Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF)

This course is designed for Systems Administrators, Data Center Engineers, and Cloud Architects who are ready to master the next generation of invisible infrastructure. Whether you are a veteran moving away from legacy virtualization or an early-career professional aiming to specialize in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), this curriculum provides the hands-on expertise needed to manage the Nutanix Cloud Platform with confidence.

A career as a Nutanix Administrator is more than just maintaining servers; it is about driving business agility. By mastering the ability to simplify complex data center operations, you become a strategic asset who reduces operational overhead and eliminates technical silos. In today’s market, a Nutanix admin is the orchestrator of the software-defined data center, providing the stability and scalability that allow businesses to focus on application innovation rather than hardware firefighting.

Proficiency in the Nutanix ecosystem prepares you for specialized positions such as HCI Architect, Cloud Infrastructure Lead, Storage Specialist, and Platform Engineer. Furthermore, with Nutanix’s increasing focus on AI-ready infrastructure, skilled administrators are now finding opportunities as AI Infrastructure Ops, managing the high-performance clusters required for enterprise-scale machine learning and generative AI applications.

Audience

Network and security operations center personnel who want to learn Nutanix fundamentals (Prism, AOS,AHV) virtualization and cloud related concepts

Course Objectives

This course will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to:

• Navigate and differentiate between Prism Element and Prism Central
• Describe key hardware and storage concepts
• Configure and validate networking elements in Prism Central
• Perform core image management tasks
• Create and manage virtual machines
• Monitor cluster performance and health
• Perform basic lifecycle management tasks

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction

• Understanding HCI
• Introduction to Nutanix
• Logging into Prism Element and Prism Central
• Understanding Your Cluster
• Introduction to the Nutanix Support Portal

Module 2: Storage Concepts

• Understanding AOS Storage
• Storage Concepts
• Storage Resiliency
• Capacity Optimization
• Working with Storage Containers

Module 3: Networking

• AHV Networking Basics and Terminology
• Monitoring Networks in Prism Element and Prism Central

Module 4: Image Management

• Understanding the Image Services
• Uploading Images to Prism Element and Prism Central
• Importing Images to Prism Central
• Modifying an Uploaded Image

Module 5: Categories

• Understanding Categories
• Using Built-in Categories
• Assigning a Category to a VM
• Assigning a Storage Policy to a VM

Module 6: Virtual Machine (VM) Management

• Using the VMs Dashboard in Prism Central
• Creating and Updating VMs
• Cloning VMs
• Creating VM Recovery Points
• Exporting and Importing VMs

Module 7: Cluster Performance

• Working with Charts
• Working with Reports

Module 8: Cluster Health

• Monitoring Cluster Health Using Alerts, Events, and Audits
• Running Nutanix Cluster Check in Prism
• Collecting Logs

Module 9: Using LCM

• Introduction to LCM
• Performing Inventory