Overview
Explore the breadth and depth of Prism Central’s centralized management capabilities.
If you already have experience with administering a Nutanix environment, this Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Administration course will extend, deepen, and broaden your knowledge as you grow in your career as a Nutanix administrator.
Designed with Prism Central as the focal point, this Nutanix course illustrates the breadth and depth of Nutanix’s centralized management capabilities, and allows you to explore the wide variety of features that are available in this one, single web console.
ECA is divided into four major sections:
- Understanding core Nutanix concepts, such as hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and the various Nutanix cloud solution packages. Also, the basic configuration of a cluster and the components that are needed to create and manage VMs – namely, networks and images.
- Creating and managing VMs, how to protect VMs and their data, how to apply storage optimization features at the VM level, and how to migrate your workloads to a Nutanix environment.
- Learn about alerts, events, log collection, reporting, and how to use various features in Prism Central to identify, analyze, and remediate performance issues.
- Learn how to set up a cluster for maintenance activities – such as starting and stopping nodes and clusters – and how to manage and upgrade licenses and installed software with just a few clicks.
Skills Covered
Please refer to course overview.
Who Should Attend
- Administrators, engineers, and others who manage Nutanix clusters in the datacenter
- Managers and technical staff seeking information to drive purchase decisions
- Anyone seeking the Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) certification
Course Curriculum
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites required to attend this course.
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Course Modules
- Understand three-tier and HCI
- Understand the Nutanix product portfolio
- Understand nodes, blocks, clusters, and cluster services
- Get Started with Prism Central and Prism Element
- Understand when to use Prism Central and when to use Prism Element
Hands-on-Labs
- Connecting to and exploring Prism Element
- Adding data services IP, an NTP server, and a name server in Prism Element
- Connecting to, exploring, and configuring Prism Central
- Understand AHV networking terminology
- Use Prism Central to monitor cluster networks
- Use Prism Element to explore the Network Visualizer
- Create and update subnets and virtual switches
- Understand subnet extension and network segmentation
Hands-on-Labs
- Creating unmanaged and managed networks
- Exploring the AHV network configuration
- Viewing virtual switches from Prism Element
- Understand the image service
- Use Prism Central to monitor, upload, import, and manage images
Hands-on Labs
- Uploading and importing images to Prism Central
- Configuring an image placement policy
- Use Prism Central to create VMs
- Use Prism Central’s self-service capabilities to create VM templates
- Use Projects in Prism Central
- Install and enable Nutanix Guest Tools
Hands-on Labs
- Creating Windows and Linux VMs
- Installing Windows and Linux operating systems
- Installing Nutanix Guest Tools on Windows and Linux
- Creating a Project
- Exploring the Self Service Dashboard in Prism Central
- Update, clone, customize, export, and apply placement rules to VMs
- Create and apply storage policies to VMs
- Create playbooks to automate common VM administrative tasks
Hands-on Labs
- Updating a VM
- Assign categories to a VM
- Creating a snapshot and restoring a VM
- Creating a template and a clone
- Exporting a VM as an Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) file
- Creating and running a playbook
- Understand AOS Storage
- Understand key storage concepts such as storage pools, storage containers, redundancy factor, replication factor, capacity reservation, and snapshots
- Understand fault tolerance and failure handling mechanisms
- Create and update storage containers
- Create and update volume groups
- Use various capacity optimization features
Hands-on Labs
- Exploring the Storage dashboard
- Creating containers with and without compression
- Comparing data in a compressed vs uncompressed container
- Configuring volume groups
- Migrating disks between storage containers
- Understand data protection terms and concepts
- Understand synchronous and asynchronous replication capabilities
- Create snapshots and recovery points
- Use Prism Element to configure local and remote backup and DR
- Use Nutanix Disaster Recovery to create protection policies and recovery plans
- Back up and restore Prism Central
Hands-on Labs
- Backing up and restoring Prism Central
- Configuring Self Service Restore
- Creating protection domains and local VM restore
- Creating containers for replication
- Configuring remote sites and creating protection domains
- Performing VM migration and migrating back to primary
- Understand AOS Distributed Storage
- Understand key storage concepts such as storage pools, storage containers, redundancy factor, replication factor, capacity reservation, and snapshots
- Understand fault tolerance and failure handling mechanisms
- Create and update storage containers
- Use various capacity optimization features
Hands-on Labs
- Exploring the Storage dashboard
- Creating containers with and without compression
- Comparing data in a compressed vs uncompressed container
- Migrating vdisks between storage containers
- Understand, install, and upgrade Nutanix Move
- Use Move to migrate VMs
- Download Move logs
Hands-on Labs
- Preparing a VM for migration
- Deploying a Move VM
- Configuring Move and a migration plan
- Understand performance monitoring features in Prism Central
- Create sessions, charts, and reports
- Create custom dashboards in Prism Central
- Resource planning and capacity runway
Hands-on Labs
- Creating a Prism Central performance monitoring dashboard
- Creating charts to analyze metrics using Prism Central
- Creating and managing reports
- Understand health monitoring features in Prism Central and Prism Element
- Get summarized and detailed health information from Prism
- Use Nutanix Cluster Check
- Collect and forward logs
Hands-on Labs
- Using Nutanix Cluster Check health checks
- Collecting logs for Support
- Verifying cluster health
- Perform a health check
- Use node maintenance mode
- Understand hardware upgrade and replacement tasks
- Start and stop nodes and clusters
- Add and remove nodes
- Understanding and exploring Life Cycle Manager (LCM)
- Using LCM to perform inventory and upgrades
Hands-on Labs
- Using node maintenance mode
- Performing upgrades with LCM (with and without internet access)
- Understand alerts and events and the associated dashboards in Prism Central
- Troubleshooting issues with protection policies, LCM, security, performance, and so on
- Identify problematic or inefficient VMs
- Potential methods of remediating problematic VMs
Hands-on Labs
- Working with Alerts
- Exploring Events
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Exam & Certification
Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI).
NCP-MCI certification holders have demonstrated the skills and knowledge to manage Nutanix AOS nodes, blocks, and clusters in the datacenter. Earning it validates your ability to deploy, administer, and troubleshoot Nutanix AOS, proving your mastery of key concepts from VM management to lifecycle operations.
Training & Certification Guide
The Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) certification validates your skills and abilities to complete routine tasks, including deploying and managing virtual infrastructure components and VMs, performing operational maintenance tasks, and initiating disaster recovery. Additionally, the exam validates your ability to configure user roles and remediate infrastructure alerts and events.
It was also ranked the #8 top paying IT certification!
Successful candidates have approximately 1-2 years of general IT infrastructure experience and 6-12 months of Nutanix virtualization experience. They are typically IT staff, NOC/SOC escalation engineers, and Tier 2 support personnel who are able to interpret documented standards and procedures to complete routine tasks, including deploying and managing virtual infrastructure components and VMs and performing operational maintenance tasks. Additionally, the successful exam candidate is expected to configure user roles and remediate infrastructure alerts and events.
- Number of Questions: 75
- Question Format: Multiple Choice
- Time Limit: 120 minutes
- Language: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
- Cost: USD199
Once you earn NCP-MCI certification you join an exclusive community of
Nutanix certified personnel, and earn more tangible benefits as well:
- Use of the NCP-MCI logo
- NCP-MCI Digital Badge from Credly/Acclaim
- Access to the Nutanix Certification store
- Discounts on Nutanix events
- Early access to educational programs
Frequently Asked Questions
Nutanix Technical Certifications have been designed from the ground up to recognize the real-world skills and knowledge needed to successfully deploy, manage, optimize, and scale a Hybrid Multicloud solution. Earning certifications in these areas validates that you have proven your abilities and are well-equipped to guide your organization along the next phase of their Cloud journey.
The exam cost for NCP and NCM exams is USD $199 per attempt. The NCA exam
costs USD $99 per attempt.
Visit the Nutanix University Learning Platform and choose which certification learning plan you would like to enroll in here. Follow the certification learning plan of your choice and you will find the Exam Blueprint Guide with instructions on how to register for an exam and more.
Yes, when you pass a certification exam, you will receive a digital badge within 7 days to share with your friends and colleagues.
Successful NCA candidates have 6-12 months of IT experience and can assist in operating and managing a Nutanix Enterprise Cloud, while successful NCP candidates have approximately 3-6 months experience working with an AOS implementation as well as additional general systems administration experience (typically 1-2 years).
The new Nutanix Certified Expert – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCX-MCI) Certification recognizes Multicloud infrastructure practioners who have mastered the skills and abilities contained in the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Solution Design (ECSD) Boot Camp to teach strategic, enterprise-class design and delivery skills to Multicloud Infrastructure Practitioners.
This course, and the solution design method it teaches, was developed for the NPX Program. It focuses on discovery of business requirements, as well as creating and delivering Cloud-Smart solutions that leverage both the Nutanix stack for Private Cloud and the best offerings from our Public Cloud partners.
The NCX-MCI certification is designed to provide an intermediate step between the NCM-MCI and NPX certifications. NCX-MCI allows ECSD boot camp graduates to validate their advanced design skills and product knowledge by successfully presenting a template-guided solution to a panel of experts. For those who want to go deeper into the core AOS product, and for those who will be engaged in post-sales implementation of G2000-scale solutions (and the documentation required for success) the NPX Program is the next step.
Professional Level Training Courses:
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NDMA: Nutanix Database Management & Automation
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NMCAA: Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration
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Master Level Training Courses:
AAPM: Advanced Administration & Performance Management 5.15
The Advanced Administration & Performance Management course features comprehensive coverage of performance management for Nutanix clusters and details how to optimize performance, fix issues that slow down your system, and improve datacenter performance. You’ll learn through hands-on labs how to monitor system performance and tuning, while also touching on advanced networking and storage to help optimize datacenter administration.
Expert Level Training Courses:
ECSD: Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Solution Design Boot Camp
The Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Solution Design vBoot Camp is a 3-day event that prepares you to engage with enterprise customers and design Nutanix Enterprise Cloud solutions that deliver real business value.
This event is for you, if you are an experienced and expert technologist, pre-sales engineer, post-sales consultant, or solution architect who supports the adoption of private and hybrid cloud in the enterprise.
