Nutanix Data Services Administration

• Customers and systems operators that want to learn how to manage file, block, and object storage using Nutanix Files, Nutanix Volumes, and Nutanix Objects.
• IT administrators and business leaders who manage Nutanix clusters in the datacenter and want a detailed deep dive into Nutanix storage administration.
• Anyone pursuing Nutanix Certified Professional – Data Services (NCP-DS) certification.

1: Installing and Configuring Nutanix Files

• Introduction to Nutanix Files
• Architecting and Sizing Nutanix Files Environments
• Installing Nutanix Files
• The File Server Dashboard
• Configuring Nutanix Files

2: Managing, Upgrading, and Monitoring Nutanix Files

• Managing Nutanix Files
• Using Files Analytics
• Monitoring Performance and Usage
• Upgrading Nutanix Files

3: Analyzing and Optimizing Nutanix Files

• Understanding the Nutanix Files High Availability Process
• Troubleshooting Nutanix Files issues

4: Installing and Configuring Nutanix Volumes

• Understanding When to Use Nutanix Volumes
• Architecting and Sizing Nutanix Volumes Environments
• Deploying Nutanix Volumes
• Configuring Nutanik Volumes

5: Managing, Upgrading, and Monitoring Nutanix Volumes

• Failover and Fallback Processes
• Understanding Storage Management and Using the Storage Dashboard
• Modifying a Volume Group

6: Analyzing and Optimizing Nutanix Volumes

• Firewal Settings
• IQNs/Allowlists
• ISCSI Timeout Sessions
• Troubleshooting Capacity

7: Deploying and Configuring Nutanix Objects

• Introduction to Nutanix Objects
• Enabling Nutanix Objects
• Architecting and Sizing Nutanix Objects
• Deploying and Configuring Nutarix Objects
• Configuring Bucket Policies

8: Managing, Upgrading, and Monitoring Nutanix Objects

• Managing Directories and API Keys
• Managing the Object Store
• Managing a Bucket
• Upgrading Nutanix Objects Using LCM
• Monitoring Nutanix Objects
• Replication with Nutanix Objects

9: Analyzing and Troubleshooting Nutanix Objects

• Troubleshooting issues with Cluster Deployment. Read/Write. Upgrades. Objects/MSP Cluster using CLI Commands
• Log Collection for Nutanix Objects
  

• This course requires basic system administration knowledge, acquired through training or hands-on experience.
• You should be familiar with Nutanix storage concepts, be able to create a VM through the Nutanix web console (Prism), and know how to run commands from the command line interface (CLI).
• If you do not have these skills, we recommend taking the Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF) class first.