Nutanix Database Management & Automation (NDMA)

This course teaches you the skills needed to install, configure, and operate Nutanix Database Service (NDB, formerly known as Nutanix Era) for the purpose of managing databases.                                                                  

The what, the how, the why, and the 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, including alert policies, notifications, and log collection
• Operations involved in protecting and restoring databases, including creating snapshots, cloning databases, log catch-up operations, refreshing clones, and restoring source databases
• In this course, you will explore a number of subjects including:

Familiarity with traditional virtualization architectures and Nutanix cloud infrastructure.

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

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