Nutanix Database Management & Automation (NDMA)

This course teaches you the skills needed to install, configure, and operate Nutanix Database Service (NDB).

Who Can Benefit

• Database administrators who manage Nutanix clusters and want a detailed deep dive into database administration using NDB
• Anyone pursuing the Nutanix Certified Professional - Database Automation (NCP-DB) certification

Skills Gained

• In this course, you will explore a number of subjects including:
• The what, how, why, and benefits of database-as-a-service (DBaaS)
• Important NDB terms and concepts, like copy data management, time machine, provisioning profiles, and data access management
• Implementing role-based access control (RBAC), including working with built-in and custom roles, and managing users and groups
• Adding multiple clusters to NDB, working with Nutanix Guest Tools, and registering a Nutanix cluster with NDB
• Monitoring and investigating issues with NDB, using alert policies and notifications, and collecting logs
• Operations involved in protecting and restoring databases, including creating snapshots, cloning databases, log catch-up operations, refreshing clones, and restoring source databases

Prerequisites

• This advanced course requires you to possess a basic Nutanix system administration skill set which includes:
• Familiarity with traditional virtualization architectures and Nutanix cloud infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with the Prism interface.
• An understanding of Nutanix core concepts and definitions.
• These skills can be acquired by attending our Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) course, or through on-the-job experience by working on a Nutanix system for at least 6 months.

Course Content

Course Outline

• Introduction to Database Automation
• Understanding DBaaS
• Understanding NBD Terminology and Concepts
• The Nutanix Solution for DBaaS

• Configuring and Operating NDB
• Understanding the NDB Workflow
• Installing and Configuring NDB
• Exploring the NDB Dashboard
• Creating Profiles
• Registering an Existing Database
• Provisioning a New Database
• Patching, Upgrading, and Scaling Databases
• Upgrading NDB

• Hands-on Labs:
• Deploying NDB
• Configuring an NDB Instance
• Getting Started with a PostgreSQL Database
• Adjusting UI Timeout and Upgrading NDB
• Working with NDB Profiles
• Registering Existing Databases
• Provisioning, Patching, and Removing Databases

• Administering and Monitoring NDB
• Implementing RBAC and Managing Users
• Managing Multiple Clusters with NDB
• Working with Maintenance Windows
• NDB High Availability
• Using Tags for Database Inventory Management
• Working with Alerts
• Investigating Issues with NDB

• Hands-on Labs:
• Implementing RBAC and Managing Users
• Using Tags for Database Inventory Management
• Working with Alerts
• Generating and Downloading a Diagnostics Bundle
• Enabling NDB Multi-Cluster
• Provisioning a Database to a New Cluster
• Provisioning a HA Database

• Protecting and Restoring Databases
• Understanding Time Machine
• Managing SLAs Schedules
• Preparing for Snapshot Creation, Replication, and Deletion
• Cloning Databases
• Database Log Management
• Refreshing and Removing Clones
• Restoring Source Databases

• Hands-on Labs:
• Creating SLAs
• Cloning Databases
• Creating and Replicating Snapshots
• Restoring a Database from a Snapshot