Nutanix Cloud Admin (HyperConverged)

Name: Nutanix Cloud Admin (HyperConverged)
Rating: 3.2 (9 reviews)

Enterprise Cloud Administration

Created byInfo KB

Last updated 12/2023

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What you'll learn

How Enterprise Cloud works
Nutanix features and configuration
Learn about the services Acropolis offers
Provides in depth knowledge on how to manage

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 5h 2m total length

Introduction37:12
Explore Nutanix cloud basics: a hyperconverged infrastructure with native virtualization, multi-hypervisor support, hybrid cloud, and integrated block and file storage, replication, and security policies.
Hardware Platform53:24
Explore Nutanix hardware platforms, including Dell XC series, Lenovo rack servers, and HP ProLiant, and plan for AHV or ESXi hypervisors; size disks, ensure dual power, and support online expansion.
User Interface Configuration Demo31:08
Explore network configuration in Nutanix Prism, including switches, VLANs, backplanes, and L2/L3 networks with IP address management and DHCP pools, and map VM NICs to these networks.
Navigating the Prism GUI18:50
Explore prism element and prism central to manage Nutanix clusters, access REST API, CLI, and PowerShell cmdlets, and use health dashboards and planning tools for multi-cluster visibility.
License & Security Features50:59
Nutanix licensing governs features across starter, pro, and ultimate licenses, detailing cluster size limits, data protection, VM snapshots, and cloud connect, with management tools like pulse, NCC, and one-click upgrades.
Acropolis Block and File Services52:55
Explore Acropolis hypervisor networking with Open vSwitch, br0 and br1, and virtual machine connectivity across bonded ports. Review Acropolis block and file services, including dsf storage, iSCSI targets, and quotas.
VM Management15:24
Master VM management for migrating Windows and Linux VMs from ESXi to AHV using Nutanix guest tools, VM mobility drivers, DSF storage, and the extract tool.
VM Storage Demo42:54
Explore Nutanix cluster health, Acropolis Hypervisor, and Prism Central for multi-cluster management insights while learning VM creation, storage containers, volume groups, and performance metrics like iops and latency.

Requirements

Basic know how on Server virtualization, Networking concepts

Description

This course provides you with an overview of cloud infrastructure and how to manage it on day-to-day basis.

It highlights the configuration to standardize and secure a cloud infrastructure to host business critical applications and databases.

Discuss the scale out architecture in details to understand the benefits of cloud and how organizations can leverage cloud.

Learn how to monitor and free up compute and storage resources in the growing dynamic data centers which are driven by the new age technologies and adapt to grow your business applications.

IT professionals responsible for cloud computing-related tasks, such as planning, design, management, support and maintenance.

Cloud administrators monitor the cloud management service and configure the cloud for the organization. They modify cloud service as necessary, analyze cloud data, fix system errors, and update cloud technologies.

It discusses the topics related virtual machine deployment, management and life cycle also covers concepts related to networking, storage, backup methods such as Point in time snapshot and business continuity requirements.

Course is helpful for students how to be looking to gain an overview of how Nutanix Cloud Platform works and to gain new technology enhancements in the HyperConverged domain.

HyperConverged or HCI is the latest offering used in designing and build private or hybrid cloud environment by organization.

Who this course is for:

Cloud Administrators