Exam comparison
NCP-US
Nutanix Certified Professional - Unified Storage (NCP-US)
NCP-MCI
Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI)
NCP-US vs NCP-MCI: Storage or multicloud infrastructure?
Nutanix: Unified Storage or Multicloud Infrastructure?
Nutanix Certified Professional – Unified Storage (NCP-US) and Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) are both professional-level certifications. NCP-US validates expertise in Nutanix unified storage (Files, Objects, and Volumes). NCP-MCI covers managing clusters and workloads, data protection, and operations in a multicloud environment.
In short: Choose NCP-US to specialize in Nutanix storage. Choose NCP-MCI for multicloud infrastructure and compute.
Exam format
| NCP-US | NCP-MCI | |
|---|---|---|
| Certification name | Nutanix Certified Professional – Unified Storage | Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure |
| Version | 6.10 | 7.5 |
| Exam duration | 120 minutes per test | 120 minutes per test |
| Questions per test | 75 | 75 |
| Passing score | 3000 (scale 1000–6000) | 3000 (scale 1000–6000) |
| Languages | English | English, Japanese |
Exam focus
NCP-US
- Section 1 – Deploy and Upgrade Nutanix Unified Storage
- Section 2 – Configure and Utilize Nutanix Unified Storage
- Section 3 – Analyze and Monitor Unified Storage
- Section 4 – Troubleshoot Nutanix Unified Storage
NCP-MCI
- Manage Clusters in a Multicloud Environment
- Manage Workloads in a Multicloud Environment
- Perform DR and Data Protection in a Multicloud Environment
- Perform Operations and Monitoring in a Multicloud Environment
Which should you pursue?
Choose NCP-US if…
- You specialize in storage administration.
- You manage Nutanix Files or Objects.
- Your role focuses on data platforms.
Choose NCP-MCI if…
- You manage compute and infrastructure.
- You operate multicloud environments.
- You handle DR and workload mobility.
Study resources
- Visit Nutanix Training and Certification
- Practice with our NCP-US practice exam and NCP-MCI practice exam.
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Practice Exam NCP-US: Nutanix Certified Professional - Unified Storage
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