Nutanix NCP-DS Exam Topics

Nutanix NCP-DS Exam Overview :

Exam Name:	Nutanix Certified Professional - Data Services
Exam Code:	NCP-DS
Certifications:	Nutanix Certified Professional Certification
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Nutanix NCP-DS Exam Objectives :

Section	Objectives
SECTION 1 - DEPLOY AND UPGRADE NUTANIX DATA SERVICES	Objective 1.1 - Identify the steps to deploy Nutanix Files Knowledge: • Identify appropriate client and storage networks • Ensure NTP, DNS, and SPN have been correctly configured • Identify supported protocols • Validate connectivity before handoff Objective 1.2 - Identify the steps to deploy Nutanix Objects Knowledge: • Identify prerequisites and limitations for Objects deployment • Ensure NTP, DNS, and SPN have been correctly configured • Identify subdomains versus folder structures for FQDN pathing • Validate connectivity before handoff Objective 1.3 - Perform upgrades/maintenance for Files/Objects implementations Knowledge: • Determine Files/Objects dependencies on AOS • Maintain impact for Files and Objects (i.e. distributed versus standard shares) • Understand when to scale up/scale out Objective 1.4 - Given a scenario, determine product and sizing parameters Knowledge: • Determine capacity and performance requirements for Files/Objects • Determine capacity and performance requirements for Volumes • Determine network segmentation requirements of each product • Add/Remove volumes to a Volume Group
SECTION 2 - CONFIGURE AND UTILIZE NUTANIX DATA SERVICES	Objective 2.1 - Configure Nutanix Files with advanced features Knowledge: • Create CIFS, NFS, and multi-protocol shares • Block specific file types • Configure permissions within the Microsoft Manage Console • Create an additional new Files server • Configure quotas Objective 2.2 - Configure Nutanix Volumes Knowledge: • Present Nutanix Volumes to physical servers • Present Nutanix Volumes to virtual machines • Add/Remove volumes to Volume Groups • Configure CHAP • Determine when to use cluster white lists versus volume white lists Objective 2.3 - Configure Nutanix Objects Knowledge: • Validate connectivity within a Nutanix Objects environment • Generate access keys • Configure Nutanix Objects for endpoint access • Create and configure buckets • Create additional namespaces Objective 2.4 - Given a scenario, configure shares, buckets, and/or Volume Groups Knowledge: • Given a scenario, determine the appropriate product to meet business requirements for such storage technologies as: › iSCSI › NFS › SMB › S3 Objective 2.5 - Determine the appropriate method to ensure data availability/recoverability Knowledge: • Given a scenario with RPO and RTO defined, determine the appropriate Nutanix local and remote platform solution • Given a scenario with RPO and RTO defined, determine the appropriate local and remote. backup basic recovery options
SECTION 3 - ANALYZE AND MONITOR NUTANIX DATA SERVICES	Objective 3.1 - Utilize File Analytics to assess usage patterns Knowledge: • Identify workloads with excessive resources • Use anomalies to determine suspicious activity or abnormal behavior • Determine the top active users • Determine file distribution by type Objective 3.2 - Describe how to monitor performance and usage Knowledge: • Identify when to scale up/out a Files cluster • Identify metrics to determine when to scale up/out • Identify performance constraints from a cluster utilization perspective Objective 3.3 - Given a scenario, utilize Prism Pro for capacity planning Knowledge: • Given a scenario, identify the capacity runway, in terms of months, for a solution • Given a scenario of growth, identify cluster capacity
SECTION 4 - TROUBLESHOOT NUTANIX DATA SERVICES	Objective 4.1 - Troubleshoot issues related to Nutanix Files Knowledge: • Determine the Active Directory service account • Determine the cause of user permissions issues relating to: › Multiple groups › Conflicting permissions › Backup accounts › Share administrators › Files • Determine the cause of shared visibility issues • Given a scenario, determine the cause of quota issues • Identify why DNS records were not created • Discover the reasons for deployment failures Objective 4.2 - Troubleshoot issues related to Nutanix Objects Knowledge: • Discover the reasons for deployment failures • Identify the cause of read/write capability-related issues • Determine appropriate access for troubleshooting • Troubleshoot Objects using appropriate CLI commands Objective 4.3 - Troubleshoot issues related to Nutanix Volumes Knowledge: • Determine the proper authentication methods and settings • Determine the proper firewall settings • Identify the correct IQNs/whitelists • Verify the proper iSCSI timeout settings, as per client tuning requirements • Determine the basic steps needed to add capacity to a Volume Group • Troubleshoot the inability to see newly-added capacity Objective 4.4 - Explain Nutanix Files High Availability process Knowledge: • Explain the scale out benefits of having more FSVMs • Describe the order of actions in cases of High Availability events • Describe the impact to clients during a single FSVM failure Objective 4.5 - Troubleshoot a failed upgrade for Files/Objects Knowledge: • Determine AOS/Prism Central compatibility issues • Determine the appropriate logs to review
Official Information	https://www.nutanix.com/viewer?type=pdf&path=/content/dam/nutanix/resources/support/ncp-ds-ebg.pdf

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