Ncs-Core 6.8
Ncs-Core 6.8
Which two components should the consultant manually update in the As-
Built Guide? (Choose two.)
Options:
A.
Node Port Layout Diagram
B.
Network Cabling Diagram
C.
Logical Design Diagram
D.
Site installation Diagram
2. 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.
Options:
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 IPMITool 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.
3. A consultant creates a Windows VM after installing a new Nutanix cluster running
AHV. The consultant has statically assigned an IP address to the VM but it is unable
to communicate on the network.
Options:
A.
Confirm that IPv6 is enabled on the guest VM.
B.
Confirm that the VM vNIC is tied to the correct VLAN in Prism
Element.
C.
Mount and install the Nutanix Guest Tools.
D.
Set a Group Policy to make sure the Windows Firewall is disabled.
4. What is the defeutt password shipped on new NX hardware from the factory for the
AOM'N user on IPMI?
O nutarvx,/4u
O bbc-k-sena/-nvmber
O ADMIN
O node-serial-number
Options:
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.
A.
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.
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 hosts appears disconnected in Prism Element and VMs are restarting on
the other hosts.
D.
The hosts appears disconnected in vCenter and VMs are restarting on the
other hosts.
7. How should a consultant validate the installed version of an NVIDIA driver in a Nutanix
VDI deployment?
Options:
A.
[root@ahvrpm qa I grep i nvidia
B.
nutanix@cvm~$ rpm -qa I grep -i nvidia
C.
adminGcvm^S rpm -qa I grep i nvidia
D.
[rootQesxi -)# rpm -qa I grep -i nvidia
•Three nodes
•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.
Bridge: brO
Bond: brO-up
bond_mode: active-backup
lacp: off
lacp_speed: slow
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.
Which document can the consultant use to verify all tasks have been closed
out?
Options:
A.
As-Built Guide
B.
Deployment Questionnaire
C.
Deployment Guide
D.
Deployment Checklist
10. 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:
•Flow Microsegmentation
Why won’t the plan to deploy a small PC instance work for this customer?
Options:
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.
11. A consultant needs to verify the make and model of the systems that will
be imaged with Foundation. The consultant does not have the Bill of
Materials (BOM) available to review. When should the consultant verify
12. When utilizing the cluster as built guide, which two elements should a consultant
provide when
Remote site IP
Cluster IP
Customer name
Data Service IP
13. A consultant showing the prism Element Web console to customer ends and want
to check cluster health is 0K. during vAlidation the
Health menu raises critical alerts about components using default passwords.
The cluster based on ESXI hypervisor where Prism Central and Nutanix files are
deployed. Passwords have already been changed for a few components but
some of theme have been left by default
14. according to nutanix best practices which interface configuration should be used
when setting up the default bond
• 2 x 40GbE
• 2 x 10 GbE Adapters
Bonded 2x10Gbe Adapters wth LACP Enabled for Storage Traffic and Bonded
2x40Gbe Adapters for Guest Traffic using balance -tcp
Options:
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.
18. A consultant has finished Imaging all assigned clusters and ready to Cose out the
engagement
an of Nutanvx NC2
mote nodes to add t. the cluster A'! of the hardware is identr•' between the
evstmg hardware and newly purchased hardware.
• CPU: 4800
Memory
Storage: 91%
During the kick-off call, the customer ment•ned they'd likqto reserve storage
capacity on the cluster if a node were to fail in the future.
20. 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.
21. A consultant is working to setup the network before starting the Foundation
process.
Options:
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.
22. 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.)
Options:
A.
Nutanix Node Port Layout
B.
AHV Host information
C.
Physical Rack Layout
D.
Cluster information
23. A consultant notes that a customer environment requires Nutanix storage containers
to be mounted on non-Nutanix hosts for manual data migration workflows.
Options:
A.
Prism Element • Settings - Filesystem Whitelist
B.
Prism Element - Settings - Cluster Details
C.
Prism Central - Settings - Cluster Details
D.
Prism Central - Settings - Filesystem Whitelist
24. 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?
Options:
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.
Which option would provide the company with the optimal solution?
Options:
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
26. 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
27. 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 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.
Portfast
D.
Jumbo frames
Options:
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.
Options:
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. j son).
D.
AOS version is incompatible.
30. In which two ways can the IPMI address be set on a Nutanix hardware installation?
(Choose two.)
Options:
A.
Nutanix Network Crashcart
B.
iLO configuration utility
C.
BIOS configuration
D.
ipmitool
31. After the successful creation of clusters, the customer wants to ensure that alerts are
sent automatically to Nutanix support.
Options:
A.
Support Portal
B.
Pulse
C.
insights
D.
Support Tunnel
32. 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
33. 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.
34. Before deploying a new 3-node cluster, a consultant wants to know which VLAN ID
to use during Foundation.
A.
Nutanix Portal
B.
As-Built Guide
C.
Deployment Questionnaire
D.
Test Plan
35. In preparing to install a new cluster for a company, a consultant needs to complete
an installation worksheet.
Options:
A.
Block Serial Numbers
B.
Hypervisor, CVM, and IPMI IP Addresses
C.
DNS and NTP IP Addresses
D.
Prism Central IP Address
While reviewing the customer questionnaire, the consultant notices that the
customer has documented their DNS servers as follows:
•CompanyDNSI 192.168.5.10
•CompanyDNS2 192.1685.20
Options:
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.
37. 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 s_b mode.
39. Which two components are required to validate and Foundation a cluster with ESXi
as the hypervisor? (Choose two.)
Options:
A.
ISO image for ESXi
B.
iso_whitelist.json
C.
Phoenix Installation Tool
D.
Latest NCC LCM Bundle
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?
Options:
A.
show pore-channel
B.
no lacp graceful-convergence
C.
service unsupported-transceiver
D.
no lacp suspend-individual
41. A consultant is not able to run the As-Built Too! for technical reason.
What action should the consultant take to gather and provide customer
documentation?
42. A customer want to validate the Mtcrosoft SQL workload performance for a CRM
application before migration to the new Nutantx cluster.
What the consultant add as part of the test plan to fulfil this requirement?
44. 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.
45. 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.
46. 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.)
Options:
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.
47. 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.
48. Which subnet is reserved for internal connectivity within a Nutanix Cluster?
A.
192.168.5.0/24
B.
192.168.254.0/24
C.
192.168.5.0/23
D.
192.168.5.0/26
49. 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.)
Options:
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-etho file on CVM, restart networking, and create the cluster.
50. A consultant deployed a Nutanix Files cluster using separate networks for client
and storage.
Options:
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
51. During the knowledge transfer on Pnsm GUI, a customer asked about AHV best
practices for VM high Availability on five-node cluster
and the safest configuration, The consultant informed the customer that best
practices dictate that all storage containers are configured
What will be the behevior if the non-default Guarantee mode is selected on Pnsm
with two AHV host failures?
52. 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?
Options:
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.
53. 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
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.
55. 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.
B. The Cluster Virtual IP Address (VIP) was not set up during the process
• Proxy setup
Snmp v3
when adding the cluster to an existing prism central with a proxy setup. Show
following error
Whitelist of Prism Central VIP inside of Prism Element and Prism Element VIP
inside of Prism Central
W'vte4tst of Pnsm Central DSIP inside of Prtsm Element and all Prism Element
CVMs insideof Prism Central
57. 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.)
Options:
A.
192.168.5.253
B.
192.168.5.2
C.
192.168.5.254
D.
192.168.5.1
Options:
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.
59. How should a consultant verify that a Nutanix cluster can tolerate a single-node
failure?
Options:
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
60. to ensure vm availability when a service outage has occurred a customer has
requested that automatic VM failover must occur as part of the DR strategy for
their environment
61. a customer ask where to find a password used for initial cluster configuration. What
document contain the requested information
Pre-Delivery questionnaire
62. A consultant having issues deploynng Prism Central on ESXi using the 1 •Click
Method.
What other method could be used to manually deploy Pnsm Central successfully?
OVA
63. What is the recommended maximum length, In meters, for passive twinax cable a
Nutanix cluster?
5 meters
64. A consultant preparing to deploy a Nutanix cluster at a customer site. The cluster
contains Seif- Encrypting Drives (SEDs).
The consultants has been given these comments from the customer
• the nodes were part of the existing cluster
• customer had destroyed the cluster himself.
While conducting the cluster Foundation, the consultant receives an error and
suspects the encryption is enabled on the disks.
What action should the consultant take to complete the Foundation successfully?
Which two actions should the consultant take to expand the cluster? (Choose
two.)
Options:
A.
Image nodes using Foundation VM/App.
B.
Use Expand cluster to expand duster.
C.
Return nodes to factory for imaging.
D.
Use Expand cluster to image the nodes.