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NCP-MCA Exam Topics and Domains
NCP-MCA is organized into 3 weighted domains. Expect to work with Calm, X-Play, NCM, Marketplace, and more.
Describe and Differentiate Automation Concepts and Principles
Automation Fundamentals
- Determine and apply the steps required to automate a given manual process
- Demonstrate an understanding of event-driven playbooks
DevOps and Multicloud Concepts
- Understand DevOps concepts in multicloud environments
- Apply automation principles across hybrid infrastructure
X-Play Components
- Define the components of X-Play
- Perform codeless task automation using X-Play and its actions gallery, plays, and playbooks
Deploy and Configure Nutanix Calm and Related Components
Calm Installation and Configuration
- Install and configure Nutanix Calm
- Identify required configuration settings for a Nutanix Calm deployment
Blueprint Management
- Create single- and multi-VM blueprints
- Publish blueprints to the Marketplace for consumption
- Use the Marketplace to launch blueprints
Runbook Configuration
- Create and manage Calm Runbooks
- Use the Marketplace to launch runbooks
- Implement Post VM Delete Tasks
NCM Self-Service Deployment
- Install and configure NCM Self-Service
- Setup and manage the Marketplace
Validate Blueprints, Runbooks, Playbooks, and Automation Settings
Blueprint and Runbook Validation
- Determine the causes of Blueprint or Runbook deployment failures
- Describe where to find validation information
Playbook Validation
- Validate Playbook configurations
- Monitor playbook execution and status
Automation Issue Resolution
- Determine causes of automation issues
- Apply troubleshooting methodology
Performance and Optimization
- Optimize automation performance
- Apply best practices
How do I earn this certification?
Passing NCP-MCA earns the NCP-MCA certification. It sits in the Multicloud Automation track.
- NCP-MCI - Multicloud Infrastructure
- NCP-DB - Database Automation and Management
- NCP-US - Unified Storage
- NCP-EUC - End User Computing
- NCM-MCA - Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Automation
- NCX-MCA - Nutanix Certified Expert - Multicloud Automation
- NCP-MCI - Multicloud Infrastructure Complementary infrastructure management skills
- NCP-DB - Database Automation Database automation and management focus
- NCS-Core - Nutanix Certified Services Core Professional services and implementation
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What's changed on this exam?
- ACTIVE
- Last content update: 2023-Q1
- Announcement date: 2023-01-15
- Nutanix Calm 3.8.x Enhanced Kubernetes support likely in next exam update • Release date: 2024-08-01
- X-Play Latest AI features may appear in future exam versions • Release date: 2024-09-01
- NCM Self-Service 6.5 Current exam version aligned with this release • Release date: 2024-07-01
Who should take this exam?
This exam is typically taken by DevOps Engineers and Cloud Architects.
- 3-6 months experience with Nutanix products
- Experience with DevOps concepts
- Knowledge of multicloud automation
- Familiarity with Nutanix Calm and X-Play
- Completion of NMCAA training course