Nutanix Quickstart for Virtualization Professionals (NQVP)

Description

Are you an experienced virtualization administrator with hands-on expertise in managing, troubleshooting, and optimizing virtual infrastructure? If you have training or certifications in other virtualization platforms, this accelerated course is designed for you.

Nutanix Quickstart for Virtualization Professionals (NQVP) is an intensive, one-day program that fast-tracks your journey to becoming a certified Nutanix administrator. With focused, practical training across several key areas – configuring and managing virtual infrastructure, disaster recovery, and monitoring & analysis – you’ll gain the skills needed to confidently operate Nutanix environments.

The instructor-led training (ILT) is delivered in a workshop-style format, with a strong emphasis on hands-on labs so you can apply what you’ve learned in the Nutanix environment. If you prefer to learn online, the digital version of this course includes detailed demos that parallel the hands-on activities from the classroom, allowing you to follow along and build your skills.

Through this course, you’ll explore Nutanix storage architecture, networking, security features, task automation, performance and health monitoring, and more – all tailored for professionals transitioning from other virtualization platforms.

Audience

IT professionals who:

• Are transitioning to Nutanix from other virtualization platforms.
• Have hands-on experience managing, troubleshooting, and optimizing virtual environments.
• Have training or certifications in other virtualization platforms

Course Outline

1: Fundamental Nutanix Concepts

2: Securing and Organizing a Nutanix Environment

Hands-on Labs

• Changing default passwords
• Configuring role-based access control
• Configuring secure access to the cluster
• Configuring SSL certificates
• Applying basic hardening
• Configuring categories

3: Configuring Nutanix Networking

Hands-on Labs

• Reviewing post-imaging network configuration
• Creating a virtual network

4: Provisioning and Managing Virtual Infrastructure 

Hands-On Labs 

• Creating a storage container
• Configuring storage policies
• Uploading an image
• Creating and managing virtual machines

5: Automating Tasks with Playbooks

Hands-On Labs 

• Creating a manually triggered playbook
• Creating an alert triggered playbook

6: Monitoring a Nutanix Cluster

Hands-on Labs

• Viewing cluster and VM metrics
• Analyzing performance with the Analysis dashboard
• Generating reports
• Performing a health check with NCC

7: Using Nutanix Disaster Recovery

Hands-on Labs

• Enabling Nutanix Disaster Recovery
• Adding an availability zone
• Creating a protection policy
• Creating a recovery plan
• Performing a planned failover

8: Migrating VMs to Nutanix

Hands-on Labs

• Configuring Move
• Creating an initiating a migration plan
• Performing cutover and validating migration

Terms and Conditions

• Customer must purchase training seats in advance of scheduling course dates.
• Customer may not cancel purchased training seats and all amounts paid are non-refundable.
• Customer may reschedule courses with no less than 15 business days written notice to Nutanix. Rescheduling fees may apply.
• Customer may substitute a student with no less than 5 business days written notice to Nutanix. Rescheduling fees do not apply to substitutions.
• Training seats must be consumed within 12 months of purchase. Failure to utilize the training seats within the 12 months of purchase shall result in forfeiture of all fees paid for such seats. Extensions may be available on a case by case basis.
• Most of our Authorized Training Partners (ATPs) have a 10-business-day cancellation and/or reschedule policy. If customer cancels or reschedules within those 10 business days, fees may apply up to the full price of the seat.
• Nutanix reserves the right to cancel any scheduled course due to minimum enrollment not being achieved, instructor illness, or other events outside of its control.
• Cancellation notices will be sent to enrolled students by email with rescheduling information and alternative training options.