VMware and Nutanix Administrator

"VMware & Nutanix Admin Services

Module 1: VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 – The Next Gen Private Cloud

Focus on the major leap from traditional vSphere to the unified VCF 9 platform.

• VCF 9 Overview & Architecture: Introduction to the "Single Interface" experience and the shift to a unified private cloud platform.
• Modern Infrastructure Deployment: Using the new VCF Installer (replacing Cloud Builder) for automated Day-0 deployments and pre-checks.
• Advanced Compute & Memory Tiering: Implementing NVMe Memory Tiering to increase VM consolidation by up to 40%.
• Unified Storage with vSAN 9: Configuring Global Deduplication across clusters and Native vSAN-to-vSAN Data Protection with 1-minute RPOs.
• Cloud Networking & VPCs: Setting up Native VPCs in vCenter for self-service networking and isolated tenant environments.
• Advanced Services:
  • Private AI Foundation: Running AI workloads with NVIDIA integration and GPU-as-a-Service.
  • Data Services Manager: Delivering Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) for PostgreSQL and MySQL.
• Security & Resilience: Using the new SecOps Dashboard, Fleet-level certificate management, and Live Patching for ESXi (no reboot required).

Module 2: Nutanix Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI)

Ideal for administrators moving toward Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) and hybrid cloud.

• Nutanix Core Concepts: Understanding the Distributed Storage Fabric (DSF) and the "One-Click" simplicity of the Acropolis Operating System (AOS).
• Cluster Management & Deployment: Using the Foundation tool for cluster discovery and imaging.
• Prism Central vs. Prism Element: Mastering centralized management, reporting, and "Search-to-Action" capabilities.
• AHV Virtualization: Managing the native Nutanix hypervisor, VM mobility, and Nutanix Guest Tools (NGT).
• Storage Administration: Configuring Storage Pools, Containers, and Data Locality.
• Networking & Flow: Implementing micro-segmentation and virtual networking for secure multitenancy.
• Data Protection & DR: Setting up Protection Domains, Async/Sync replication, and using Nutanix Move for easy migrations from VMware to Nutanix.