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Nutanix Training Configure protection and a recovery path, then rehearse a failover
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M1 — Hyperconverged Infrastructure and the Nutanix Platform
Describe how compute and storage converge on a Nutanix cluster
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Map the Acropolis, AOS and Prism layers to the job each one does
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Explain the role of the Distributed Storage Fabric in the platform
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Read the hardware compatibility and node requirements before you buy or build
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Describe the lifecycle of a cluster from formation to a supported release
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Plan a small, medium or large deployment and justify the node and storage count
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M2 — AHV Virtualization and Virtual Machines
Create and manage virtual machines on AHV with the right guest OS support
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Configure virtual CPU, memory and disk resources against a workload profile
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Attach virtual devices and configure hot-add rules for the workload
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Take and restore snapshots and clones, and know when each is the wrong tool
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Manage virtual machine placement, affinity and anti-affinity rules
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Export and import a virtual machine for migration between clusters
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M3 — Prism Element and Prism Central Operations
Operate a single cluster through Prism Element and learn its information model
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Add nodes to a cluster, rebalance it and remove one safely
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Manage a fleet of clusters through Prism Central and its categories
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Configure role-based access, API keys and audit behaviour for operators
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Set up alerts, policies and dashboards that catch capacity and hardware faults
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Use the REST API and command line for repeatable administration work
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M4 — Storage Architecture on the Distributed Storage Fabric
Describe how the storage fabric pools local disks into a shared resource
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Design storage pools and containers for capacity, performance and protection
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Explain deduplication, compression and erasure coding and when each helps
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Plan thin provisioning, overcommit and capacity headroom for a workload
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Protect data with snapshots, protection domains and replica schedules
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Measure IOPS and latency and read them against the workload you need to serve
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M5 — Network Architecture on AHV
Plan AHV virtual switch and bridge configurations for a tenant
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Configure VLANs and virtual networks to match the security zone design
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Explain the managed and unmanaged network models and their trade-offs
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Apply Flow microsegmentation policies between application components
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Troubleshoot reachability with the platform network tools and flow logs
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Design the network for storage traffic so data does not take the application path
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M6 — Availability, Data Protection and Disaster Recovery
Set availability zones, anti-affinity and host fault handling policies
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Configure protection domains to control where replicas are allowed to run
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Plan Metro Availability for a two-site cluster pair
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Plan Async DR for remote sites with defined recovery objectives
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Configure Leap or a comparable secondary-site strategy where it fits the estate
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Run a failover rehearsal and record the evidence an auditor will ask for
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M7 — Multicloud, Automation and Upgrade Paths
Describe how NC2 connects a Nutanix cluster to public cloud capacity
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Plan which workloads to extend and which to keep inside the datacentre
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Automate routine work with Calm blueprints and scheduled tasks
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Integrate monitoring and alerting with the platforms you already run
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Plan an upgrade, rehearse it in the lab and keep the rollback path
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Write the runbook that lets a new administrator run the estate at 2am
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M8 — Capstone and NCA v6.10 Exam Practice
Build a working cluster and deploy a three-tier application onto it
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Design the storage and network for that application and prove the isolation
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Configure protection and a recovery path, then rehearse a failover
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Automate the build of a virtual machine with a Calm blueprint
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Sit a timed NCA v6.10 practice paper scored by objective
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Build a revision plan from the score sheet and defend the capstone in review
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