Course Overview
TOPThis course teaches you the skills needed to install, configure, and operate Nutanix Database Service (NDB).
Scheduled Classes
TOPWhat You'll Learn
TOPThe 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
- In this course, you will explore a number of subjects including:
Outline
TOPUnderstanding DBaaS
- Understanding NBD Terminology and Concepts
- The Nutanix Solution for DBaaS
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Creating SLAs
- Cloning Databases
- Creating and Replicating Snapshots
- Restoring a Database from a Snapshot
Prerequisites
TOPFamiliarity 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.
- This advanced course requires you to possess a basic Nutanix system administration skill set which includes:
Who Should Attend
TOPDatabase 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