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Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA)

NTX-NMCAA – Get the skills needed to install, configure, operate, and manage Nutanix X-Play and Nutanix Calm (renamed to Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) Self-Service)

In this course, you will explore a number of subjects including how to perform codeless task automation using X-Play and its actions gallery, plays, and playbooks.

You will also learn what Nutanix Calm is, how to create single- and multi-VM blueprints, and how to publish them to the Marketplace for consumption.

Finally, you will learn how to manage an application and to identify issues with Nutanix Calm and X-Play

Product Versions Covered: AOS 6.5 - Prism Central 2022.6 - Calm 3.6.0
Updated March2026

GK# 846003 Vendor# NTX-NMCAA
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Who Should Attend?

  • IT administrators who manage Nutanix clusters and want a detailed deep dive into multicloud automation using Nutanix Calm
  • Anyone pursuing the Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) certification

What You'll Learn

After this course participants should be able to:

  • Perform codeless task automation using X-Play and its actions gallery, plays, and playbooks
  • Install and configure Nutanix Calm,
  • Use the Marketplace to launch blueprints and runbooks
  • Create single- and multi-VM blueprints,
  • Publish VM blueprints to the Marketplace for consumption
  • Manage an application
  • Identify issues with Nutanix Calm and X-Play

Course Outline

Module 1: IT Operations Automation Using X-Play

  • IT automation with Nutanix
  • Task automation using X-Play
  • Hands-on Labs
  • Prism Element and Prism Central Setup
  • Creating a Manually Triggered Playbook
  • Creating an Alert Triggered Playbook

Module 2: Application Automation Using Nutanix Calm

  • Introduction to Nutanix Calm
  • Nutanix Calm Deployment Models
  • Installing and Configuring Nutanix Calm
  • Working with the Calm Marketplace
  • Nutanix Calm Plug-ins
  • Hands-on Labs
    • Enabling Calm
    • Creating a Calm Project

Module 3: Working with Blueprints and Runbooks

  • Introduction to Calm Blueprints
  • Creating a Single-VM Blueprint
  • Creating a Multi-VM Blueprint
  • Publishing and Launching a Blueprint
  • Using the Marketplace Manager
  • Managing Applications
  • Working with Endpoints and Runbooks
  • Hands-on Labs: Single VM Blueprints
    • Creating a Single VM Blueprint
    • Downloading and Launching a Blueprint
    • Publishing a Single VM Blueprint to the Marketplace
    • Launching a Blueprint from the Marketplace
    • Unpublishing and Deleting a Blueprint
    • Importing a Blueprint
  • Hands-on Labs: Multi VM Blueprints and Runbooks
    • Creating a Multi-VM Blueprint
    • Creating Services
    • Adding Dependencies
    • Configuring Day 2 Operations
    • Launching the Full LAMP Stack
    • Configuring Endpoints
    • Configuring and Executing a Runbook

Module 4: Advanced Calm Actions and Blueprint Management

  • Macros
  • Scripts
  • The Library
  • Categories

Module 5: Identifying Issues with Calm and X-Play

  • Identifying Causes of Deployment Failure
  • Validating Playbook Configurations
  • Log Collection
  • Hands-on Labs
    • Import a Problem Blueprint
    • Troubleshoot a Problem Blueprint

Labs Outline
  • Labs are provided by Layer8 Training for this course

Prerequisites

This advanced course requires you to possess a basic Nutanix system administration skill set which includes:

  • Familiarity with traditional virtualization storage architectures
  • Hands-on experience with the Prism and Command-line interfaces
  • An understanding of Nutanix core concepts and definitions, which can be found here

These skills can be acquired by attending one of our basic admin courses (Enterprise Cloud Administration), or through on-the-job experience working on a Nutanix system for at least 6 months.

Related Certifications

This course leads to Nutanix Certified Professional - Database Automation (NCP-DB)