Dell Nutanix - How to check the Nutanix Guest Tool(NGT) version

Summary: This article introduces how to check the version of the Nutanix Guest Tool (NGT).

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This article provides how to check the version of the Nutanix Guest Tool (NGT).

You can install NGT in a guest virtual machine (Microsoft Windows or Linux) to enable the advanced VM management features provided by Nutanix. See the Nutanix Portal manual for details.
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Web-Console-Guide-Prism-v5_20:man-nutanix-guest-tool-c.html

How to Confirm Versions

  1. Log in to any CVM of the cluster with SSH as nutanix user.
  1. Run this command on the CVM.
    $ ncli ngt list vm-names="xxx"
    Note: Enter the target virtual machine name in "xxx" of the command.
  1. Check the VM_UUID of the virtual machine from the "VM Id", and confirm that "NGT Enabled" is True.
    Note: The character string after :: of "VM Id" is the VM_UUID.
　This is an example output when the target virtual machine name is "Test-VM".
example_ncli_ngt_list_vmnames.JPG
  1. Run this command on the CVM, and check the value of "ngt_version".
    $ nutanix_guest_tools_cli query_vm_tools_entity "yyy" | grep ngt_version
    Note: Enter the VM_UUID checked in step 3 in "yyy" of the command.
　This is an example output when the VM_UUID is "a20d96e4-b2e4-4273-893c-a608ef56dfd9".
example_query_vm_tools_entity.JPG
 

Affected Products

XC Core Systems, XC Series Appliances
Article Properties
Article Number: 000122125
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 30 Jul 2025
Version:  5
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