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Nutanix Database Management & Automation (NDMA)

SS Course: 65861

Course Overview

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This course teaches you the skills needed to install, configure, and operate Nutanix Database Service (NDB).                                                                  

Scheduled Classes

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11/24/25 - TDV - Virtual-Instructor Led - Virtual-Instructor Led (click to enroll)

What You'll Learn

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The 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

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Understanding 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

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Familiarity 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

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    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

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