January 2025 – en.vmik.net

Learning Terraform using Nutanix Terraform Provider

This year I decided to learn a bit about automation and infrastructure as code (IAC), and in this article, I would demonstrate some Terraform basics I have learned using the Nutanix Terraform Provider.

During this article, we will learn how to:
1. Install Terraform;
2. Connect Nutanix Terraform Provider;
3. Upload cloud image to the Nutanix Cluster;
4. Deploy a Nutanix Subnet, including IP-address Management;
5. Deploy a VM and connect it to the provisioned subnet;
6. Run a little cloud-init script to create a user in the deployed VM.

What’s new at Nutanix University? Updated certifications NCP-US and NCP-DB, and beta exams opportunities

Update: The NCP-US and NCP-DB beta exams have reached capacity and are now closed.

The year begins with the updated Nutanix certifications! Nutanix Certified Professional – Unified Storage (NCP-US) and Nutanix Certified Professional – Database Management (NCP-DB) were updated to version 6.10.

Nutanix Certified Professional – Unified Storage (NCP-US) – certification related to the Nutanix Storage Services: Files, Objects, and Volumes. Blueprint Guide;
Nutanix Certified Professional – Database Management (NCP-DB) – as you can guess from the name, the certification is all about Nutanix Database Services (former ERA). Blueprint Guide.

As usual, both exams are in a beta state and available totally free for the first 250 participants; just use the discounts during checkout: NCPDB610BETA for NCP-DB and NCPUS610BETA for NCP-US exam. You can find those certifications on the PSI cert lists. The last test date to test is March 2, 2025.

Along with the certifications, two courses were updated, and you should use them during preparation:
Nutanix Unified Storage Administration (NUSA);
Nutanix Database Management & Automation (NDMA).

Both courses are available for free at Nutanix University.

First look at Proxmox Datacenter Manager (PDM) – managing multiple Proxmox clusters from a single pane of glass

Did you hear about Proxmox Datacenter Manager? – The new project aims to offer a centralized overview and basic management of multiple nodes and clusters.

It was a most anticipated solution for many Proxmox users, and I believe it has a great future. For now, Proxmox Datacenter Manager is in the alpha phase, and I do not recommend using it in a production environment, but the stable version is planned for 2025, so stay tuned! You can check the project roadmap here.

Next, we will look at how to deploy Proxmox Datacenter Manager and how to connect our first cluster.