Duration
4 Days
24 CPD hours
This course is intended for
Administrators, architects, and business leaders who manage Nutanix clusters in
the datacenter
Managers and technical staff seeking information to drive purchase decisions
Anyone who is seeking the Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud
Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) certification
Overview
During this program, attendees will:
Develop a working knowledge of the Nutanix product family.
Understand the requirements and considerations involved in setting up a Nutanix
cluster.
Familiarize themselves with cluster management and monitoring via the Prism web
console.
Learn how to create, manage, and migrate VMs, set up data protection services,
and plan for business continuity.
Understand how to plan and handle upgrades, assess future requirements, and
create what-if scenarios to adress scaling for business needs.
The Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) course enables administrators
(system, network, and storage) to successfully configure and manage Nutanix in
the datacenter. The course covers many of the tasks Nutanix administrators
perform through the use of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and command line
interfaces (CLIs). It also provides insight into a Nutanix cluster?s failover
and self-healing capabilities, offers tips for solving common problems, and
provides guidelines for collecting information when interacting with Nutanix
Support
INTRODUCTION
* The section describes the Nutanix HCI solution, walks you through the
components of the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud, and explains the relationship
between physical and logical cluster components.
MANAGING THE NUTANIX CLUSTER
* In this section, you will use the Prism console to monitor a cluster,
configure a cluster using various interfaces, use the REST API Explorer to
manage the cluster, and learn how to deploy Nutanix-specific PowerShell
cmdlets.
SECURING THE NUTANIX CLUSTER
* This section shows how to secure a Nutanix cluster through user
authentication, SSL certificate installation, and cluster access control.
ACROPOLILS NETWORKING
* This section explains how to configure managed and unmanaged Acropolis
networks and describes the use of Open vSwitch (OVS) in Acropolis. You will
learn how to display and manage network details, differentiate between
supported OVS bond modes, and gain insight into default network
configuration.
VM MANAGEMENT
* This section shows you how to upload images, and how to create and manage
virtual machines.
HEALTH MONITORING AND ALERTS
* In this section, you will use the Health Dashboard to monitor a cluster?s
health and performance. You will also use Analysis Dashboard to create charts
that you can export with detailed information on a variety of components and
metrics.
DISTRIBUTED STORAGE FABRIC
* This section discusses creating and configuring storage containers, including
the storage optimization features: deduplication, compression, and erasure
coding.
AHV WORKLOAD MIGRATION
* Using Nutanix Move, this section shows how to migrate workloads to a cluster
running AHV. This is followed by a lab where a VM running on a Nutanix
cluster configured with ESXi is migrated to a Nutanix cluster running AHV.
FILE AND VOLUMES
* This section gives you detailed information on Nutanix Volumes, which
provides highly available, high-performance block storage through a few easy
configuration steps. It also discusses Nutanix Files.
UNDERSTANDING INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY
* This section shows how Nutanix provides comprehensive data protection at all
levels of the virtual datacenter: logical and physical.
DATA PROTECTION
* Data can be replicated between Nutanix clusters, synchronously and
asynchronously. This section shows how to configure a Protection Domain (PD)
and Remote Sites, recover a VM from a PD, and perform a planned failover of a
PD.
PRISM CENTRAL
* Having discussed and used Prism Element earlier, this section looks at the
capabilities of Prism Central. With the added functionality provided by a Pro
license, the focus is on features related to monitoring and managing multiple
activities across a set of clusters.
MONITORING THE NUTANIX CLUSTER
* This section shows you where to locate and how to interpret cluster-related
log files. In addition, you will take a closer look at the Nutanix Support
Portal and online help.
CLUSTER MANAGEMENT AND EXPANSION
* This section outlines essential life-cycle operations, including
starting/stopping a Nutanix cluster, as well as starting/shutting down a
node. You will also learn how to expand a cluster, manage licenses, and
upgrade the cluster?s software and firmware.
REMOTE OFFICE BRANCH OFFICE (ROBO) DEPLOYMENTS
* In this section, you will understand various configurations and requirements
specific to a ROBO site. This includes hardware/software, Witness VM,
networking, failure and recovery scenarios for two-node clusters, and the
seeding process.
ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS:
Nexus Humans NECA: Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Administration training program is a
workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and
masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward.
This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on
labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify
fundamental concepts.
Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical
skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm
of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course
ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success.
While we feel this is the best course for the NECA: Nutanix Enterprise Cloud
Administration course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course
outline to make sure it is the right content for you.
Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available
both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at
your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.