The NPX Study Guide Link-O-Rama Resource Page
This is the NPX Study Guide Link-O-Rama for the NPX Certification Program. This collection of links has an “NPX Study Guide focus” regarding education, design, configuration, performance & optimization and troubleshooting.
New to NPX?
- NPX Home Page
- NPX Directory
- NPX Program Forum
- NPX Design Review Preparation Guide (Blueprint)
- Nutanix NEXT Community Website
- Nutanix .NEXT Community Podcast (Episode #6)
- Questions to npx@nutanix.com
Meet the NPXs
- Meet NPX Program Manager – Mark Brunstad
- Meet NPX 001 – Josh Odgers by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 002 – Lane Leverett by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 003 – Jonathan Kohler by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 004 – Samir Roshan by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 005 – Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 006 – Bas Raayman by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 007 – Michael Webster by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 008 – Rene van den Bedem by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 009 – Richard Arsenian by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 010 – Sachin Bhowan by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 011 – Samuel Rothenbühler by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 012 – Tim Buckholz by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 013 – Wayne Conrad by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 014 – Derek Seaman by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 015 – Bruno Sousa by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 016 – Crescenzo Oliviero by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 017 – David Quinney by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 018 – Fouad El Akkad by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 019 – Jason Yeo by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 020 – Dan Alexandru Apostu by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 021 – Michael Shin by Magnus Andersson
- Meet NPX 022 – Artur Krzywdzinski by Magnus Andersson
New to the Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform?
- Software-Defined Storage for Dummies by Nutanix
- What is Web-scale IT? Video by Nutanix
- Nutanix Analyst Reports
- The Nutanix Bible by Steven Poitras
- Evaluating A HyperConverged Virtualization Platform – Questions To Ask by Michael Webster
- Nutanix Sizing Calculator
NPX Deep-Dive Series by Rene van den Bedem
- Nutanix Platform Expert = VCDX squared?
- The Process of Mastery
- NPX – Preparation Plan
- NPX – Skills Matrix
- NPX – Preparation Strategy for D-Day
- Web-Scale and Cloud-native Design Considerations
- NPX – Mock Panel Timer
- NPX – Sizing a Nutanix Cluster
- NPX – VMware vSphere versus Nutanix AHV
- NPX – Controller VM Sizing
- NPX – Hands-on Exercise (Nutanix Troubleshooting)
- NPX – Design Exercise (Nutanix Design)
- NPX – The Journey to Number 8
- NPX – Solution Design Presentation
- NPX – Advice to Candidates
- NPX – The Right Hypervisor
- Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive – Part 1 – Overview
- Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive – Part 2 – Hardware Architecture
- Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive – Part 3 – Platform Installation
- Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive – Part 4 – Building a Nutanix SE Toolkit
- Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive – Part 5 – Installing ESXi Manually with Phoenix
- Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive – Part 12 – ESXi Design Considerations
- Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive – Part 13 – AHV Design Considerations
- Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive – Part 16 – The Risks
- Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive – Part 17 – CVM Autopathing with ESXi
- My VCDX Deep Dive Series also has content that is applicable to the NPX certification program
Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform Design
- Example Architectural Decision – Host Isolation Response for a Nutanix Environment by Josh Odgers
- ESXi Host Isolation Response and custom isolation address configuration by Josh Odgers
- Example Architectural Decision – VMware DRS automation level for a Nutanix environment by Josh Odgers
- VMware Host Isolation Response in a Nutanix Environment #NoSAN by Josh Odgers
- Storage DRS and Nutanix – To use, or not to use, that is the question? by Josh Odgers
- Fight the FUD: vCenter on VDS on Nutanix NFS Datastore – Not a problem! by Josh Odgers
- How to Architect a VSA , Nutanix or VSAN solution for >=N+1 availability by Josh Odgers
- Rule of Thumb: Sizing for Storage Performance in the new world by Josh Odgers
- Microsoft Exchange on Nutanix Best Practice Guide by Josh Odgers
- Can I use my existing SAN/NAS storage with Nutanix? by Josh Odgers
- Nutanix Tech Notes for VMware vSphere by Josh Odgers
- Virtual Machine Swap File Location & Capacity Usage on Nutanix by Josh Odgers
- Scale Out Shared Nothing Architecture Resiliency by Nutanix by Josh Odgers
- Calculating Actual Usable capacity? It’s not as simple as you might think! – Part 1 SAN/NAS by Josh Odgers
- Calculating Actual Usable capacity? It’s not as simple as you might think! – Part 2 Nutanix by Josh Odgers
- Things to consider when choosing infrastructure by Josh Odgers
- What’s .NEXT? – Scale Storage separately to Compute on Nutanix! by Josh Odgers
- Nutanix – Erasure Coding (EC-X) Deep Dive by Josh Odgers
- Nutanix – Improving Resiliency of Large Clusters with Erasure Coding (EC-X) by Josh Odgers
- NOS 4.5 Delivers Increased effective SSD tier capacity (EC-X) by Josh Odgers
- What I/O will Nutanix Erasure coding (EC-X) take effect on? by Josh Odgers
- RF2 & RF3 Usable Capacity with Erasure Coding (EC-X) by Josh Odgers
- Sizing assumptions for solutions with Erasure Coding (EC-X) by Josh Odgers
- Exchange Best Practices and 1.4Million Mailboxes on Nutanix NX-8150 by Michael Webster
- Customer Example: SQL Server and Oracle on Nutanix Web Scale Converged Infrastructure by Michael Webster
- Citrix Validated Solution with Nutanix For Less Than 3W Power Consumption per Desktop by Michael Webster
- Nutanix Security Development Lifecycle – Uncompromisingly Simple and Automated Security for All by Michael Webster
- Citrix Validated Solution for Nutanix on Hyper-V by Derek Seaman
- Citrix Validated Solution for Nutanix by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix VDI Example Architecture for 20K to 200K+ Power User Desktops by Michael Webster
- SQL and Oracle On Nutanix Papers Hot Of The Press by Michael Webster
- Using Nutanix Container Reservations and a FreeSpace Container for Availability and Capacity Planning by Michael Webster
- Fight the FUD: Data Corruption, Torn IO, Write Ordering and More by Michael Webster
- Sizing Microsoft Lync Server 2013 on Nutanix by Derek Seaman
- Nutanix and Veeam HyperV Best Practices by Derek Seaman
- Veeam Best Practices for VMware on Nutanix by Derek Seaman
- Nutanix VM Flash Mode by Magnus Andersson
Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform Troubleshooting
- Running Quick Diagnostics Performance Test On Nutanix with Diagnostics.py by Michael Webster
- Nutanix SQL Server DB VAAI Clone Performance by Michael Webster
- vSphere 5.5 U1 NFS APD Fix out by Derek Seaman
- Problem connection vCenter Orchestrator to vRealize Automation by Magnus Andersson
Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform Performance and Optimisation
- In Kernel or Not In Kernel – This Is The Hyperconverged Question by Michael Webster
- Nutanix Oracle RAC vMotion by Michael Webster
- Nutanix: The Big Red Easy Button for Oracle Databases – Part 1 by Michael Webster
- Performance Testing MySQL and PostgreSQL with HammerDB and PGBench by Michael Webster
- Evolution of My Home Area Network (HAN) to Leaf Spine Architecture by Michael Webster
- Cloning VMs – Why less (I/O & throughput) is better! by Josh Odgers
- Integrity of I/O for VMs on NFS Datastores – Part 1 – Emulation of the SCSI Protocol by Josh Odgers
- Ensuring Data Integrity with Nutanix – Part 2 – Forced Unit Access (FUA) & Write Through by Josh Odgers
- Integrity of I/O for VMs on NFS Datastores – Part 3 – Write Ordering by Josh Odgers
- Integrity of I/O for VMs on NFS Datastores – Part 4 – Torn Writes by Josh Odgers
- Integrity of I/O for VMs on NFS Datastores – Part 5 – Data Corruption by Josh Odgers
- In-Kernel verses Virtual Storage Appliance by Josh Odgers
- Peak Performance vs Real World Performance by Josh Odgers
- Advanced Storage Performance Monitoring with Nutanix by Josh Odgers
- What if my VMs storage exceeds the capacity of a Nutanix node? by Josh Odgers
- NOS 4.5 Delivers Increased Read Performance from SATA by Josh Odgers
- How to view a VMs Active Working Set in PRISM by Josh Odgers
- NOS 4.5 Delivers Increased Read Performance from SATA by Josh Odgers
- In-Kernel or Not: Hyper-Converged Storage Services Hokey Pokey by Jon Kohler
- Running IOmeter on Nutanix by Derek Seaman
Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform Automation
- Nutanix – vCloud Automation Center VM deployment by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix Cluster VM reporting using vCloud automation Center by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix Cluster status reporting via vRealize Automation by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix and vSphere deployment via vCenter Orchestrator by Magnus Andersson
- Create Nutanix Container via vCloud Automation Center by Magnus Andersson
- Greenfield vCloud Automation Center Deployment on Nutanix Magnus Andersson
- Advanced Nutanix – PowerShell Edition: Ordered PD Restore by Steven Poitras
- Advanced Nutanix – PowerShell Edition: Produce vDisk Report by Steven Poitras
- Advanced Nutanix: Using Nutanix PowerShell CMDlets to Manually Fingerprint vDisks by Steven Poitras
- Advanced Nutanix: Create SCVMM Cluster by Steven Poitras
- Rapid Provisioning of SQL Server Test Environments with Nutanix by Michael Webster
Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)
- What’s .NEXT? – Acropolis! Part 1 by Josh Odgers
- Uploading ISOs & VM Images to Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) by Josh Odgers
- MS Exchange on Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) by Josh Odgers
- Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) & non-uniform node CPU generations by Josh Odgers
- Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) I/O Failover & Load Balancing by Josh Odgers
- Acropolis: VM High Availability (HA) by Josh Odgers
- Acropolis: Scalability by Josh Odgers
- Why Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) is the next generation hypervisor – Part 1 – Introduction by Josh Odgers
- Why Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) is the next generation hypervisor – Part 2 – Simplicity by Josh Odgers
- Why Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) is the next generation hypervisor – Part 3 – Scalability by Josh Odgers
- Why Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) is the next generation hypervisor – Part 4 – Security by Josh Odgers
- Why Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) is the next generation hypervisor – Part 5 – Resiliency by Josh Odgers
- Why Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) is the next generation hypervisor – Part 6 – Performance by Josh Odgers
- Why Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) is the next generation hypervisor – Part 7 – Agility (Time to value) by Josh Odgers
- Why Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) is the next generation hypervisor – Part 8 – Analytics (Performance / Capacity Management) by Josh Odgers
- Why Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) is the next generation hypervisor – Part 10 – Cost by Josh Odgers
- Accessing QEMU CLI on CentOS 7 by Jon Kohler
- Acropolis Virtual Machine High Availability – Part I by Magnus Andersson
- Acropolis Virtual Machine High Availability – Part II by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor Best Practice Guide by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix & Acropolis nomenclature by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix Acropolis 101: Creating VMs by Derek Seaman
Microsoft Hyper-V
Nutanix Community Edition
- Nutanix Community Edition Homepage
- Nutanix Community – 6 Nested Virtualization Resources To Get You Started With Community Edition by Angelo Luciani
- #Nutanix Community Edition 4 Node Cluster Nested on ESXi 6.0 by Michael Webster
- #NextConf running Nutanix Community Edition nested on Fusion by Joep Piscaer
- How to install Nutanix CE into ESXi 6.0 by Albert Chen
- Nutanix Community Edition Primer by Technology UG
- Nutanix Community Edition and MAC Mini Cluster by XenAppBlog.com
- A first look at Nutanix Community Edition by Viktor van den Berg
- Nutanix Community Edition on nested ESXi without SSD by Guy Defryn
- Lab setup on Nutanix Community Edition by Gareth Chapman
Official Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform Resources
- Nutanix Corporate Homepage
- Nutanix Resources
- Nutanix Customer Case Studies
- Nutanix Videos
- Nutanix Analyst Reports
- Nutanix Webinars
- Nutanix Datasheets
- Nutanix Best Practice Guides
- Nutanix Reference Architectures
- Nutanix Solution Briefs
- Nutanix Solution Notes
- Nutanix Tech Notes
- Nutanix White Papers and eBooks
- Nutanix Global Services
- Nutanix .NEXT Community
- Nutanix on Twitter
Official Dell XC Web-Scale Converged Appliance Resources (Nutanix OEM)
- Dell XC Web-Scale Converged Appliance Homepage
- Dell XC Solution Brief
- Dell XC Solution Datasheet
- Dell Storage Platform Portfolio
- Dell XC Technical Brief – System Performance
- Dell XC Technical Brief – System Reliability
- Dell XC Technical Brief – System Scalability
- Dell XC Brochure – Overview of Web-Scale Infrastructure
- ESG Lab Review of Dell XC
- Taneja Group Solution Brief of Dell XC
- Dell XC Solution Brief – VDI
- Dell XC Solution Brief – Microsoft Cloud
- Dell XC Solution Brief – Health Care
- Dell XC Solution Brief – Disaster Recovery
- Dell XC Tech Note – Virtualising SQL Server
- Dell XC Reference Architecture – VMware vRealize Automation
- Dell XC Reference Architecture – Microsoft Windows Azure Pack
- Dell XC Case Study – Williams F1
Official Lenovo Converged HX Series (Nutanix OEM)
- Lenovo Converged HX Series Homepage
- Lenovo-Nutanix Partnership Website
- Lenovo Converged HX Series Nutanix Appliance Datasheet
- Lenovo-Nutanix Hyperconverged White Paper
- Lenovo-Nutanix Partnership FAQ
- Lenovo and Nutanix: Mapping the route to leadership hyperconverged infrastructure (infographic)
Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform Education & Certification Resources
- Nutanix Education (Nu.School)
- Nu.School Education Services Datasheet
- Nutanix Education on Twitter
- NPX Certification Study Group by Daemon Behr
- Nutanix Administration Online Plus Course (preparation for NPP4)
- How Nutanix Works – Simple Educational Videos from @NutanixEDU by Michael Webster
- Notes 4 Engineers: Oracle RAC Monster VM vMotion on Nutanix by Michael Webster & Alastair Cooke
- TechEd 2014: Building a web-scale Private Cloud by Derek Seaman
Miscellaneous Personal Blogs
- PhD. in Architecture Design? by Rene Van Den Bedem
- The Next Elite Architecture Certification by Rene Van Den Bedem
- SQL AlwaysOn Availability Group support in VMDKs on NFS Datastores by Josh Odgers
- Deduplication ratios – What should be included in the reported ratio? by Josh Odgers
- Nutanix Web Scale IT Now with All Flash and Metro Availability by Michael Webster
- Nutanix Announces All Flash Array by Derek Seaman
- A new Nutanix Appliance – All Flash Appliance by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix One-Click Upgrades and Support Portal Enhancements by Michael Webster
- Nutanix and vCloud Automation Center by Michael Webster
- A Brief Look Under The Covers Of Nutanix OS 4.0.1 Release by Michael Webster
- WebScaleIT Benefits for the Masses: Visionary Nutanix Teams with World Class Hardware and Distribution Powerhouse Dell by Michael Webster
- Oracle Licensing and Support on Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform by Michael Webster
- Nutanix Disruption as a Service Serves Up VDI Assurance World First by Michael Webster
- Demystifying Web-Scale IT by Michael Webster
- From Zero to 240 Hosts and 5000 VM’s in just over 2 Days by Michael Webster
- Oracle Databases on Web-Scale Infrastructure by Michael Webster
- @VMware Completes Software Defined Enterprise and Shakes Up Software Defined Storage by Michael Webster
- Storage I/O Control (SIOC) configuration for Nutanix by Josh Odgers
- How to configure Network I/O Control (NIOC) for Nutanix (or any IP Storage) by Josh Odgers
- Cost vs Reward for the Nutanix Controller VM (CVM) by Josh Odgers
- Unlimited VMs per datastore? Its not a myth with Nutanix! by Josh Odgers
- Fight the FUD! – Not all VAAI-NAS storage solutions are created equal by Josh Odgers
- PART 1 – Problems with RAID and Object Based Storage for data protection by Josh Odgers
- PART 2 – Problems with RAID and Object Based Storage for data protection by Josh Odgers
- Is VAAI beneficial with Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) based solutions? by Josh Odgers
- Virtualizing Business Critical Applications – The Web-Scale Way! by Josh Odgers
- My NPX Journey by Josh Odgers
- Scaling Hyper-converged solutions – Compute only by Josh Odgers
- Deduplication and MS Exchange by Josh Odgers
- Nutanix NOS 1-Click Upgrade by Derek Seaman
- Nutanix Operating System Upgrade to 4.1.1 by Magnus Andersson
- Upgrade Nutanix Operating System to version 4.0 by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix Releases NOS 4.1.1 by Derek Seaman
- Nutanix Operating System 4.1.1 by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix Operating System 4.0.1 released by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix Metro Availability configuration and failover by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix Data Protection – Restore your data by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix Data Protection – Secure your data by Magnus Andersson
- Successfully delete a Nutanix Container by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix Cluster, Storage Pool and Container setup by Magnus Andersson
- vSphere NFS and VAAI monitoring by Magnus Andersson
- Nutanix Erasure Coding customer feedback by Magnus Andersson
- Automatically Email Nutanix NCC Results by Jon Kohler
- Investigating Nutanix Pulse ASUP’s Caught in Email Filter by Jon Kohler
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