Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF)

Description

This course is designed for Systems Administrators, Data Center Engineers, and Cloud Architects who are ready to master the next generation of invisible infrastructure. Whether you are a veteran moving away from legacy virtualization or an early-career professional aiming to specialize in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), this curriculum provides the expertise needed to manage the Nutanix Cloud Platform with confidence.

A career as a Nutanix Administrator is more than just maintaining servers; it is about driving business agility. By mastering the ability to simplify complex data center operations, you become a strategic asset who reduces operational overhead and eliminates technical silos. In today’s market, a Nutanix admin is the orchestrator of the software-defined data center, providing the stability and scalability that allow businesses to focus on application innovation rather than hardware firefighting.

Proficiency in the Nutanix ecosystem prepares you for specialized positions such as HCI Architect, Cloud Infrastructure Lead, Storage Specialist, and Platform Engineer. Furthermore, with Nutanix’s increasing focus on AI-ready infrastructure, skilled administrators are now finding opportunities as AI Infrastructure Ops, managing the high-performance clusters required for enterprise-scale machine learning and generative AI applications.

To help you position yourself for success as a Nutanix administrator, this course will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to:

Navigate and differentiate between Prism Element and Prism Central
Describe key hardware and storage concepts
Configure and validate networking elements in Prism Central
Perform core image management tasks
Create and manage virtual machines
Monitor cluster performance and health
Perform basic lifecycle management tasks

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Distinguish between Prism Element and Prism Central within a Nutanix HCI environment
Explain AOS storage architecture, resiliency factors, and capacity optimization
Configure storage containers and virtual networking within Prism Central
Administer the Image Service and use categories to automate infrastructure policies
Execute VM lifecycle tasks, including creation, customization, and cloning
Analyze cluster performance via analysis sessions, custom charts, and reports
Assess system health using Alerts dashboards and Nutanix Cluster Checks (NCC)
Perform inventory operations and software updates using Life Cycle Manager (LCM)

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.