Substrates are the components of a blueprint that define the cloud resources and configurations for deploying VMs or applications. Substrates can be associated with different cloud accounts, such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or Nutanix, to enable multicloud deployments. By using substrates, an administrator can create a blueprint that can deploy VMs to multiple clouds, depending on the availability, cost, or performance requirements.
References:
* Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA) course, Module 3: Blueprints, Lesson 3.2:
Substrates1
* Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam Blueprint Guide, Section
2.1: Create a blueprint to deploy infrastructure and applications using Nutanix Calm2