Cloud Services, Automation, and Workload Mobility
What the domain tests
Cloud Services, Automation, and Workload Mobility covers Nutanix's hybrid-cloud portfolio, automation tools, and migration paths.
Core rules
- Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) includes automation and cost/security governance capabilities; Calm provides application blueprints and self-service.
- Nutanix Flow provides microsegmentation and network security policy.
- Nutanix Move migrates VMs from VMware, Hyper-V, and other supported sources to AHV or Nutanix clusters.
- Nutanix Clusters on AWS/Azure (NC2) extends Nutanix operations into public cloud; it is not the same as DR-as-a-service.
- Frame provides desktop-as-a-service; Era/NDB address database operations; Karbon addresses Kubernetes.
- Automation options include Prism APIs, ncli/acli, and Calm blueprints. Blueprints are declarative, not just scripts.
Worked example
A team wants to move 30 VMware VMs to AHV with minimal downtime. They deploy the Move appliance, provide vCenter and Prism credentials, create a migration plan, run a test cutover, then schedule the final cutover. Reasoning: Move handles disk transfer and guest customization; testing validates network mapping and boot before the production cutover.
Traps
Do not confuse NC2 with Xi Leap. Do not treat Calm as a simple script runner; blueprints model the whole application. Do not assume Move migrates workloads without credentials and network access. Do not assume public-cloud extension removes the need for local capacity planning.