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THE PLATFORM, MADE CLEAR.

Big platform.
Beautifully
understood.

Go from Kubernetes curious to platform confident.
Explore Nutanix NKP, layer by layer.
Learn by doing. See every connection.

Start your journey Try a live simulation
24 in-depth lessons 9 interactive labs
Kubernetes, connected.⌘ Meet Kommander NKP / SYSTEM OVERVIEW

01—05 Five layers. One connected platform.

SCROLL TO DISCOVER
See the architectureUnpack every layer
Learn in a sandboxType it. Watch it. Understand it.
Connect the whole storyFrom first cluster to day two
Make progress yoursAt your pace, on your device
THE BIG PICTURE

Every layer.
Working together.

Take the platform apart.
Understand how it all connects.

INTERACTIVE SYSTEM VIEW Select a layer

One view. Every cluster.

Organize your fleet into workspaces, delegate access, and manage platform applications. Kommander coordinates management intent across cluster boundaries.

Workspaces · Projects · Platform apps

Conceptual layers, not a deployment topology. Kommander manages clusters; application traffic does not pass through this stack.

YOUR LEARNING PATH

Start with the why.
Stay for the how.

A complete journey through the platform.
Take it in order, or follow your curiosity.

24 LESSONS · FOUR CHAPTERS388 MIN OF GUIDED LEARNING
MEET KOMMANDER

Many clusters.
One clear view.

Bring your fleet together. Give every team a workspace. Deliver a consistent platform, wherever your applications live.

WorkspacesProjectsGitOps
KommanderFleet management
Connected
WORKSPACE / TEAM PLATFORM
On-premisesNutanix AHV
Cluster 01
CloudSupported provider
Cluster 02
EdgeRemote site
Cluster 03

Conceptual fleet · available integrations depend on release and edition

LEARN BY DOING

A real understanding.
A simulated environment.

Type a command. Watch it happen.
No cluster. No cloud bill. Just discovery.

SIMULATION ONLY
academy — deploy⌘
❯
Browser-local sandboxEnter ↵ to run
LIVE TOPOLOGYReady
Kubernetes API
worker-1
worker-2
worker-3

Create a namespace, deploy a web app, scale it, and verify ready replicas.

Animated conceptual model · not actual cluster telemetry
BUILT ONE CONNECTION AT A TIME

Your next chapter
starts here.

A little curiosity. A few commands. A clearer picture.

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A new acronym? We’ve got you.

A quick reference for the language of the platform.

THE FIELD GUIDE

A little clarity,
on demand.

CAPI
Cluster API: declarative Kubernetes APIs and controllers for cluster lifecycle.
CNI
An interface used by networking plugins to configure container connectivity.
CSI
A standard interface between orchestration and storage providers.
Kommander
The NKP management layer for organizing clusters and platform services.
Konvoy
Distribution and provisioning terminology found in NKP tooling.
Workspace
A grouping for clusters and shared management intent.
Project
An application-team scope for delivery and target resources.
Reconciliation
Repeated comparison of observed and declared state.
Flux
Controllers that retrieve configuration and reconcile it into Kubernetes.
etcd
The consistent key-value store for Kubernetes API state.
RBAC
Permission rules connected to users, groups, and service accounts.
PVC
A request for persistent storage capacity and access characteristics.
PDB
A budget limiting voluntary application disruptions.
RPO / RTO
Acceptable data loss / acceptable restoration time.
Ingress
HTTP routing declarations that require a controller.
HelmRelease
A Flux resource declaring a desired Helm chart installation.
Readiness
Whether a pod is eligible to receive Service traffic.
Failure domain
A boundary in which one event may disrupt multiple resources.

Practice beyond the simulator

Workload, Service, and PDB manifest RBAC, quota, and network policy manifest Hands-on companion and cleanup guide

Optional real-cluster examples. Review the companion before applying; these downloads are separate from the browser simulations.

Go to the source

Nutanix Kubernetes Platform Kubernetes documentation Cluster API book Flux documentation

Course reviewed September 2026. Concepts span releases; this is not an official certification course or a release-specific installation guide.