in Prism Central.”

2. Nutanix Prism Central Guide 2023.3, Section “Enable Intelligent Operations,” para 2: “Enabling Intelligent Operations exposes Scheduler, Anomaly Detection, and Capacity Forecasting features.”

3. Nutanix University NCP-MCA v6 Courseware, Module 5 “Intelligent Operations,” slide 8: “Step 1: Toggle Intelligent Operations to ON – this activates Scheduler tasks interface.”

4. Nutanix Support KB 10416, “Why is Scheduler not visible in Prism Central?”: “Ensure Intelligent Operations is enabled; Scheduler is hidden otherwise.”