Nutanix Unified Storage Administration (NUSA)

This course teaches you the administrative skills needed to install, configure, manage, and upgrade three different Nutanix unified storage products:

Who Can Benefit

• Systems operators evaluating file, block, and object storage using Nutanix Files, Nutanix Volumes, and Nutanix Objects.
• IT administrators and business leaders who manage Nutanix clusters and want a detailed deep dive into Nutanix storage administration.
• Anyone pursuing Nutanix Certified Professional – Unified Storage (NCP-US) certification.

Prerequisites

• This course requires basic system administration knowledge, acquired through training or hands-on experience.
• You should be familiar with iSCSI, SMB, NFS storage protocols, and S3 compatible storage; be able to create a VM through the Nutanix web console (Prism); and know how to run commands from the command line interface (CLI).
• An understanding of Nutanix core concepts and definitions.
• If you do not have these skills, we recommend taking the Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF) class first.

Course Content

Course Outline

• Installing and Configuring Nutanix Volumes
• Understanding When to Use Nutanix Volumes
• Deploying Nutanix Volumes and Understanding iSCSI Target Redirection
• Configuring Nutanix Volumes

• Managing, Upgrading, and Monitoring Nutanix Volumes
• Failover and Failback Processes
• Understanding Storage Management and Using the Storage and Volume Groups Dashboards
• Modifying a Volume Group

• Analyzing and Optimizing Nutanix Volumes
• Firewall Settings
• IQNs/Allowlists
• iSCSI Timeout Sessions
• Troubleshooting Volume Group Capacity

• Nutanix Volumes: Hands on Labs
• Preparing the Cluster
• Configuring Volumes for Windows and Linux
• Managing Volumes for Windows and Linux
• Configuring iSCSI Network Segmentation (Optional)

• Installing and Configuring Nutanix Files
• Introduction to Nutanix Files
• Architecting and Sizing Nutanix Files Environments
• Installing Nutanix Files
• The File Server Dashboard
• Configuring Nutanix Files

• Managing, Upgrading, and Monitoring Nutanix Files
• Managing Nutanix Files
• Using File Analytics
• Using Data Lens and Smart DR
• Monitoring Performance and Usage
• Upgrading Nutanix Files

• Analyzing and Optimizing Nutanix Files
• Understanding the Nutanix Files High Availability Process
• Troubleshooting Nutanix Files Issues

• Nutanix Files: Hands on Labs
• Installing Nutanix Files
• Managing File Shares and Exports with the Files Console
• Working with File Analytics
• Deleting Nutanix Files

• Deploying and Configuring Nutanix Objects
• Introduction to Nutanix Objects
• Enabling Nutanix Objects
• Architecting and Sizing Nutanix Objects
• Deploying and Configuring Nutanix Objects
• Configuring Bucket Policies

• Managing, Upgrading, and Monitoring Nutanix Objects
• Managing Directories and API Keys
• Managing the Object Store
• Managing a Bucket
• Upgrading Nutanix Objects Using LCM
• Monitoring Nutanix Objects
• Replication with Nutanix Objects
• Cloud Tiering

• Analyzing and Troubleshooting Nutanix Objects
• Troubleshooting Issues with Cluster Deployment, Read/Write, Upgrades, and Objects/MSP Clusters using CLI Commands
• Log Collection for Nutanix Objects

• Nutanix Objects: Hands on Labs
• Configuring Nutanix Objects
• Managing Nutanix Objects