An administrator is tasked with creating a blueprint in Self-Service to deploy a multi-tier web application consisting of a front-end web server, a backend application server, and a database. The blueprint should allow end users to deploy the full stack with a single action. Which step should the administrator take to ensure the blueprint supports this requirement?

Nutanix Calm blueprints can model complex, multi-tier applications by defining each VM tier as its own Service inside a single “Multi-VM” blueprint. Service-to-service dependency links (e.g., DB → App → Web) ensure correct creation order and run-time orchestration. Once the blueprint is published to a Self-Service project/Marketplace, end users deploy the complete application stack with a single click, satisfying the requirement.

A. Separate blueprints force users to launch three independent Marketplace items and manually coordinate them—no single-action deployment.
B. Requires manual OS install and service configuration, defeating blueprint automation and single-click goal.
C. Image services only build VM images; importing individual VMs still needs a multi-VM blueprint to link tiers, so this step alone is insufficient.

1. Nutanix Calm Administration Guide v3.6, “Creating a Multi-VM Blueprint,” pp. 31-35; “Service Dependencies,” p. 37.

2. Nutanix Prism Central Self-Service Guide v2023.1, “Publishing Blueprints to Marketplace,” pp. 19-21.

3. Nutanix NCP-MCA v6.10 Training (Nutanix University), Module 4 “Calm Blueprints,” slides 12-15: “One-click deployment of multi-tier apps by defining multiple services in a single blueprint.”