COURSE OBJECTIVE:
In this course, you will explore a number of subjects including: • How to perform codeless task automation using X-Play and its actions gallery, plays, and playbooks • What Nutanix Calm is, how to install and configure it, and how to use the Marketplace to launch blueprints and runbooks • How to create single- and multi-VM blueprints, and how to publish them to the Marketplace for consumption • How to manage an application • How to identify issues with Nutanix Calm and X-Play
TARGET AUDIENCE:
– IT administrators who manage Nutanix clusters and want a detailed deep dive into multicloud automation using Nutanix Calm
– Anyone pursuing the Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) certification
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
This advanced course requires you to possess a basic Nutanix system administration skill set which includes: • Familiarity with traditional virtualization storage architectures • Hands-on experience with the Prism and Command-line interfaces • An understanding of Nutanix core concepts and definitions.These skills can be acquired by attending one of our basic admin courses (Enterprise Cloud Administration), or through on-the-job experience working on a Nutanix system for at least 6 months.
COURSE CONTENT:
1: IT Operations Automation Using X-Play • IT automation with Nutanix • Task automation using X-PlayHands-on Labs • Prism Element and Prism Central Setup • Creating a Manually Triggered Playbook • Creating an Alert Triggered Playbook 2: Application Automation Using Nutanix Calm • Introduction to Nutanix Calm • Nutanix Calm Deployment Models • Installing and Configuring Nutanix Calm • Working with the Calm Marketplace • Nutanix Calm Plug-insHands-on Labs • Enabling Calm • Creating a Calm Project 3: Working with Blueprints and Runbooks • Introduction to Calm Blueprints • Creating a Single-VM Blueprint • Creating a Multi-VM Blueprint • Publishing and Launching a Blueprint • Using the Marketplace Manager • Managing Applications • Working with Endpoints and RunbooksHands-on Labs: Single VM Blueprints • Creating a Single VM Blueprint • Downloading and Launching a Blueprint • Publishing a Single VM Blueprint to the Marketplace • Launching a Blueprint from the Marketplace • Unpublishing and Deleting a Blueprint • Importing a Blueprint Hands-on Labs: Multi VM Blueprints and Runbooks • Creating a Multi-VM Blueprint • Creating Services • Adding Dependencies • Configuring Day 2 Operations • Launching the Full LAMP Stack • Configuring Endpoints • Configuring and Executing a Runbook4: Advanced Calm Actions and Blueprint Management • Macros • Scripts • The Library • Categories5: Identifying Issues with Calm and X-Play • Identifying Causes of Deployment Failure • Validating Playbook Configurations • Log CollectionHands-on Labs • Import a Problem Blueprint • Troubleshoot a Problem Blueprint
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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