Technology Overview

• What is Nutanix
  • What is Nutanix Enterprise OS?
    • Streamlining The Datacenter
    • Nutanix Web-Scale Architecture
    • The Nutanix Solution
    • Prism Central Management
• Nutanix Terminology
  • Nutanix HCI
    • Physical Infrastructure
    • Storage Pools and Containers
  • Nutanix Storage
    • Tunable Redundancy
    • Nutanix EC-X (Erasure Coding)
    • Deduplication
    • Compression
    • Data Locality
    • Intelligent Tiering
    • CVM Auto-Pathing
    • vMotion/DRS or Live Migration
  • Nutanix VM Mobility
    • Acropolis Dynamic Scheduling (ADS)
    • Host High Availability
    • Affinity Rules - Host
    • Affinity Rules - VM
  • Nutanix Networking
    • AHV – Software Defined Networking
    • Flow (Microsegmentation)
    • Flow Scenario – Environment Zoning with Isolation
  • Nutanix Image Management
    • Image service

Nutanix Configuration Labs

• Lab - Nutanix Tech Overview
  • Overview
  • Prism Central
    • Prism Central UI Review
  • Prism Element
    • Prism Element UI Review
  • Takeaways
• Lab - Storage Configuration
  • Overview
  • Prism Element Storage Configuration Items
    • Configure Storage Containers
    • Redundancy Factor (RF)
  • Takeaways
• Lab - Networking Configuration
  • Overview
  • AHV Networking Background
    • Virtual Networks
    • Virtual NICs
    • IP Address Management (IPAM)
  • Configure Network
    • Setup user VM network
    • Setup user VM network with IPAM
  • Takeaways

Deploying and Managing Workloads

• Nutanix Backup and DR
  • Comprehensive Backup and DR Solution
    • Nutanix Local Snapshots (Time Stream)
    • Nutanix Cloud Connect
    • Asynchronous Replication
    • Metro Availability and Sync Replication
    • Cross-Hypervisor Backup and DR
    • Self-Service File Restore
• Lab - Deploying Workloads
  • Overview
  • Image Configuration
  • Creating a Linux VM
  • Creating a Windows VM
  • Takeaways
• Lab - Managing Workloads
  • Overview
  • Workload Management
    • Power Actions and Console Access
    • Prism Search
    • Clone a VM
    • Migrate a VM Between Hosts
    • Configure VM-to-Host Affinity Policies
    • High Availability
  • Takeaways
• Lab - Data Protection
  • Overview
  • Data Protection
    • VM snapshots
    • Configure a Protection Domain (PD)
  • Takeaways

Monitoring and Managing the Environment

• Monitoring and Managing the Environment
  • One-Click Cluster Upgrade
  • One-click Hypervisor Conversion
  • Simple Cluster Expansions
  • Prism Central Dashboards
  • Network Visualization
  • Prism Self-Service
  • Nutanix Calm
  • Prism Central Report Managing and Machine Learning Capability
  • Actionable Capacity Forecasting
  • Just-In-Time Forecast
  • Rich and Insightful Analytics
  • VM Management for ESXi
  • Video Demonstration: Cluster Software Update
  • Video Demonstration: Cluster Expansion
• Lab - Monitoring
  • Overview
  • Prism Central Reports
    • Capacity Runway
    • What If Planning
    • Bonus Round: Create a Custom Report
  • Takeaways

Optional Labs

• Authentication and Role Mapping

Optional Flow Lab

• What Is Flow
  • Overview
  • What is the State of Things Today
    • Why Microsegmentation?
    • Securing HCI with Flow + Microsegmentation
    • Flow: Under the hood
    • Why Flow?
    • Use Case: App Segmentation
    • Use Case: VDI Microsegmentation
    • Use Case: Network & Security Automation
    • Isolation Policy
    • Application Security Policy
    • Quarantine Policy
• Flow: Enable and Lab Setup
  • Overview
  • Enabling Microsegmentation
  • Create Five VMs
    • Clone the other four VMs:
  • Takeaways
• Flow: Quarantine VM
  • Overview
  • Quarantine a VM and Explore the Quarantine Policy
    • Confirm Communication between flow-abc-1 and flow-abc-2
    • Quarantine a VM and Edit The Quarantine Policy
  • Takeaways
• Flow: Isolate Environments
  • Overview
  • Isolate Environments with Flow
    • Create a New Category
    • Create a New Security Policy
    • Apply the New Security Policy
      • Confirm communication is possible before applying the categories to the VMs
      • Assign a category to the VMs flow-abc-3 and flow-abc-4
      • Confirm communication is NOT possible after applying the categories to the VMs
  • Takeaways
• Flow: Secure App
  • Overview
  • Secure Applications with Microsegmentation
    • Create and Assign Categories
      • Update AppType with New Category Value app-abc
      • Assign VM flow-abc-5 to the category AppType: app-abc.
      • Assign VM flow-abc-1 the default category Environment: Dev
    • Secure the Application VM
      • Create a new security policy to protect the app-abc application.
  • Takeaways
• Flow: Visualization
  • Overview
  • Flow Visualization
    • Add Flows to a Policy Using Flow Visualization
      • View the detected traffic flows from Environment: Dev
      • Add The Detected Flow to The Security Policy
      • Move Policy from Monitoring Mode to Applied Mode
  • Takeaways

Optional Calm Lab

• What Is Calm
  • Overview
  • What is the State of Things Today
    • Managing Apps Is Increasingly Challenging
  • How Does Nutanix Solve This Problem
    • Foundation For Enterprise Cloud
    • Delivering the Enterprise Cloud Vision
    • Delivering the Enterprise Cloud Vision: Multi-Cloud
  • Calm: Application Lifecycle Automation
    • Blueprints Capture All Elements of the Application
    • Make Sense of Complexity in a Visual Way
    • Blueprints Are Flexible and Open
    • Blueprints Are Used for Lifecycle Management
  • Calm: Self-Service and Governance
    • Nutanix Marketplace Empowers Self-Service
    • Deploy in One-Click
    • End-to-End Audits and Governance
  • Calm: Hybrid Cloud Management
    • Hybrid Cloud Management
    • Deploy across Clouds Based on Need
    • Automate. Empower. Relax
  • Takeaways
• Calm: Enable
  • Overview
  • Enabling App Management
  • Adding Active Directory
• Calm: Projects
  • Overview
  • Creating A Project
  • Takeaways
• Calm: SSH Key Creation
  • Overview
  • MacOS / Linux
    • SSH Key Creation
    • Accessing the Private Key
    • Accessing the Public Key
  • Windows
    • SSH Key Creation
    • Accessing the Private Key
    • Accessing the Public Key
  • Takeaways
• Calm: MySQL Blueprint
  • Overview
  • Creating Blueprint (MySQL)
    • Creating Blueprint
    • Setting Variables
    • Adding a Downloadable Image
    • Adding DB Service
    • Launching the Blueprint
  • Takeaways
• Calm: 3TWA Blueprint
  • Overview
  • Calm Blueprint (3TWA)
    • Creating the Web Server
    • Adding Dependencies
    • Adding Replicas
    • Creating the Load Balancer
    • Scale Out
    • Scale In
    • Launching and Managing the Application
  • Takeaways
• Calm: Windows Blueprint
  • Overview
  • Creating Blueprint (Windows)
    • Creating Blueprint
    • Setting Variables
    • Adding Windows Service
    • Package Install
    • Package Uninstall
  • Blueprint Launch and Verification
    • Launching the Blueprint
    • Verification
  • Takeaways
• Calm: Marketplace
  • Overview
  • Calm Marketplace Part 1
    • Publishing Blueprints from Marketplace Manager
    • Cloning Blueprints from Marketplace
    • Editing Cloned Blueprint
  • Calm Marketplace Part 2
    • Publishing Blueprints
    • Approving Blueprints
    • Configuring Project Environment
    • Launching Blueprint from the Marketplace
  • Takeaways

Appendix

• Glossary
  • Nutanix Core
    • AOS
    • Pulse
    • Prism Element
    • Prism Central
    • Node
    • Block
    • Storage Pool
    • Storage Container
    • Anatomy of a Read I/O
    • Anatomy of a Write I/O
  • Nutanix flow
    • Application Security Policy
    • Isolation Environment Policy
    • Quarantine Policy
    • AppTier
    • AppType
    • Environment
• Calm Basics
  • Accessing Calm
  • Tabbed Navigation
  • Blueprint Editor
  • Glossary
    • Blueprint
    • Application
    • Blueprint Editor
    • Application Overview
    • Service
    • Action
    • Application Profile
    • Dependency
    • Macro
    • Project
    • Marketplace