NCS-Core Nutanix Certified Services Core Infrastructure

Professional (NCS-Core 6.8) Questions and Answers

Question #1
A consultant needs to image nodes that cannot be discovered with the
Foundation VM. The nodes are connected to a flat stitch and are already
part of a Nutanix cluster.

What course of action would result in Foundation success?

A- Use the customer's top of rack switch.

B- Buy a new flat switch.
C- Bare metal image the nodes.
D- Change the physical connections.

Answer: C
Question #2
A consultant is discussing VLAN tagging for a newly deployed Nutanix
system. The customer requests that the VLAN for the CVMs and AHV
hosts be placed in the customer's management VLAN 10. The customer
also has VLAN 20 for production VM traffic and VLAN 30 for
backup/replication traffic.

Which VLAN should the consultant recommend for CVM and host traffic?

A- VLAN 10
B- VLAN 0
C- VLAN 20
D- VLAN 30

Answer: A
Question #3
Refer to the exhibit.
On a four-node NX-3460 cluster, two 10G NICs are connected to
redundant Cisco ToR 5K switches as shown in the first exhibit.
Port failover must be tested. The network configuration output from the
CVM is shown in the second exhibit. To test failover, a shut command is
executed on the switchport that connects the node to the 5k1 switch.

What will happen next?

A- Active link is disconnected. Passive link takes over.
B- Passive link is disconnected. Active link takes over.
C- Active link takes over. HA Failover takes place.
D- Passive link takes over. HA Failover takes place.
Answer: A
Question #4
A consultant completes a manual cluster creation of AHV. When the
consultant logs into Prism Element, critical error messages appear
regarding the hypervisor and NTP. What component or setting, if
misconfigured, would cause these errors?
A- Cluster name
B- Name Server
C- Cluster Virtual IP
D- Data Services IP
Answer: B
Question #5
A customer has a mail server and needs Nutanix to send email
notifications about errors that might occur in Prism. The following
information is included under SMTP Server Settings.

 IP Address of mail server

 Port Security Mode
 From email address

What should the consultant set up before arriving onsite?

A- SMTP server to allow emails from all IPs in customer network

B- SMTP server to allow emails from Cluster VIP and CVM IP addresses
C- SMTP to allow emails from Cluster VIP
D- SMTP server to allow emails from Host IP addresses
Answer: B
Question #6
After a consultant runs a bare metal Foundation, the imaging process
fails. In which two locations can the consultant find the logs? (Choose
two.)

A- On the CVM - /home /nutanix/foundation/logs

B- On the Hypervisor - /home/nutanix/foundation/logs
C- On the Foundation VM - /home/nutanix/foundation/logs
D- View Logs link on the Foundation Imaging progress screen

Answer: C,D
Question #7
Which configuration item is a hard requirement to deploy a Nutanix
cluster?

A - Nutanix cluster name

B - Cluster Virtual IP

C- Motion IP address

D- CVM IP address

Answer: D
Question #8
Which subnet is reserved for CVM internal switch traffic?

A- 192.168.5.0/24
B- 192.168.254.0/24
C- 10.100.5.0/30
D- 172.16.19.0/16

Answer : A
Question #9
A customer has an ESXi cluster with two 10GbE NICs on each node and
the following requirements.
 Solution must follow Nutanix Best Practices
 Network configuration should be redundant
 A vSphere Distributed Switch will be utilized

Which load balancing configuration should be used?

A- Route based on IP hash

B- Route based on source MAC hash
C- Route based on originating port ID
D- Route based on physical NIC load
Answer : A
Question #10

Which IP addresses can be configured for the Foundation VM and

Consultant Laptop?
A - FVM: 10.170.25.15/24, Laptop: 10.170.25.16/24
B - FVM: 10.170.1.2/20, Laptop: 10.170.1.12/20
C - FVM: 10.170.16.15/20,: 10.170.16.16/20
D - FVM: 10.170.25.2/24, Laptop: 10.170.25.12/24
Answer : D
Question #11
What must be set to enable node discovery when using Foundation VM?

A - Host-only Adapter
B - Bridged Adapter
C - Network Address Translation
D - Internet Access
Answer : B
Question #12
A consultant is completing final network failover testing on a recently
deployed AHV cluster. The cluster consists of the following:

 Three nodes
 Two uplinks connected to two switches
 Supported SFPs

The consultant removed one SFP+ out of each node. Two of the nodes
(Host_1 I Host_2) failed over to the backup NIC correctly without any
interruption but have lost communication with the third node (Host_3)
Hypervisor/CVM. Inserting the original SFP+ back into the problematic
node allowed the network to be connected and the two healthy nodes
could communicate successfully again.

manage_ovs show.interfaces output:

name mode link speed
eth0 10000 True 10000
ethl 10000 False None
eth2 10000 True 10000
eth3 10000 False None

manage_ovs show.uplinks output:

Bridge: br0
Bond: br0-up
bond_mode: active-backup
interfaces: ethl eth0
lacp: off
lacp-fallback: false
lacp_speed: slow

What should the consultant validate first?

A - Validate NIC card on node is seated properly.
B - Validate that the correct interfaces are included in the bridge.
C - Validate the customer has configured all their switch ports identically.
D - Validate the SFP+ is fully plugged into the node and switch.
Answer : B
Question #13
An administrator receives reports about a Nutanix environment. The
investigation finds the following.
• VMs are experiencing very high latency
• Each node is equipped with a single SSD, utilized at 95%
• Each node is equipped with three HDDs, utilized at 40%
Why are the guest VMs experiencing high latency?

A - CVMs are overwhelmed by disk balancing operations.

B - All VM write operations are going to HDD.
C - All VM read operations are coming from HDD.
D - VMs are unable to perform write operations.

Answer : C
Question #14
A consultant completes a new cluster installation and tries to update
the firmware using LCM. The update fails with the following.

operation failed, Reason: Failed to run LCM operation, error:

ReadError('not a grip file',).

Which log should the consultant view to get more info?

A - genesis.out
B - zookeeper.out
C - janus.out
D - athena.out

Answer : A
Question #15
Which two files should be downloaded to deploy Foundation VM on
VMware ESXI or AHV Hypervisors? (Choose two.)

A - foundation_VM-version-disk-0.geow2

B - foundation_VM-version. tar

C - foundation_VM-version. vmdk

D - foundation-version.tar.gz

Answer : B,C
Question #16
A consultant installs a new AHV cluster and moves the cluster into the
customer's environment. Alter the move, the consultants notice that
traffic is not being balanced across the physical NICs. The ToR switches
have been configured with LACP.
Within Prism Element, which AHV network option should be set to
resolve the issue?

A - Active-Backup
B - Active-Active
C - No Uplink Bond
D - Active-Active with MAC Pinning

Answer : B
Question #17
During Foundation using a customer-provided network switch, a
consultant is facing time-out issues. What action should the consultant
take to resolve this issue?

A - Check jumbo frames support of the network switch.

B - Ensure the firmware of network switch is updated.
C - Enable queue depth on ports connected to nodes.
D - Disable STP on ports connected to Nutanix nodes.

Answer : A
Question #18
A customer has requested help deploying a small single-VM instance of
Prism Central in their environment that will be used for managing less
than 100 guest VMs and registered to a single 5-node cluster. Due to
business needs, the customer also plans to consume additional service
features within the PC platform.

The consultant discusses with the customer and ultimately decides to

deploy a small 3-VM instance to better account for possible resource
overhead required once the additional services are enabled on the
cluster.

The additional services the consultant must enable to meet the

customer’s requests are as follows:

• Nutanix Disaster Recovery

• MS-SQL Server Monitoring
• Flow Microsegmentation

Why won’t the plan to deploy a small PC instance work for this
customer?
A - The consultant must specify during the small PC deployment that all 3 PCVMs
are
configured to have 32GB of memory in order to ensure adequate overhead.

B - The additional services the customer needs cannot be supported on a small

sized PC,
consultant must deploy at a minimum a large size PC.
C - Flow Microsegmentation requires an X-Large 5-VM scale-out instance of Prism
Central be
deployed in order to avoid constraints.

D - MS-SQL Server Monitoring requires additional licensing and a separate

appliance to be
deployed when using a small sized PC.
Answer : B
Question #19
Which two components are required to validate and Foundation a
cluster with ESXi as the hypervisor? (Choose two.)

A - ISO image for ESXi

B - iso_whitelist.json
C - Phoenix Installation Tool
D - Latest NCC LCM Bundle

Answer : A,B
Question #20
A consultant discovers that while the Foundation VM and the
consultant's laptop are able to ping each other, nodes are not
discovered while trying to run Foundation on the customer's network.
What should the consultant do to resolve the issue?

A - Connect to same switch as the cluster and ping.

B - Install Java on the Foundation VM.
C - Enable IPv6 and multicast on the switch.
D - Enable IPv6 and multicast on the laptop.
Answer : C
Question #21
Where in the Support Portal can it be determined if a version of AOS is
supported on a particular hardware platform.
A - Solution Documentation
B - Upgrade Paths
C - Hardware Compatibility Lists
D - Compatibility and Interoperability Matrix
Question #22
A consultant notes that a customer environment requires Nutanix
storage containers to be mounted on non-Nutanix hosts for manual
data migration workflows.

What configuration should the consultant validate to ensure setup was

performed properly?

A - Prism Element - Settings - Filesystem Whitelist

B - Prism Element - Settings - Cluster Details
C - Prism Central - Settings - Cluster Details
D - Prism Central - Settings - Filesystem Whitelist

Answer : A
Question #23
As a consultant concludes the project for deploying a new cluster, the
customer expresses plans to repeat the process in-house for one of the
company's dark site locations.
What three items can the consultant deliver in closing to help ensure
customer's success in deploying and supporting Nutanix clusters?

A. - Creating an account for access to Nutanix Support Portal

- External USB drive
- Offline NCC bundle

B - A trial license activation code for Prism Starter

- Creating an account for access to Nutanix Support Portal
- Guide for dark site deployments using Nutanix standards

C - Generating cluster licenses

- What are binaries and where can they be downloaded
- Creating an account for accessing the Nutanix Support Portal

D - External USB drive

- Access to Nutanix FTP
- Encrypted key required for accessing clusters

Answer : B
Question #24
Based on customer requirements, a consultant conducted an AHV
cluster deployment. Each node is configured with four NICs.
Which two components should the consultant manually update in the
As-Built Guide? (Choose two.)
A - Node Port Layout Diagram

B - Network Cabling Diagram

C - Logical Design Diagram

D - Site installation Diagram

Answer : A, B
Question #25
A consultant is planning to use a flat switch for installation. What is the
network requirement for Foundation VM, CVM, Hypervisor, and IPMI?

A - Foundation VM, CVM, and Hypervisor must be on the same subnet. IPMI can
be on a different subnet.
B - CVM, Hypervisor, and IPMI must be on the same subnet. Foundation VM can
be on a different subnet.
C - Foundation VM and CVM must be on the same subnet. Hypervisor and IPMI
can be on a different subnet.

D - Foundation VM, CVM, and IPMI must be on the same subnet. Hypervisor can
be on a different subnet.
Answer : A
Question #26
The installation process stops before imaging any of the nodes and an
error message is displayed notifying the IPMI IP address is unreachable.
What should consultant do to fix the issue?

A - Ensure the Foundation VM is not in the same broadcast domain as the Controller VMs.
B - Re-try Foundation using a non-flat switch.
C - Check the service.log and the individual node log files for more detailed information.
D - If the nodes are in the same subnet go to the Cluster page and configure multi-
homing.
Answer : C
Question #27
A consultant is working with a customer on a new cluster deployment.
While reviewing the customer questionnaire, the consultant notices
that the customer has documented their DNS servers as follows:

• Company DNS1 192.168.5.10

• Company DNS2 192.168.5.20

What should the consultant consider regarding this deployment?

A - Everything has been accounted for to ensure a successful deployment.

B - Internal Nutanix networking will interfere with the installation's ability to
complete.
C - During deployment, the CVMs should be configured to use a separate
network.
D - New IP's provided should be verified to not conflict with the customers
network.

Answer : D
Question #28
A consultant deploys a new ESXi-based Nutanix cluster and migrates a
vSphere deployment to the cluster, After completing the deployment,
the customer states they are experiencing VM performance issues.
Upon observing logs and performance data, the consultant identified
the following symptoms.

◦ Excessive read/write I/Os on CVMs

◦ Excessive vMotion of VMs

What is causing this issue?

A - vSphere cluster DRS migration threshold is set to Conservative.

B - DRS is in use and the cluster is configured to use Erasure Coding.
C - DRS is in use and the cluster is configured to use Deduplication.
D - vSphere cluster DRS migration threshold is set to Aggressive
Answer : D
Question #29

A consultant is reimaging a Nutanix cluster with a supported ISO, but

Foundation returns an error that the media is not a supported ISO.

Which two actions should the consultant take to resolve this issue?
(Choose two.)
A - Restart the imaging process in Foundation.
B - Obtain the MD5 checksum of the ISO and confirm the MD5 checksum of ISO is
listed.
C - Edit the whitelist file in Foundation.
D - Download and replace with the latest iso whitelist. json from the Support
Portal.
Answer : B,D
Question #30
Refer to Exhibit:

A consultant is conducting cluster deployment using Foundation VM on

a laptop. What troubleshooting step is required?

A - Disable local machine firewall to ensure its not blocking traffic.

B - Verify Foundation VM is configured with at least 4GB of memory.
C - Confirm that TCP port 5123 is open.
D - Ensure that adaptive endpoint security agents are enabled.

Answer : A
Question #31
During which part of the Knowledge Transfer does the customer learn
about Nutanix basics and their environment at a high level?

A - Technical Checklist

B - Technical Handoff Slides

C - Support portal

D - As-Built Guide

Answer : B
Question #32

A consultant is reimaging a Nutanix cluster with a supported ISO, but

Foundation returns an error that the media is not a supported ISO.
Which two actions should the consultant take to resolve this issue?
(Choose two.)

A - Restart the imaging process in Foundation.

B - Obtain the MD5 checksum of the ISO and confirm the MD5 checksum of ISO is
listed.
C - Edit the whitelist file in Foundation.
D - Download and replace with the latest iso whitelist. json from the Support
Portal.

Answer : B,D
Question #33
An administrator is currently using both 10g uplink with LACP and
balance-tcp. A single VM should not be allowed to use more than a
single 10G uplink, and both uplinks should be utilized.
Which two command should be used to configure the bond? (choose
two)

A - Ovs-vsctl set port br0-up bond_mode=balance-slb

B - Ovs-vsctl set port br0-up bond_mode=balance-tcp
C - Ovs-vsctl set port br0-up bond_mode=active-backup
D - Ovs-vsctl set port br0-up other_config: bond-rebalance-interval=30000

Answer : A,D
Question #34
A consultant is reviewing a customer’s Pre-delivery Questionnaire. The
customer wants to deploy their cluster with ESXi as the hypervisor with
vSphere Distributed Switch. The customer will be using Cisco Nexus 9k
as their switch choice. In the kick-off call, it is confirmed that the
customer has a business requirement to use LACP in their environment.

What should the consultant ensure that the customer configures on the
port-channel interface before deployment?

A - Show port-channel
B - No LACP graceful-convergence
C - Service unsupported-transceiver
D - No LACP suspend-individual
Answer : D
Question #35
Which configuration item is a hard requirement to deploy a Nutanix
cluster?

A - Nutanix cluster name

B - Cluster Virtual IP
C - Motion IP address
D - CVM IP address
Answer : D
Question #36
How should a consultant validate the installed version of an NVIDIA
driver in a Nutanix VDI deployment?

A - [root@ahv] rpm qa | grep | nvidia

B - nutanix@cvm~$ rpm -qa | grep -i nvidia

C - admin@cvm$ rpm -qa | grep i nvidia

D - [root@esxi]# rpm -qa | grep -i nvidia

Answer : B

Question #37
An administrator needs to migrate workloads from a Nutanix cluster
running VMware ESXi to Nutanix AHV. The migration process needs to
be completed in multiple VM groups and support roll back in case any
problems are found during user acceptance testing.

Which action should the administrator perform?

A - Use Cross Hypervisor DR to replicate VMs from ESXi to AHV

B - Use VMware Converter
C - Use Nutanix one-click cluster conversion from ESXi to AHV
D - Use storage live migration

Answer : C
Question #38

A customer already has a Prism Central (PC) instance deployed in their

environment and expects the consultant to unregister the old cluster
before registering the new cluster
What steps should the consultant take to safely and successfully
unregister the customer's former cluster from PC?

A - Login to any CVM using SSH and use the multicluster command found within
NCLI, followed by the unregistration_cleanup.py script on PE and PC.

B - Login to the PC Web UI, locate the PE cluster and click Unregister from the
Actions dropdown menu.

C - Login to any PCVM using SSH and run the PE_unreglster.py script located in
the Nutanix scripts directory, followed by the unregistratlon_cleanup.py script

D - Login to the PC Web Ul, navigate to Cluster Registrations found under

settings in the Admin Center, check the box next to the desired PE. and click
Remove

Answer : D
Question #39

After the successful creation of clusters, the customer wants to ensure

that alerts are sent automatically to Nutanix support.
Which Nutanix feature should the consultant ensure is enabled?

A - Support Portal
B - Pulse
C - insights
D - Support Tunnel

Answer : A
Question #40

Refer to Exhibit:
A log file displays this output:
Interface ethO has an uplink.
Downloading livefs files... Connecting to 10.249.230.171:8000
(10.249.230.171:8000) [80.852033] random: nonblocking pool is initialized
tar: short read livecd files not found.

What is the possible root cause?

A - IPMI credentials are invalid.
B - There is a problem connecting to the Foundation VM.
C - Hypervisor version is not on the whitelist (iso_whitelist.json).
D - AOS version is incompatible.
Answer : B
Question #41

Refer to Exhibit:

A customer is preparing to expand a cluster with a consultant. The

production cluster is comprised of one NX-3460-G7 and two NX-8235 G8
blocks. The running AOS version is 5.20.4.6 and Hypervisor version is
ESXi 6.7 U3b. vCenter is also running a 6.7 version.

One NX-3235-G9 block will be added to that cluster (ESXI-NUTA-09 and

ESXI-NUTA-10).

The consultant has verified Nutanix documentation and customer’s As-

Built guide:

• NX-3060-G7 and NX-8035-G8 are hybrid HCI nodes

• ESXi 6.7 U3b is unsupported for the new G9 hardware model
• AOS 5.20.X and ESXi 6 X are end of support
• NX-3060-G7 and NX-8035-G8 hypervisors can be upgraded to the latest ESXi
supported version

What actions should be taken before beginning the cluster expansion?

A - Upgrade vCenter, AOS and ESXi to supported and recommended versions.

B - Upgrade only AOS and ESXi to supported and recommended versions.
C - Replace all HDDs with SSDs on the Production cluster.
D - Prepare Foundation and the whitelist.json file to deploy ESXi 6.7 U3b on the
new nodes.

Answer: A

Question #42

An existing Nutanix customer has several clusters in production and is

adding a new cluster. The customer wants to create an AHV cluster that
has already been racked and powered on remotely, with the factory
image, using Prism Central.

Which step should the consultant take next?

A - Build the cluster with the Foundation Applet

B - Build the cluster with the Foundation VM.
C - Bare metal image the nodes with the Foundation VM.
D - Build the cluster with Foundation Central.

Answer: D
Question #43

A consultant is onsite with a customer to expand an existing eight-node

cluster with four new GPU nodes. The consultant plugs the nodes into
the network switch and follows the procedure to expand the cluster in
Prism Element, but the new nodes cannot be found.

Which issue is preventing the new nodes from being discovered?

A - IPMI is not plugged into the network.

B - IPv6 is disabled on the ToR switch.
C - Node discovery is disabled in the BIOS.
D - Active Directory is not configured appropriately.
Answer: A
Question #44

From a hypervisor, which IP address should the consultant use to connect to the
locally tossed on?

A - 192.168.5.254
B - 172.16.19.2
C - 10.100.5.5
D - 192.168.1.254
Answer: A

Question #45

A consultant successfully creates a Nutanix cluster. The consultant

needs to configure containers for the customers business critical
applications and general server workloads. The customer requirements
are to achieve maximum storage space savings and optimize I/O
performance.

What setting(s) should the consultant enable on the storage

container(s)?

A - Compression and deduplication

B - Deduplication only
C - Compression and erasure coding
D - Compression only

Answer: C
Question #46
After finishing customer education during a new cluster deployment,
the consultant wants to make sure all in-scope tasks have been
completed.

Which document can the consultant use to verify all tasks have been
closed out?

A - As-Built Guide
B - Deployment Questionnaire
C - Deployment Guide
D - Deployment Checklist
Answer: D
Question #47

A customer design calls for link aggregation. Despite the consultant

verifying all hosts are correctly configured for fallback per Nutanix best
practices, initial testing reveals the aggregate bond fails to pass traffic
and shows a status of configured.

What is the most likely cause for the bond disabling and reporting a
"configured" status?

A - The uplinks in the bond need to be turned on.

B - The ports need to be flushed.

C - Failed negotiation due to misconfiguration on ToR switches.

D - The bond needs to be reconfigured for balance_slb mode.

Answer: C
Question #48

A consultant asks a customer to verify the ToR Switch data port

configuration was done according to Nutanix best practices. The switch
configuration must simplify future deployments and expansions.

Which two configuration actions will satisfy this requirement? (Choose

two.)

A - Disable multicast and broadcast flood optimizations.

B - Configure the CVM and hypervisor host VLAN as the native.
C - Use a tagged VLAN for the CVM and hypervisor hosts.
D - Configure the connected switch ports as access.

Answer: A,C

Question #49
An administrator is implementing a VDI solution. The workload will be a
series of persistent desktops in a dedicated storage container within a
four-node cluster. Storage optimizations should be set on the dedicated
storage container to give optimal performance including during a node
failure event.

Which storage optimizations should the administrator set to meet the

requirements?

A - Compression, Deduplication, and Erasure Coding

B - Deduplication and Erasure Coding
C - Compression and Deduplication
D - Compression only
Answer: B

Question #50

A consultant wants to expand a Nutanix cluster based on Dell

PowerEdge servers and notices the nodes have arrived software-less.
Which two actions should the consultant take to expand the cluster?
(Choose two.)

A - Image nodes using Foundation VM/App.

B - Use Expand cluster to expand cluster.
C - Return nodes to factory for imaging.
D - Use Expand cluster to image the nodes.

Answer: A,B

Question #51

The networking team makes changes to the Top of Rack switches to

which the Nutanix cluster are attached. A few VMs are able to
communicate with each other on the same node but are unable to
connect to other parts of the network.
What is the likely cause of this issue?

A - There is a VLAN misconfiguration on the VMs.

B - The vNIC port is disconnected on the affected VMs.
C - There is a VLAN misconfiguration on the switch.
D - Jumbo Frame are misconfigured across ports.
Answer: C

Question #52
During the knowledge transfer session, a consultant conducts a storage
management demo. In the Creating a Storage Container workflow, the
customer notices the Reserved Capacity parameter and asks for best
practices related to it.
How should the consultant respond?

A - Nutanix recommends to configure at least 2 storage pools with at least one

storage container each.

B - Do not reserve less than 90% of the total space in the storage pool.

C - Reserve capacity for a storage container only if the storage pool consists of
single storage container.

D - Reserve capacity for a storage container only if the storage pool consists of
multiple storage containers.

Answer: D

Question #53

A VM does not have enough resources for the demand, which leads to
performance bottlenecks. The VM is exhibiting one or more of following
baseline values, based on the past 30 days:
• CPU usage > 90% (moderate), 95% (high)
• CPU ready time > 5%, 10%
• Memory usage > 90%, 95%
• Memory swap rate > 0 Kbps (no moderate value)

Which type of VM is being described?

A - Constrained VM
B - Bully VM
C - Inactive VM
D - Over-provisioned VM
Answer: A
Question #54

In preparing to install a new cluster for a company, a consultant needs

to complete an installation worksheet.

Which values must be documented prior to initial base system setup?

(choose two)

A - Block Serial Numbers

B - Hypervisor, CVM, and IPMI IP Addresses
C - DNS and NTP IP Addresses
D - Prism Central IP Address

Answer: B,C

Question #55

A consultant will be doing an install for an enterprise customer. The consultant

has racked up, powered on, and connected their Foundation software to the
new nodes. The Foundation VM is not discovering the hardware.

What should the consultant do to resolve this issue?

A - Console to each node, reboot the node, go through BIOS to set an IPMI IP address,
then run Foundation bare metal installation using IPMI IP addresses.

B - Connect a crash cart to each node, log in to the pre-installed AHV hypervisor, run the
IPMI Tool commands to set IPMI IP Address, subnet, and gateway for each node. Run a
Foundation using the configured IPMI addresses that were just set.

C - Collect the IPMI MAC addresses on the back of each node, run a bare metal
Foundation using each MAC addresses.

D - Connect a crash cart to each node, reboot the node, go through BIOS and set an IPMI
IP address for each node. Using your Foundation VM, create a Phoenix boot ISO, then
mount the ISO via Virtual Media connector from IPMI.
Answer: D

Question #56

During the knowledge transfer on Prism GUI, a customer asked about

AHV best practices for VM High Availability on a five-node cluster and
the safest configuration. The consultant informed the customer that
best practices dictate that all storage containers are configured with a
replication factor of 3.
What will be the behavior if the non-default Guarantee mode is selected
on Prism with two AHV host failures?

A - Keeping the default mode will ensure that all VMs can restart in case of two
AHV host failures.
B - Keeping the default mode will ensure that all VMs can restart in case of an AHV
host failure.
C - Will ensure that all VMs can restart if two AHV nodes remains online.
D - Will ensure that all VMs can restart in case of two simultaneous AHV host
failures.
Answer: D
Question #57

What are three of the key activities performed before the delivery of a
Nutanix service? (choose three)

A - Initiating the planning call with customer and introduce the Nutanix contact.
B - Installing software licenses on the Nutanix nodes.
C - Reviewing project timelines and physical logistics.
D - Reviewing the engagement scope.
E - Configuring customer network security settings.

Answer: A,C,D
Question #58

In the pre-delivery phase of a Nutanix cluster deployment service,

which document describes the service and scope?

A - Datasheet
B - Questionnaire
C - SOW (Statement Of Work) template
D - LOE (Level Of Effort)
Answer: A (correct C)
Question #59

Which of the following are key elements included in the SOW (Statement of
Work) template for a Nutanix cluster deployment? (Choose three)

A - Details about the work phases for service delivery and tasks involved in each phase

B - A full list of all hardware components required for the deployment

C - The estimated timeline for delivering the service and customer responsibilities

D - Information on activities that are not included in the service scope

E – Pertinent information regarding the customer environment

Answer: A, C, D

Question #60

What is the purpose of the Questionnaire in the Nutanix cluster

deployment process?

A - To outline the service scope and deliverables for the deployment

B - To collect pertinent information about the customer's environment before the kickoff
call
C - To document the customer's responsibilities during the deployment
D - To provide a detailed timeline for the deployment phases

Answer: B
Question #61

During the Nutanix Cluster Deployment, what is a spreadsheet used by

Service Engineer to show customers the expected level of effort in
hours for each task involved in the delivery process?
A - LOE (Level Of Effort)
B - Questionnaire
C - SOW (Statement Of Work) template
D – None of the Above
Answer: A
Question #62
Which of the following document is a presentation for services PMO to
begin engagement with the customer during the kickoff call?
A - Tech review call template
B - Test plan
C - Project plan
D - Technical checklist
Answer: A
Question #63

In the delivery phase, Which is a spreadsheet document for tracking the

project progress and generating the status reports for each phase of
the service delivery

A - Tech review call template

B - Test plan
C - Project plan
D - Technical checklist
Answer: C

Question #64

In the delivery phase, Which document contains a list of tasks required

to ensure the solution is built as per the design?

A - Tech review call template

B - Test plan
C - Project plan
D - Technical checklist
Answer: B
Question #65
A consultant is preparing to foundation over a customer network that has the following criteria:

* VLAN segmented network

* VLAN tags on the nodes must be imaged prior to starting the
foundation process.

For each node, the consultant has done the following:

* Connected to the Network Crash Cart of the Node

* Logged in using “root” credentials
What should the consultant do next?

A.
1. CD to /usr/local/bin/network-crashcart
2. Start Network Utility tool by running: ./network_configuration
3. Change Values

B.
1. CD to /home/data/nutanix/nutanix-network-crashcart/
2. Start Network Utility tool by running: ./network_configuration
3. Change Values

C.
1. Log into CVM using nutanix@192.168.5.254
2. CD to /root/Nutanix-network-crashcart/
3. Start Network Utility tool by running: ./network_configuration
4. Change Values

D.
1. Log into CVM using nutanix@192.168.5.254
2. CD to /home/data/nutanix/nutanix-network-crashcart/
3. Start Network Utility tool by running: ./network_configuration
4. Change Values.

Answer: A

Question #66

During Foundation, all nodes are imaged successfully. The cluster

creation step fails. The consultant troubleshoots the issue and verifies
that all Hosts and CVMs are up and running and responding to network
pings. Which method should the consultant select to create the cluster?

A - Log into one of the hosts and run the cluster create command.

B - Image the Bare Metal nodes.

C - Log into one of the CVMs and run the cluster create command.

D - Factory reset the nodes and re-start the Foundation process.

Answer: C
Question #67

A consultant is showing the Prism Element Web Console to a customer

and wants to check that cluster health is OK. During validation, the
Health menu raises critical alerts about components using default
passwords. The cluster is based on ESXi as hypervisor, where Prism
Central and Nutanix Files are deployed. Passwords have already been
changed for a few components, but some of them have been left by
default.
How can the consultant check and handle that situation?

A - Activate Cluster lockdown in Prism Element.

B - Check accounts and passwords in Local User Management in the vCenter.

C - Check NCC results and review the associated KB.

D - Deploy and connect the cluster to Prism Security Central.

Answer: C
Question #68
A consultant is working to setup the network before starting the
Foundation process.
How should the consultant complete this task?

A - Using the shared IPMI port, ensure that the connected switch can auto-
negotiate to 1 Gbps.

B - Disable IPv6 on the network to which the nodes are connected to ensure that
IPv6 unicast is blocked.
C - Ensure the IPMI of the nodes are reachable using pre-configured IPMI IPv6
addresses.

D - On Nutanix NX Series, connect the IPMI port and any one of the data ports to
the switch.

Answer: D

Question #69

Which subnet should a consultant be aware is reserved for internal

connectivity within a Nutanix cluster?

A - 192.168.5.0/24
B - 192.168.5.0/23
C - 192.168.254.0/24
D - 192.168.5.0/26

Answer: A
Question #70

A customer has Metro Availability configured in Automatic Resume

Mode between Site A and Site B. What happens to VMs if Primary Site A
has full network failure?
A - Automatic protection domain promotion in Site B. VMs automatically restart in
Site B
B - VMs continue to run on Site A following an automatic disable of protection
domains.
C - An administrator must unwitness in Site B and promote protection domains in
Site B for VMs to restart
D - An administrator must promote protection domains in Site B for VMs to
restart.
Answer: D
Question #71
While preparing for a new four-node cluster installation, the consultant
has a Tech Review Call with the customer. The hardware is as follows:
* 4 nodes in 1 Block
* 8 x 10 GbE Ports
* 4 x 1 GbE IPMI Ports
* Adequate Ethernet ports are available
* Ethernet cables are correct and available
* Adequate rack space is available

Which remaining item must be confirmed as available onsite?

A - Crash Cart

B - Fibre Channel switches

C - Redundant 208v power

D - Redundant 110v power

Answer: C

Question #72

An administrator recently added in 3 nodes to an existing 5 node cluster. While

1 node came with its own block, the other 2 nodes where added to an existing
share. After adding the nodes, the administrator sees that the hardware tab
displays the correct number of nodes, but incorrect position in the diagram
tab.
What should the administrator do to resolve the issue?

A - Check the factory_config.json for all 3 nodes

B - SSH into CVM and perform genesis restart on each CVM

C - SSH into the CVMs and run genesis acropolis stop; cluster start

D - Check the factory_config.json for the two single nodes.

Answer: A
Question #73

How should a consultant verify that a Nutanix cluster can tolerate a

single-node failure?

A - [root@cvm~]# ncli cluster get-domain-fault-tolerance-status type=node

B - nutanix@cvm~$ ncli cluster get-domain-fault-tolerance-status type=node
C - [root@avh~]# ncli cluster fault-tolerance-status type=node
D - nutanix@cvm~$ ncli cluster status type=node
Answer: B
Question #74

In which two ways can the IPMI address be set on a Nutanix hardware
installation? (Choose two.)

A. Nutanix Network Crashcart

B. iLO configuration utility
C. BIOS configuration
D. ipmitool
Answer: C,D

Question #75

When utilizing the Nutanix cluster As Built Document generator, which

two configuration elements should a consultant provide when running
the run_as_built.exe command? (Choose two.)

A. Data Services IP

B. Cluster IP

C. Remote Site IP

D. Customer Name

Answer: B,D
Question #76
At which prompt should a consultant execute the command manage_ovs
---bridge_name br0 show_uplinks in a Nutanix cluster?

A. nutanix@CVM$
B. root@cvm$
C. esxi@cvm$
D. root@AHV#
Answer: A
Question #76

To ensure VM availability when a service outage has occurred, a

customer has requested that automatic VM failovers must occur as part
of the DR strategy for their environment.
Which failover operation is within an Unplanned Failover option?

A. AHV Metro - with Witness Operation

B. Protection Domain Migrate
C. Cross-Cluster Live Migration
D. Test Failover

Answer: A

Question #77

A consultant is unable to ping the CVM from the hypervisor using the
external interface. The customer's network is configured with the
10.3.12.0/24 subnet without VLAN tagging. The CVM and hypervisor are
using the same address space.

What is causing this issue?

A. The 1GbE and 10GbE NICs have not been separated.

B. The default gateway is incorrect.

C. The switch is trunked without a native VLAN.

D. The CVM/hypervisor only communicates over 192.168.5.0/24.

Answer: C
Question #78

Refer to the exhibit.

The customer has an existing NX-3160 block and is adding a second node into it.

Where should the node be installed?”

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Answer: B

Question #79

A consultant and customer agree on a scope of services regarding the

deployment of a new Nutanix cluster.
Which two products does this scope apply to? (Choose two.)

A. Foundation

B. Flow

C. X-Ray

D. Prism Central

Answer: A,D
Question #80

A consultant deploys a Nutanix cluster with AOS and ESXi. The cluster is
managed by a vCenter server. After installation, what should the
consultant do to ensure the cluster will support network segmentation?
A. Connect both CVM eth0 and eth2 interfaces to vSwitchNutanix.

B. Manually assign an IP address to the CVM eth2 interface.

C. Connect both CVM eth0 and eth2 interfaces to the assigned Portgroups.

D. Add another vSwitch to the cluster.

Answer: C
Question #81

A customer has HE servers with DiscoverOS and wants to install a

Nutanix cluster.
Which method should a consultant use to meet the requirements?

A. Manually create the cluster.

B. Create the cluster using CVM Foundation.
C. Image the bare metal nodes.
D. Create the cluster using Crash cart.

Answer: B
Question #82

A consultant is deploying a new Nutanix cluster. The nodes have the

following network interfaces.
 2x 10G NICS
 2x 25G NICS
The consultant is using the default virtual switch configurations for
AHV. After creating 10 VMs, the consultant observes inconsistent
network speeds from the VMs on the AHV host.
What should the consultant do to resolve this issue?

A. Configure load balancing on the virtual switch for both 10G and 25G
interfaces.

B. Configure a separate virtual switch with 10G NICs on vs o and 25G NICs on vs.

C. Configure Active/Backup for both the 10G and 25G interfaces.

D. Configure all network interfaces with LACP on the same virtual switch.
Answer: B

Question #83

A consultant is running Foundation discovery with Foundation VM and

is unable to dynamically discover the nodes. The consumer needs
another method to image the nodes.

What information does the consultant need to do bare metal

Foundation?
A. Serial # of Block
B. IPMI MAC Address
C. LAN MAC Address
D. Serial # of Node
Answer: B
Question #84

A customer is considering increasing the Redundancy Factor from 2 to 3

for a Nutanix cluster in their existing environment.
Which option would provide the company with the optimal solution?

A - Four Compute Nodes with 25% available disk space

B - Six Compute Nodes with 25% available disk space
C - Three Compute Nodes with 40% available disk space
D - Five Compute Nodes with 40% available disk space
Answer: B
Question #85

A customer wants to use NIC teaming on an ESXi host using a vSphere

Standard Switch configured with the Route based on physical NIC load
balancing option. The customer does not see the option when editing
the Teaming and Failover settings for the switch.

How should the consultant resolve this issue?

A. Change the load balancing option on the switch.

B. Add a vSphere Distributed Switch
C. Add another physical NIC to the team.
D. Install a vCenter server to manage the switch
Answer: D

Question #86
An administrator wants to utilize Network Visualization to monitor the
physical and logical network on the Nutanix cluster. The first-hop
switch has LLDP enabled. The network switch information is still not
being displayed.

What is causing this problem?

A. The ISL between switches is not configured.

B. SNMP is not configured properly.
C. br0 and br1 are not defined.
D. The cluster is using RDMA-enabled NICs.

Answer: B
Question #87

An administrator needs to make sure an RF3 cluster can survive a

failure of two complete racks without negatively affecting performance.
The current cluster configuration consists of the following:

• 30 All Flash Nodes: distributed 10 nodes per rack across three 42U racks
• Each node is configured with 20TB usable storage all flash (Cluster Total 600TB
Usable)
• Current cluster utilization is 500TB storage
• Storage containers have Erasure Coding enabled

Which configuration changes should be made to make sure the cluster

meets the requirements? (choose one, explain why)

A. Expand the cluster to 50 nodes distributed evenly across 5 racks

B. Expand the cluster to 48 nodes distributed evenly across 6 racks

C. Expand the cluster to 60 nodes distributed evenly across 6 racks

D. Expand the cluster to 40 nodes distributed evenly across 5 racks

Answer: C
Question #88

A consultant successfully creates a Nutanix cluster. The consultant

needs to configure containers for the customers business critical
applications and general server workloads. The customer requirements
are to achieve maximum storage space savings and optimize

 I/O performance.
What setting(s) should the consultant enable on the storage
container(s)?

A. Compression and deduplication

B. Deduplication only
C. Compression and erasure coding
D. Compression only

Answer: C
Question #89

A consultant deploys a four-node VMware ESXi cluster and vCenter

server. An HA/DRS cluster is configured for all four nodes. The customer
deploys five new VMs on the cluster. During the knowledge Transfer, a
network cable on one node is removed to demonstrate HA and
migration of the VMs to another host. In the HA/DRS cluster settings,
the VM Restart Priority for all CVMs is set to Disabled. The customer
observes warnings that the CVM on the ejected host is no longer
powered on.

Which ESXi HA/DRS cluster setting is missing?

A. Enable EVC for the cluster.

B. Disable VM Monitoring on all CVMs.
C. Disable Automation Level on all CVMs.
D. Enable Host Monitoring.
Answer: B

Question #90

During the knowledge transfer on Prism GUI, a customer asked about

AHV best practices for VM High Availability on a five-node cluster and
the safest configuration. The consultant informed the customer that
best practices dictate that all storage containers are configured with a
replication factor of 3.

What will be the behavior if the non-default Guarantee mode is selected

on Prism with two AHV host failures?

A. Keeping the default mode will ensure that all VMs can restart in case of two
AHV host failures.
B. Keeping the default mode will ensure that all VMs can restart in case of an
AHV host failure.

C. Will ensure that all VMs can restart if two AHV nodes remains online.

D. Will ensure that all VMs can restart in case of two simultaneous AHV host
failures.

Answer: D
Question #91

Refer to exhibit.

A customer has completed and given the pre-delivery questionnaire to

the consultant. The customer has indicated that they are using
HPE/OEM hardware.

Which action should the consultant take to prepare the laptop and
Foundation networking for the installation?

A. Configure Backplane Traffic Isolation.

B. Set IP Addresses in CVM/Host subnet only.
C. Set IP Addresses in both CVM/Host and IPMI subnets.
D. Enable network segmentation.

Answer: C

Question #92

In which part of the Knowledge Transfer can the customer learn how to
create, escalate, comment, and close cases?

A. Operations Guide

B. Demonstration of the Support Portal

C. Demonstration of features

D. Handover Slides and Checklist

Answer: B

Question #93

After an onsite cluster deployment, a consultant prepares the

deliverables for a project closeout.
Which two data in the As-Built Guide require adjustment or might be
missing completely? (Choose two.)

A. Nutanix Node Port Layout

B. AHV Host information

C. Physical Rack Layout

D. Cluster information

Answer: A,C
Question #94

A consultant is setting up a new install of Nutanix Files for a customer,

but receives this error when attempting to join the customer's Active
Directory domain:
File Server could not join the Domain because User credentials
failed with error Unable to connect to WORKGROUP ads_connect: No
logon servers
The consultant has already verified the domain credentials provided by
the customer are valid and have the correct permissions.
What is the most likely cause in this scenario for a domain-join failure
when setting up Nutanix Files?

A. The FSVMs storage network must be in the same network as the logon
servers.

B. The client network is failing to communicate with the customer's domain

controllers due to mismatched MTU sizes.

C. The client network is failing to communicate with the customer's domain

controllers due to a missing network firewall port requirement.
D. The FSVMs must first be manually added to a site mapping in Active Directory
before they can be authorized to communicate with the logon servers.

Answer: C
Question #95

During the knowledge transfer session, a consultant conducts a storage

management demo. In the Creating a Storage Container workflow, the
customer notices the Advertised Capacity parameter and asks for an
explanation.
How should the consultant respond?

A. It is a capacity computed by dividing physical storage usage of a container by

the replication factor (RF).

B. It assists in reserving space for a storage container to ensure a maximum

storage capacity is available.

C. It enables the ability to cap usage of storage containers to be smaller than the
limit of a storage pool capacity.

D. It assists in reserving space for a storage container to ensure a minimum

storage capacity is available.
Answer: C

Question #96

The customer notices storage latency issues with their new Nutanix
AHW cluster. The deployment includes the following components:
◦ 2 ToR switches
◦ 7 nodes
Which command should the consultant run to identify issues?

A. manage_ovs show bridges

B. manage_ovs show_interfaces

C. manage_ovs show_lldp

D. manage_ovs show_uplinks

Question #97

An administrator is configuring software only. Data-at-Rest Encryption

on their Nutanix cluster. They are planning to deploy a third-party key
management server (KMS).
Where should this server be hosted?

A. As a single VM on the Nutanix cluster

B. On hardware external to the Nutanix duster
C. As a clustered VM setup on the Nutanix cluster
D. As a single VM deployed on the host that contains the Prism leader CVM

Answer: B

Question #98

An administrator knows that the disks in a cluster are out of date and a
new firmware is available. For security reasons, these clusters do not
have access to the Internet.

Which two steps must be completed to update the firmware? (Choose

two.)
A. Configure LCM with a URL to access the firmware bundle.
B. Download a dark site bundle and stage it on an internal webserver.
C. Download the updated firmware .tgz file from the Nutanix portal.
D. Select Upgrade Software, then select disks and upload the updated firmware.
Answer: A,B
Question #99

What are the two most important prerequisites to be validated before

the consultant goes onsite? (Choose two.)

A. Complete the kickoff call and validate the BOM (Bill of Materials).

B. Verify whether the servers have been racked by the customer.

C. Validate whether the cluster questionnaire is complete and if the physical

switch configurations are complete.

D. Identify the point of contact who can provide networking details and switch
port information after arriving onsite.
Answer: A,C
Question #100

An administrator is deploying an application using Nutanix Volumes.

After configuring the volume group and connecting the guest's iSCSI
initiator to the volume group, they begin performance testing. The
administrator learns that performance on the virtual disk attached to
the iSCSI initiator is far less than that of a virtual disk connected
directly to the VM.
Which situation is causing this condition?
A. The VM's iSCSI traffic is being routed to the data services IP subnet

B. The performance test is generating small block random 10.

C. The cluster data services IP address is a bottleneck, shared with other iSCSI
traffic

D. Data Locality ensures that VM attached disks are always faster than iSCSI
volumes.

Question #101

A Nutanix cluster is deployed with the following configuration:

• Three four-node blocks (A, B, and C)

• All Flash Redundancy Factor 2

What is the effect of simultaneous disk failures on two nodes located in

block A?

A. VMs are migrated off of the nodes with disk failures.

B. Each node with a failed disk is marked as degraded.
C. VM read and write operations continue normally.
D. VMs on the nodes with failed disks are unable to write data
Answer: C
Question #102
A VM is exhibiting one or more of the following baseline values based
on the past 30 days:
• CPU usage < 20%
• CPU ready time < 5%
• Memory usage < 50% (moderately) or < 20% (severely)
• Memory swap rate = 0 Kbps
Which type of VM is being described?
A. Constrained VM
B. Inactive VM
C. Bully VM
D. Over-Provisioned VM
Answer: D
Question #103

An administrator needs to relocate an AHV cluster to a new datacenter

during a maintenance window. The cluster will use the same IPs in the
new datacenter.

Which two steps should be taken to prepare for this task? (Choose two.)

A. Stop all Nutanix Files clusters

B. Relocate the linked LDAP servers

C. Shut down all user VMs in the cluster

D. Reconfigure IPMI for the new datacenter

Answer: A,C

Question #104

A system administrator needs to shutdown an AHV node in a Nutanix

cluster without causing service disruption. The administrator checks
data resiliency and verifies that the cluster can tolerate a node down.
Which three steps should the administrator perform next? (Choose
three.)

A. Put the host in maintenance mode

B. Shutdown the CVM
C. Power off the node
D. Allow VMs to start on the remaining nodes
E. Shutdown the node

Answer: A,B,C
Question #105

Which Nutanix feature creation is described in the Knowledge Transfer?

A. Calm Blueprints

B. REST API

C. Self Service Portal

D. Data Protection Domain

Answer: A
Question #106

A customer would like to re-image an existing cluster. The Foundation

Applet and Foundation VM is unavailable to them.
How can the consultant access Foundation-as-a-Service (FaaS)?

A. Through <cluster-IP> :9443

B. Through <cluster-IP> :8000
C. Through <CVM-IP> :9443
D. Through <CVM-IP> :8000
Answer: D

Question #106

After nutanix Cluster installation, network ports are properly configured

with the default active-backup bonding. One 10GbE port goes to switch
1. Another 10GbE port goes to switch 2. A consultant tests failover by
manually pulling one of the cables and notices it is taking too much
time to failover, which is causing excessive packet loss.
What should the consultant enable to resolve this issue?

A. LACP on switch
B. PagP
C. Spanning-tree Portfast
D. Jumbo frames
Answer: C
Question #107

According to Nutanix best practices, Which interface configuration

should be used when setting up the default bond?
A. One 10G uplink only
B. 10G uplinks only or 25G uplinks only
C. One 10G uplink paired with one 25G uplink
D. One 1G uplink paired with one 10G uplink
Answer: B
Question #108
A consultant is working on an expansion project for a customer that has
an existing 7-node RF2 cluster. The customer has purchased four more
nodes to add to the cluster. All of the hardware is identical between the
existing hardware and newly purchased hardware. Currently, the 7-
node cluster has the following utilization:
 CPU: 48%
 Memory: 66%
 Storage: 91%

During the kick-off call, the customer mentioned they'd like to reserve
storage capacity on the cluster if a node were to fail in the future.
What's the safest and best way to implement this on the cluster?
A. Expand the cluster with the additional nodes and enable Reserve Rebuild
Capacity.
B. Enable Reserve Rebuild Capacity and expand the cluster with the additional
nodes.
C. Expand the cluster with the additional nodes and enable HA reservation.
D. Enable HA reservation and expand the cluster with the additional nodes.

Answer: A
Question #109
While reviewing the BOM during the kickoff call, a consultant notices
that there are six NX nodes and 12 SFP+ modules, but no fiber cables
are listed.

Which statement is correct regarding this scenario?

A. Only copper cables, not fiber cables, are required for SFP* modules.
B. The consultant should remind the customer that it is their responsibility to
procure compatible fiber cables.
C. Nutanix provides fiber cables based on the fiber channel ports on the server.
D. The customer can use any fiber cable from existing network devices.
Answer: B
Question #110

A consultant is preparing for a cluster deployment and evaluates portable

Foundation.
Laptop configuration is as follows:

* CPU: 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7

* Memory: 4GB RAM

During the installation, the consultant encounters some errors and tries to
troubleshoot.
What could prevent successful installation and Foundation usage?

A. Gatekeeper must be enabled

B. Laptop configuration does not meet installation requirements
C. Oracle VirtualBox is installed on the laptop
D. Firewall Stealth Mode is disabled

Answer: B
The likely reason for encountering errors during the installation and use of the portable
Foundation tool on the laptop described is: * C. Laptop configuration does not meet
installation requirements: The Foundation tool, being a resource-intensive application,
typically requires more than 4GB RAM to function efficiently, especially when deploying
larger or more complex environments.
.

Question #111
During the cluster deployment, a consultant conducts operational tests
on a vCenter-managed ESXi hypervisor. As a part of tests, vCenter must
place the host into maintenance mode, however, the task is stuck and
the CVM is not shutting down automatically.
What should the consultant do to resolve the issue?
A. Put the node into maintenance mode using
B. acli host.enter_maintenance_mode Hypervisor address.
C. Shutdown the CVM using shutdown -h now.
D. Put the node into maintenance mode using '-/serviceability/bin/esx-shutdown-s
cwn_.p_addr
E. Shutdown the CVM using cvm_shutdown -P now.
Answer: E
Question #112

Where can the Foundation version included with an AOS bundle be

found?

A. AOS Release Notes

B. Upgrade Paths menu
C. Compatibility and Interoperability Matrix
D. Field Installation Guide
Answer: A
Question #113

A consultant is preparing to deploy a Nutanix cluster at a customer site.

The cluster contains Self-Encrypting Drivers (SEDs). The consultant has
been these comments for the customer:
• The nodes were part of the existing cluster
• Customer had destroyed the cluster themself.

While conducting the cluster Foundation, the consultant receives an

error and suspects the encryption is enabled on the disks.

A. Disable encryption from node BIOS

B. Contact hardware vendor to unlock disks
C. Disable encryption from Foundation
D. Contact Nutanix support to unlock disks
Answer: B
Question #114

A consultant is deploying a new 4-node cluster for a customer. During

the site readiness checks, the customer states they have purchased a
number of different lengths twinax cables for the deployment. What is
the recommended maximum length in meters, for passive twinax cables
in a Nutanix cluster?

A.3
B.5
C.7
D.10
Answer: B
Question #115

A consultant is having issues deploying Prism Central on ESXI using the 1-Click
Method. What other method could be used to manually deploy Prism Central
successfully?
A. VHDX
B. QCOW
C. VMDK
D. OVA

Answer: D
Question #116

A customer asks where to find the password used for initial cluster
configurations. Which document contains the requested information?
A. Deployment Questionnaire
B. Project Closeout
C. Pre-Delivery Questionnaire
D. As-Built Document

Answer: C
Question #117

A consultant needs to verify the make and model of the systems that
will be imaged with foundation. The consultant does not have the BOM
available to review. When should the consultant verify the make and
model to prepare for the cluster deployment?

A. Upon arriving on-site

B. When reviewing the SOW
C. While conducting the Kickoff Call
D. During the Foundation process
Answer: C
Question #118

A consultant creates a Windows VM after installing a new AHV-based

cluster. The switchport settings are as follows:
• switchport mode trunked
• PortFast enabled
• spanning-tree port type edge trunk

The consultant has statically assigned an IP address to the VM but it is

unable to communicate on the network.
A. Mount and install the Nutanix gest Tools
B. Confirm that IPv6 is enabled on the gest VM
C. Set a Group Policy to make sure the Windows Firewall is disabled.
D. Confirm that the VM has a vNIC assigned to the correct VLAN in Prism Element
Answer: D
Question #118
A consultant deploys a Nutanix cluster with AOS and ESXi. The cluster is
managed by a vCenter server. After installation, what should the consultant do
to ensure the cluster will support network segmentation?

A. Connect both CVM eth0 and eth2 interfaces to vSwitchNutanix.

B. Manually assign an IP address to the CVM eth2 interface.
C. Connect both CVM eth0 and eth2 interfaces to the assigned Portgroups.
D. Add another vSwitch to the cluster.

Answer: C
Question #119
A consultant and customer agree on a scope of services regarding the
deployment of a new Nutanix cluster. Which two products does this
scope apply to? (Choose two.)

A. Foundation
B. Flow
C. X-Ray
D. Prism Central

Answer: A, D
Question #120

A consultant is setting up Prism Central to manage multiple Nutanix clusters. The

customer requires til redundancy and tre aby to manage up to 12,500 VMs.
Which deployment option should the consultant use to meet the requirements?
A. Maximum CPU and memory allowed for the server hosting the Prism Central
VM
B. Prism Central cluster mode
C. Prism Central Scale-out deployment
D. Large Prism Central VM with the maximum CPU and memory allowed
Answer: C
Question #121

A consultant is unable to ping the CVM from the hypervisor using the
external interface. The customer's network is configured with the
10.3.12.0/24 subnet without VLAN tagging. The CVM and hypervisor are
using the same address space.
What is causing this issue?

A. The 1GbE and 10GbE NICs have not been separated.

B. The default gateway is incorrect.
C. The switch is trunked without a native VLAN.
D. The CVM/hypervisor only communicates over 192.168.5.0/24. Answer: B

Answer: C
Question #122

A consultant discovers that while the Foundation VM and the

consultant's laptop are able to ping each other nodes are rea
discovered while trying to run Foundation on the customer's network.
What should the consultant do to resolve the issue?

A. Connect to same switch as the cluster and ping.

B. Install Java on the Foundation VM.
C. Enable IPv6 and multicast on the switch.
D. Enable IPv6 and multicast on the laptop.

Answer: C

Question #123

A consultant needs to upgrade the ESXi hosts on a Nutanix cluster from

version 6.7 to 7.0. vSphere DRS and vMotion are working properly.
The consultant needs to use One-Click Upgrade. Which setting should
be verified by the consultant?

A. vSphere HA is enabled.

B. Nutanix Prism HA is enabled.

C. vSphere DRS Automation level is set to Conservative.

D. DRS automation level on all CVMs is disabled.

Answer: D
Question #124

Which Nutanix tool does the Field Installation Guide provide

instructions for?

A. Prism Central
B. Foundation
C. As-Built Generator
D. Nutanix Move
Answer: B

Question #125

A new Nutanix customer suspects that network traffic is going over the
1G interfaces instead of the 10G interfaces. How should a consultant
confirm that the traffic is only traversing the 10G interfaces?

A. Look in Prism Element under Network.

B. Run the allssh manage_ovs show_interfaces command.
C. Run the ifconfig command on the CLI of each CVM.
D. Run the allssh manage_ovs show_uplinks command.

Answer: D
Question #126

Refer to the exhibit

A consultant migrated multiple VMs to a new cluster. VMs were previously in

VLAN 10. Why can the VMs no longer communicate on their network?

A. The VNIC type should be set to VMXNET2.

B. The Guest OS firewall is blocking traffic in the new cluster.
C. The VLAN ID is incorrect.
D. Static IP addresses have not been assigned to the new VMs.
Answer: C
Question #127

A customer needs a 20-node cluster built. The consultant only has a 16-
port flat network switch, and the customer is using VLAN tagging for
the hosts and CVMs. How should the consultant create the cluster?

A. Set VLAN tags on all hosts and CVMs.

B. Create the Nutanix cluster manually.
C. Connect the cluster to the production network.
D. Create a separate four-node cluster.

Answer: C
Question #128

Which container advanced setting should be configured to prevent ISO

container images from exceeding a 100GB limit.

A. Reserved capacity
B. Advertised capacity
C. Erasure coding
D. Compression
Answer: B
Question #129

The consultant is deploying a 20-node AHV cluster, as part of a Nutanix

Files deployment. How many FSVMs can the consultant deploy in this
environment?

A.16
B.18
C.20
D.22

Answer: A
Question #130

As a part of a cluster deployment test plan, a customer asks the

consultant for some additional performance and resiliency tests. How
should the consultant best satisfy this request?

A. Deploy X-Ray and conduct any relevant tests.

B. Use Apache Jmeter.
C. Run diagnostics.py directly from CVM.
D. Leverage lometer.
Answer: A
Question #131

A consultant has completed a cluster build according to the following

requirements:
• Syslog Setup with ERROR level Logging
• Proxy Setup
• SNMP v3 Trap setup

When adding the cluster to an existing Prism Central with a proxy

setup, the following error is triggered in the Prism Gateway logs:
Caused by: com.nutanix.util.base.ValidationException: Prism Central is
unreachable

What configuration is likely missing?

A. Whitelist of Prism Central DSIP inside of Prism Element and all Prism Element
CVMs inside of Prism Central

B. Whitelist of Prism Central VIP inside of Prism Element and Prism Element VIP
inside of Prism Central

C. Whitelist of AHV Host IP addresses in Prism Central

D. Whitelist of Prism Central DSIP inside of Prism Element
Answer: B
Question #132

A customer wants to ensure that the Data Protection configuration using

Protection Domains is fully functional. The consultant has configured a
protection domain for newly-created VMs with static IP addresses on multiple
VLANs. The network administrator confirmed that the correct subnets exist at
both physical sites. After performing a failover operation, the virtual machines
are turned back on but have no network access.
Which statement describes this issue?

A. Network mappings are not configured for the Remote Site.

B. Nutanix Guest Tools (NGT) are mandatory to use Data Protection.

C. VirtIO drivers need to be reinstalled after a failover.

D. Remote Virtual IP addresses are missing for the Remote Site.

Answer: A

Question #133

A consultant has been tasked with increasing security on a Nutanix cluster by

disabling password authentication when accessing the CVM and AHV hosts and
instead moving to key-based SSH.
What is the easiest way for the consultant to meet these requirements?

A. Enable STlGs via command line on SSH to a CVM.

B. Configure LDAP authentication through a secure server.

C. Enable Cluster Lockdown and provide an RSA key.

D. Restrict access with User Management in Prism.

Answer: C

Question #134

After reviewing the questionnaire provided by a customer, the

consultant is completing the Foundation Configuration on the Nutanix
website. According to the customer requirements, the cluster should be
prepared off site in a safe room, and moved afterwards to the
datacenter.
Which configuration should the consultant implement on the
Foundation VM?
A. Add « virtual switch dedicated to the IPMI network.
B .Prepare multi-homing with two IP addresses.
C. Another physical laptop port to the Foundation VM.
D. Create a firewall rule blocking customer subnets.
Answer A
Question #135
What is the default password shipped on new NX hardware from the factory for
the ADMIN user on IPMI?

A. node-serial-number

B. nutanix/4u

C. block-serial-number

D.ADMIN

Answer: A

Question #136
A customer's security team has a policy prohibiting a consultant's laptop from
connecting within the corporate datacenter. In which two ways should the
consultant complete the customer deployment on the factory-prepared nodes?
(Choose two.)
A. Use the Controller VM-based Foundation process.

B. Configure IPs on hosts and create the cluster.

C. Run the Network crashcart Script, provide IPs, and create the cluster manually.

D. Manually edit ifcfg-eth0 file on CVM, restart networking, and create the cluster.

Answer: A, C

Question #137
During the knowledge transfer session, a consultant conducts a storage
management demo. In the Creating a Storage Container work-flow, the
customer notices the Advertised Capacity parameter and asks for an
explanation.

How should the consultant respond?

A. It is a capacity computed by dividing physical storage usage of a container by

the replication factor (RF).
B. It assists in reserving space for a storage container to ensure a maximum
storage capacity is available.
C. It enables the ability to cap usage of storage containers to be smaller than the
limit of a storage pool capacity.
D. It assists in reserving space for a storage container to ensure a minimum
storage capacity is available.
Answer: B

Question #138

A consultant attempts to perform an LCM inventory after successfully

creating the cluster, but is met with the following error:
LCM Exception [LcmExceptionHandler]: Could not find a module for entity
with reference name nutanix.ncc.update

What is the most likely reason LCM inventory/update is failing?

A. Nameservers are not reachable.

B. IPMI network is unable to reach the internet.
C. Clusters must be licensed before LCM inventory.
D. Nutanix CVMs are blocking TCP port 54.
Answer: C
Question #139

After deployment of a Nutanix cluster, a customer has requested to

validate the peak performance of the cluster. Which tool can a
consultant use to satisfy this request?
A. Nutanix X-Ray
B. Nutanix HCiBench
C. diagnostics.py
D. Nutanix perfmon
Answer: A
Question #140

Before deploying a new 3-node cluster, a consultant wants to know

which VLAN ID to use during Foundation. Where can the consultant find
this information?

A. Nutanix Portal
B. As-Built Guide
C. Deployment Questionnaire
D. Test Plan
Answer: C
Question #141
A consultant has finished imaging all assigned clusters and is ready to
close out the engagement. Which action is part of the Closeout
Checklist?
A. Provide an overview of Nutanix NDB.
B. Provide an overview of Nutanix NC2.
C. Provide an overview of Nutanix Prism Central.
D. Provide an overview of Nutanix Self-Service.
Answer: C
Question #142
A customer has provided the following network requirements to their consultant
during a discovery session for AHV cluster deployments:
• Maximum Uptime Guest Traffic is a Hard Requirement
• Maximum Throughput for Guest is a Hard Requirement
• Link Aggregation is established at the TORs

Cluster nodes have the following network card configurations:

• 2 x 40 GbE Adapters
• 2 x 1 GbE Adapters

How should the consultant satisfy these requirements?

A. Bonded 2 x 40GbE Adapters with LACP Disabled for Storage Traffic and Guest
Traffic using balance-slb
B. Bonded 2 x 1 GbE Adapters with LACP Enabled for Storage Traffic and Bonded
2 x 40 GbE Adapters for Guest VM Traffic using balance-tcp
C. Bonded 2 x 40GbE Adapters with LACP Enabled for Storage Traffic and Guest
Traffic using balance-tcp
D. Bonded 2 x 40GbE Adapters with LACP Disabled for Storage Traffic and
bonded 2x1 GbE Adapters for Guest VM Traffic using active-backup

Answer: C
Question #143

A consultant is conducting a vSphere cluster deployment. As a part of

operational tests, a vMotion operation is performed on a test VM, but
fails with following error message:

The VMotion failed because the ESX hosts were not able to connect over the
VMotion network. Please check your VMotion network settings and physical
network configuration. VMotion [184329483:1276605211167987] failed to
create connection with remote host <10.10.16.14>: The ESX hosts failed to
connect over the VMotion network Migration [184329483:1276605211167987]
failed to connect to remote host <10.10.16.14>: Timeout

What issue could prevent the vMotion operation from completing

successfully?

A. The vmknic is configured with a conflicting IP address.

B. NIOC is enabled and vMotion traffic is configured with Share value SO.
C. Foundation service prevents connectivity between the source and the
destination TCP port 8000.
D. The vSS is configured with Route based on originating virtual port.

Answer: A
Question #144

Refer to Exhibit:

A Foundation install must be done on four NX nodes for a new customer. A

consultant need to set up the network onsite before imaging the nodes through
the Foundation tool.
The nodes are equipped with two SFP28 25GbE NICs with dual ports, and a
10GBase-T NIC with dual ports as well. The customer's ToR switches are 25GbE
datacenter switches, already in production.
What is the appropriate hardware to perform the most reliable imaging of these
NX nodes?
A. A flat Ethernet switch, 4 compatible 10GBase-T GBiCs, five Ethernet cables
and a laptop.
B. The 25GbE production switches. 4 DAC cables and 5 Ethernet cables with a
flat Ethernet switch, and a laptop.
C. A flat Ethernet switch. 9 Ethernet cables, and a laptop.
D. The 25GbE production switches. 4 DAC cables, only one Ethernet cable with a
10GBase-T GBIC, and a laptop.
Answer: B
Question #145

During a Site Readiness Check, a customer informed the consultant that

there is no NTP server currently configured in the environment. Which
two statements should the consultant consider for continuing the
cluster deployment? (Choose two.)

A. An NTP server is not required for cluster Foundation and can be added later.
B. If an NTP server is provided using FQDN, a DNS server is required.
C. At least 3 NTP servers must be provided in a comma-separated list.
D. At least one external NTP server must be used to complete Foundation
process.

Answer: A,B

Question #146

A customer wants to validate the Microsoft SQL workload performance

for a CRM application before migration to the new Nutanix cluster.

Which activity must the consultant add as part of the test plan to fulfill
this requirement?

A. X-Ray with OLTP Workload.

B. Run perfmonon guest VM.
C. X-Ray with OLAP Workload.
D. Run Perfmon on all CVMs.
Answer: A

Question #147

What should a consultant consider when completing a bare-metal

imaging process?

A. Avoid connecting any device to the node USB port that presents virtual media
such as a CD-ROM.
B. Connect to a managed switch with routing tables to protect the production
environment against configuration errors.
C. Ensure that the CD ROM appears last in the BIOS boot order to avoid
Foundation timeout.
D. Enable STP by using PortFast or an equivalent feature on the ports that are
connected to the Nutanix host.
Answer: A

Question #148

A consultant is not able to run the As-Built Tool for a technical reason.
What action should the consultant take to gather information and
provide customer documentation?

A. Manually create documentation using As-Built document template

B. Use RVTools for vSphere and Hyper-V deployments.
C. Create a support case on behalf of a customer.
D. Access portal.nutanix.com, search Software Documentation.

Answer: A
Question #149

A customer has requested that a consultant create a Disaster Recovery

Test for their new Nutanix environments. What should the consultant
include in a custom plan to validate VM availability across the network?

A. Assign backup policies to source VMs.

B. Verify VMs received correct IP address after failover
C. Ensure NTP configuration active.
D. Sign into VM console using local credentials.
Answer: B

Question #150

During an AHV upgrade, a database VM automatically migrated to

another host. A customer is concerned about potential storage
performance impact.

Which statement addresses the customer's concern?

A. Shadow clones mitigate the need for data locality.

B. Data locality is not required on all flash nodes.
C. Mirroring the database on two VMs eliminates the need for data locality.
D. AHV's built in scheduler automatically restores data locality.

Answer: D

Question #151

Which two components are required to validate and Foundation a cluster with
ESXi as the hypervisor? (Choose two.)

A.ISO image for ESXI

B. iso_whitelist.json
C. Phoenix Installation Tool
D. Latest NCC LCM Bundle

Answer: A, B

Question #152

A consultant deployed a Nutanix Files cluster using separate networks for client and
storage. For testing a SMB standard share, a VM has been deployed on storage network.
However, the consultant cannot access the share. What is the cause of the issue?
A. The CVM network segmentation is configured.
B. Clients on the same subnet as the storage network cannot access the shares.
C. An iSCSI Data Services IP is not configured for the cluster.
D. Clients on the same subnet as the storage network can only access the distributed
shares.
Answer: B

Question #153

As a consultant concludes the project for deploying a new cluster, the customer
expresses plans to repeat the process in-house for one of the company's dark site
locations. What three items can the consultant deliver in closing to help ensure
customer's success in deploying and supporting Nutanix clusters?
A. Creating an account for access to Nutanix Support Portal
External USB drive
Offline NCC bundle

B. A trial license activation code for Prism Starter

Creating an account for access to Nutanix Support Portal
Guide for dark site deployments using Nutanix standards

C. Generating cluster licenses

What are binaries and where can they be downloaded
Creating an account for accessing the Nutanix Support Portal

D. External USB drive

Access to Nutanix FTP
Encrypted key required for accessing clusters

Answer: B

Answer by Alaa
1- A consultant is working to setup the network before starting the
Foundation process.
How should the consultant complete this task?
A. Using the shared IPMI port, ensure that the connected switch can auto-
negotiate to 1 Gbps.
B. Ensure the IPMI of the nodes are reachable using pre-configured IPMI IPv6
addresses.
C. On Nutanix NX Series, connect the IPMI port and any one of the data ports
to the switch.
D. Disable IPv6 on the network to which the nodes are connected to ensure
that IPv6 unicast is blocked.
Answer :C
2- After reviewing the questionnaire provided by a customer, the
consultant is completing the Foundation Configuration on the
Nutanix website. According to the customer requirements, the
cluster should be prepared off-site in a safe room, and moved
afterwards to the datacenter.
Which configuration should the consultant implement on the Foundation VM?
A. Add a virtual switch dedicated to the IPMI network.
B. Prepare multi-homing with two IP addresses.
 C. Map another physical laptop port to the Foundation VM.
D. Create a firewall rule blocking customer subnets.

Answer :A

3- A consultant is running operational verifications to validate cluster

behaviors.
What will happen if one power supply is disconnected from a NX-3235-G9 chassis?

A. The hosts appears disconnected in vCenter and VMs are restarting on the
other hosts.
B. The hardware status updates to reflect the change in Prism
Element, the hosts continues to run, and the Host hardware
power status alert is sent. There is no impact on workloads.
C. The hardware status is updated to reflect the change in Prism Element,
the hosts continues to run, but VMHA has started securing workloads by
moving them to other nodes.
D. The hosts appears disconnected in Prism Element and VMs are restarting
on the other hosts.
Answer :B

4- After installation, network ports are properly configured with the

default active-backup bonding. One 10GbE port goes to switch 1.
Another 10GbE port goes to switch 2.
A consultant tests failover by manually disconnecting one of the cables and
notices it is taking too much time to failover, which is causing excessive packet
loss.
What should be enabled to resolve this issue?
A. Spanning-tree Portfast
B. Jumbo frames
C. PagP
D. LACP on switch
Answer :A
Refer to the exhibit

5- A customer is preparing to expand a cluster with a consultant. The

production cluster is comprised of one NX-3460-G7 and two NX-
8235-G8 blocks. The running AOS version is 5.20.4.6 and Hypervisor
version is ESXi 6.7 U3b. vCenter is also running a 6.7 version.
One NX-3235-G9 block will be added to that cluster (ESXI-NUTA-09 and ESXI-
NUTA-10).
The consultant has verified Nutanix documentation and customer's As-Built
guide:
NX-3060-G7 and NX-8035-G8 are hybrid HCI nodes
ESXi 6.7 U3b is unsupported for the new G9 hardware model
AOS 5.20.X and ESXi 6.X are end of support
A consultant is completing final network failover testing on a recently deployed
AHV cluster.
The cluster consists of the following:
•Three nodes
•Two uplinks connected to two switches
•Supported SFPs
The consultant removed one SFP+ out of each node. Two of the nodes (Hostl I
Host2) failed over to the backup NIC correctly without any interruption but have
lost communication with the third node (Host 3) hypervisor/CVM. Inserting the
original SFP+ back into the problematic node allowed the network to be
connected and the two healthy nodes could communicate successfully again.
manage_ovs showjnterfaces output
manage_ovs showjinterfaces output:
name mode link speed
cthO 10000 True 10000
ethl 10000 False None
eth2 10000 True 10000
eth3 10000 False None
manage_ovs show.uplinks output:
Bridge: brO
Bond: brO-up
bond_mode: active-backup
interfaces: ethl ethO
lacp: off
lacp-fa I 1 back: false
lacp_speed: slow
What should the consultant validate first?
Options:
A.Validate NIC card on node is seated properly.
B.Validate that the correct interfaces are included in the bridge.
C.Validate the customer has configured all their switch ports identically.
D.Validate the SFP+ is fully plugged into the node and switch.

Answer:D
6-
During a pre-engagement call, a customer explains that network cables are
missing from the boxes. The consultant examines the bill of materials more
closely to verify the quantity and type required by the hardware. The rack is
already equipped with one OOBM Ethernet switch and two 10GbE SFP+ ToR
switches.

Which cables should the consultant recommend to the customer for

implementing in this scenario?
Options:
A.Six Ethernet Cat7 cables
B.Six DAC 10GbE cables and 3 Ethernet cables
C.Six lOGbE cables
D.Three DAC 10GbE cables and 3 Ethernet cables

Answer :B
A consultant is viewing an ESXi host via console without external
network connectivity.
Which two IP addresses can be used to connect to the CVM (Choose
two.)
  A. 192.168.5.253
 B. 192.168.5.1
 C. 192.168.5.2
 D. 192.168.5.254
Answer: C,D
7-
After imaging the nodes and creating the cluster successfully, the
consultant connects the cluster to the customer network. When logging
into Prism, the events dashboard is full of errors.
What is causing the issue?
Options:
A.The cluster was not stopped prior to connecting to the customer
network.
B.The Cluster Virtual IP Address (VIP) was not set up during the
process.
C.Foundation did not create the cluster successfully.
D.The consultant did not run Nutanix Cluster Check (NCC..
Answer:A
8-
A consultant is preparing for a cluster deployment and evaluates
portable Foundation.
Laptop configuration is as follows:
*CPU: 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
*Memory: 4GB RAM
During the installation, the consultant encounters some errors and tries
to troubleshoot.
What could prevent successful installation and Foundation usage?
A. Gatekeeper must be enabled
B. Oracle VirtualBox is installed on the laptop
C. Laptop configuration does not meet installation requirements
D. Firewall Stealth Mode is disabled

Answer:C
 9-
Refer to Exhibit:

A consultant is conducting cluster deployment using Foundation VM on

a laptop.
What troubleshooting step is required?
Options:
A.Disable local machine firewall to ensure its not blocking traffic.
B.Verify Foundation VM is configured with at least 4GB of memory.
C.Confirm that TCP port 5123 is open.
D.Ensure that adaptive endpoint security agents are enabled.

Answer:A

10-
A consultant has been tasked with setting up an AHV-based cluster in a
restricted data center with factory-imaged nodes. The customer
environment has these constraints and considerations: No external
laptops or devices are allowed. Nodes are already rack-mounted and
powered on. Network connections are already completed. Network
switch ports are already configured.
What action should the consultant take to set up the nodes and form a
cluster?
A. Run network configuration utility from laptop.
 B. Run network configuration utility on node CVM.
C. Run network configuration utility from console.
D. Run network configuration utility on Foundation VM.

Answer:C

11-

A consultant executes this command to generate As-Built

Documentation:
./run_as_built -c "My customer" -s cluster -i n-m
Which condition is true?
A. The consultant is using Windows OS and there are multiple
clusters with different logins.
B. The consultant is using Windows OS and there are multiple
clusters with same login.
C. The consultant is using MAC OS and there are multiple clusters
with different logins.
D. The consultant is using MAC OS and there are multiple clusters
with the same login.
Answer:D

12-
After completing a cluster Foundation, a consultant reconnects all
nodes to customer network. However, the consultant discovers that the
nodes are not reachable.
Which two statements show possible causes? (Choose two.)
A. vso was configured with wrong uplinks.
B. Dynamic LAG is configured on the switch.
C. VLAN ID was assigned to nodes on the native VLAN.
D. LLDP is not enabled on the switch.
13-
Refer to Exhibit:
A customer has completed and given the pre-delivery questionnaire to
the consultant. The customer has indicated that they are using
HPE/OEM hardware.
Which action should the consultant take to prepare the laptop and
Foundation networking for the installation?
A. Set IP Addresses in both CVM/Host and IPMI subnets.
B. Configure Backplane Traffic Isolation.
C. Enable network segmentation.
D. Set IP Addresses in CVM/Host subnet only.
Answer:A
14-
During the execution of cluster deployment test plan, a consultant is
checking for available software updates.
The customer confirmed Firewall and HTTP proxy are configured
properly, however, the cluster is not able to retrieve new software
release information from release-api.nutanix.com and displays this
error.
Error "release-api.nutanix.com could not be reached. Please check Name Server
and Proxy settings"
What additional configuration must be provided to resolve the issue?
A. Install custom CA certificate on the hypervisor in the cluster.
B. Requires a certificate to encrypt traffic between DNS and internal
systems.
C. Certificate on the proxy must be trusted. Install the certificate on
the CVMs in the cluster.
D. Replace default self-signed certificates in the cluster.

Answer:C