Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA)

The Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) 6.5 certification measures your knowledge of automation principles, as well as the automation capabilities built into the Nutanix platform. 

Successful candidates have approximately 3-6 months of experience with leveraging Nutanix products to automate the deployment of infrastructure and applications across a hybrid multicloud environment. They are typically IT professionals interested in pursuing, or currently engaged in, DevOps concepts and/or multicloud automation using Nutanix technologies. Additionally, the successful candidate will most likely have taken training courses, such as the Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA) course.

Knowledge Objectives

Section 1 – Describe and Differentiate Automation Concepts and Principles

• Determine and apply the steps required to automate a given manual process 
• Demonstrate an understanding of event-driven playbooks
• Define the components of X-Play
• List how to implement categories for the appropriate use cases
• Identify the capabilities of Projects

Section 2 – Deploy and Configure Self-service and Related Components

• Given a scenario, create a blueprint to deploy infrastructure and applications using Self-Service
• Demonstrate an Understanding of Self-service Managed Infrastructure and Applications
• Identify required configuration settings for a Self-Service deployment
• Identify common Blueprint features
• Identify common Runbook features
• Describe the features and requirements of Self-Service
• Identify common Governance features

Section 3 - Validate Blueprints, Runbooks, Playbooks, and Automation Settings

• Determine the causes of a Blueprint or Runbook deployment failure
• Describe where to find information to assist in validation
• Determine the correct method to validate required Playbook configurations
• Determine the causes of issues associated with automation

Benefits

Once you earn the NCP-MCA certification you join an exclusive community of Nutanix certified personnel, and earn more tangible benefits as well:

• Use of the NCP-MCA logo
• NCP-MCA Digital Badge from Credly
• Access to the Nutanix Certification store
• Discounts on Nutanix events
• Early access to educational programs