Nutanix NCP-CI-AWS - Nutanix Certified Professional - Cloud Integration - AWS (NCP-CI-AWS 6.10) Exam

To create a cluster in Nutanix Cloud Integration with AWS, the role needed is Cluster Super Admin.

The Cluster Super Admin role provides the highest level of privileges required to perform critical operations such as creating, managing, and deleting clusters.

This role is essential for overseeing the cluster setup and configuration processes, ensuring the user has full control over the cluster lifecycle.

Refer to the Nutanix documentation on roles and permissions for NC2 on AWS for further details on the capabilities and required permissions for cluster creation.

Amazon CloudWatch is the service that enables the monitoring of key metrics on various AWS services, including EC2, EBS, and VPC, for NC2 cluster deployments.

Amazon CloudWatch:

Amazon CloudWatch provides monitoring for AWS cloud resources and applications. It collects and tracks metrics, collects and monitors log files, and sets alarms.

Specifically, for NC2 deployments, CloudWatch can be used to monitor key metrics such as CPU utilization, disk I/O, network I/O for EC2 instances, EBS volume performance, and VPC network traffic.

Features:

Metrics Monitoring: Collects and visualizes operational data in the form of metrics, including utilization, performance, and health.

Logs Monitoring: Collects log data, monitors it in real-time, and triggers alarms based on predefined thresholds.

Alarms: Notifies when operational performance thresholds are breached.

Integration with NC2:

By setting up CloudWatch, administrators can ensure they have visibility into the performance and health of their Nutanix clusters on AWS, aiding in proactive management and troubleshooting.

Amazon CloudWatch Documentation

Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS Administration Guide

AWS Monitoring Best Practices