Automate database provisioning, protection, and lifecycle management with Nutanix Database Service.
This course develops the practical skills required to administer Nutanix Database Service (NDB), enabling infrastructure and database teams to standardize database operations through Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS).
- Why get trained: Learn how to install and configure Nutanix Database Service, provision databases, manage provisioning profiles, implement role-based access control (RBAC), administer multi-cluster environments, automate database lifecycle operations, and protect databases using snapshots, cloning, Time Machine, and recovery features.
- Why it matters: Manual database administration increases operational effort and introduces inconsistencies across environments. Database automation enables teams to standardize provisioning, simplify lifecycle management, improve recovery capabilities, and deliver database services more efficiently while maintaining governance and operational control.
- Who should attend: Database Administrators, Nutanix Administrators, Cloud Administrators, Infrastructure Engineers, Platform Engineers, Systems Administrators, and IT professionals preparing for the Nutanix Certified Professional – Database Automation (NCP-DB) certification.
Develop practical database automation skills that simplify administration, improve operational consistency, and support enterprise Database-as-a-Service deployments with Nutanix Database Service. HRD Corp Claimable.
Overview
This course teaches you the skills needed to install, configure, and operate Nutanix Era for the purpose of managing databases. The installation and management of databases themselves is not part of this course.
Skills Covered
In this course, you will explore a number of subjects including:
- The what, the how, the why, and the benefits of database-as-a-service (DBaaS)
- Important Nutanix Era terms and concepts, like copy data management, time machine, provisioning profiles and data access
management - Implementing role-based access control (RBAC), including working with built-in and custom roles, and managing users and groups
- Adding multiple clusters to Nutanix Era, working with Nutanix Guest
- Tools, and registering a Nutanix cluster with Era
- Monitoring and investigating issues with Nutanix Era, including alert policies, notifications, and log collection
- Operations involved in protecting and restoring databases, including creating snapshots, cloning databases, log catch-up operations, refreshing clones, and restoring source databases
Prerequisites
This advanced course requires you to possess a basic Nutanix system administration skill set which includes:
- familiarity with traditional virtualization storage architectures
- hands-on experience with the Prism and Command-line interfaces.
These skills can be acquired by attending one of our basic admin courses (Enterprise Cloud Administration), or through on-the-job experience by working on a Nutanix system for at least 6 months.
Target Audience
- IT administrators who manage Nutanix clusters in the datacenter and want a detailed deep dive into database administration using Nutanix Era
- Anyone pursuing the Nutanix Certified Professional – Database Automation (NCP-DB) certification
Module 1: Introduction to Database Automation
- Understanding DBaaS
- Understanding NDB Terminology and Concepts
- The Nutanix Solution for DBaaS
Module 2: Configuring and Operating NDB
- Understanding the NDB Workflow
- Installing and Configuring NDB
- Exploring the NDB Dashboard
- Creating Profiles
- Registering an Existing Database
- Provisioning a New Database
- Patching, Upgrading, and Scaling Databases
- Upgrading NDB
Hands-on Labs
- Deploying NDB
- Configuring an NDB Instance
- Getting Started with a PostgreSQL Database
- Adjusting UI Timeout and Upgrading NDB
- Working with NDB Profiles
- Registering Existing Databases
- Provisioning, Patching, and Removing Databases
Module 3: Administering and Monitoring NDB
- Implementing RBAC and Managing Users
- Managing Multiple Clusters with NDB
- Working with Maintenance Windows
- NDB High Availability
- Using Tags for Database Inventory Management
- Working with Alerts
- Investigating Issues with NDB
Hands-on Labs
- Implementing RBAC and Managing Users
- Using Tags for Database Inventory Management
- Working with Alerts
- Generating and Downloading a Diagnostics Bundle
- Enabling NDB Multi-Cluster
- Provisioning a Database to a New Cluster
- Provisioning a HA Database
Module 4: Protecting and Restoring Databases
- Understanding Time Machine
- Managing SLAs Schedules
- Preparing for Snapshot Creation, Replication, and Deletion
- Cloning Databases
- Database Log Management
- Refreshing and Removing Clones
- Restoring Source Databases
Hands-on Labs
- Creating SLAs
- Cloning Databases
- Creating and Replicating Snapshots
- Restoring a Database from a Snapshot
Dates & Locations
September 21, 2026 - September 22, 2026
September 21, 2026 - September 22, 2026
December 17, 2026 - December 18, 2026
December 17, 2026 - December 18, 2026
Exam & Certification
Nutanix Certified Professional – Database Automation (NCP-DB).
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