Question 1

If an administratorcreates a report with no retention policy configured, how many instances of the report areretained by default?

Accepted Answer

By default, Nutanix Prism Central retains the last 10 instances of a report if no retention policy is configured.
? Option B (10) is correct:
? Options A (5), C (15), and D (20) are incorrect:
References:
? Nutanix Prism Central Guide Report Generation and Retention Policies
? Nutanix KB How Reports Are Stored and Managed in Prism Central

Question 2

An administrator needs to ensure that aVM is powered on before the rest of the VMs when starting a host.
Which configuration option allows this behavior?

Accepted Answer

High Availability (HA) in Nutanixprovidespriority-based VM restart capabilitiesto ensure that certain VMs are powered onbefore othersin the event of ahost reboot
or failure.
? Option C (High Availability) is correct:
? Option A (Recovery Plan) is incorrect:
? Option B (Host Affinity) is incorrect:
? Option D (Agent VM) is incorrect:
References:
? Nutanix Prism Element Guide Configuring HA Reservation and VM Priority
? Nutanix Bible High Availability (HA) and VM Failover
? Nutanix KB VM Restart Priority in High Availability Configurations

Question 3

An administrator receives complaints about VM performance.
After reviewing theVM??s CPU Ready Timedata shown in the exhibit, which step should the administrator take to diagnose the issue further?

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Accepted Answer

Understanding the Issue
The administrator is investigating VM performance complaints and is analyzing CPU Ready Time data.
? CPU Ready Time is a crucial metric in Nutanix and virtualization environments
(AHV, ESXi, or Hyper-V).
? It measures the amount of time a VM is waiting for CPU scheduling due to resource contention.
? High CPU Ready Time indicates that VMs are ready to run but are waiting because the host lacks available CPU resources.
Analysis of the Exhibit
? The graph shows CPU Ready Time spikes for multiple VMs.
? Some VMs have CPU Ready Time exceeding 18% to 21.5%, which is very high.
? A healthy CPU Ready Time should be below 5%.
? Values above 10% indicate CPU contention, and anything above 20% is critical and requires immediate troubleshooting.
Evaluating the Answer Choices
(A) Check the number of vCPUs assigned to each CVM. (Incorrect)
? CVMs (Controller VMs) have fixed CPU allocation, and modifying their vCPU count is not recommended unless advised by Nutanix Support.
? The issue is related to VM CPU contention, not CVM configuration.
(B) Review host CPU utilization. (Correct Answer)
? High CPU Ready Time suggests CPU overcommitment or host saturation.
? The administrator should check host CPU usage in Prism Central to determine if the cluster is overloaded.
? If host CPU usage is consistently above 85–90%, VMs are competing for CPU resources, leading to high CPU Ready Time.
(C) Assess cluster SSD capacity. (Incorrect)
? SSD capacity impacts storage performance (latency, read/write speeds) but does not affect CPU Ready Time.
? High CPU Ready Time is a CPU scheduling issue, not a storage bottleneck.
(D) Enable VM memory oversubscription. (Incorrect)
? Memory oversubscription does not impact CPU scheduling.
? Enabling memory oversubscription affects RAM allocation, but CPU Ready Time is strictly related to CPU contention.
Next Steps to Diagnose & Resolve the Issue
? Review Host CPU Utilization:
? Check VM vCPU Allocation:
? Balance Workload Across Hosts:
? Consider Scaling Out the Cluster:
Multicloud Infrastructure References & Best Practices
? CPU Ready Time Best Practices:
? Nutanix AHV CPU Scheduling Optimization:
References:
? Nutanix Prism Central: Performance Analysis and CPU Metrics
? Nutanix Bible: VM Performance and Resource Management
? Nutanix KB: Troubleshooting High CPU Ready Time in AHV

Question 4

An administrator is trying todelete a protected snapshotbut is unable to do so.
What is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

Snapshots that are part of an active recovery operation cannot be deleted until the process is completed or manually canceled.
? Option A (Active recovery in progress) is correct:
? Option B (Ransomware encryption) is incorrect:
? Option C (Approval policy denial) is incorrect:
? Option D (Snapshot corruption) is incorrect:
References:
? Nutanix Protection Policies Snapshot Retention and Deletion
? Nutanix Bible Backup & Disaster Recovery Mechanisms
? Nutanix KB How to Delete a Snapshot Used in Recovery Plans

Question 5

An administrator needs to create astorage containernamed TestData with the following conditions:
? Replication Factor (RF) = 1 (RF1)
? Inline Compression enabled
? Deduplication disabled
? Maximum storage capacity = 100 GiB
How should the administrator complete this task?

Accepted Answer

When creating a storage container in Nutanix, the administrator must configure the correct
capacity settings:
? Option A (Prism Element with Advertised Capacity of 100 GiB) is correct:
? Option B (Create in Prism Element without Advertised Capacity)is incorrect:
? Option C (Create in Prism Central with Reserved Capacity)is incorrect:
? Option D (Create in Prism Central without capacity limits)is incorrect:
References:
? Nutanix Storage Management Guide Creating and Managing Storage Containers
? Nutanix Bible Replication Factor (RF) and Data Optimization
? Nutanix KB Inline Compression Best Practices in Nutanix AOS

Question 6

A security team asks an administrator toset up port mirroringof aspecific source VMto a target VM.
What must the administrator ensure for this configuration to be possible?

Accepted Answer

Port mirroring requires the source and target VMs to be on the same host to efficiently copy network traffic without additional routing overhead.
? Option B (Source VM and Target VM are on the same host) is correct:
? Option A (Same VLAN) is incorrect:
? Option C (Same subnet) is incorrect:
? Option D (Same VPC) is incorrect:
References:
? Nutanix AHV Networking Guide Configuring Port Mirroring in AHV
? Nutanix KB Port Mirroring Best Practices

Question 7

Which predefined view in Prism Central??s Intelligent Operations should be used to determine which VM is consuming excessive resources and causing
performance issues for others?

Accepted Answer

TheBully VMs List (Option C)in Prism Central??sIntelligent OperationsidentifiesVMs consuming excessive CPU, memory, or storage, which negatively affects other
VMs.
? Option A (Inactive VMs List)is used foridentifying unused VMsbut does not detect performance issues.
? Option B (Overprovisioned VMs List)helps identifyVMs with excessive allocated resources, but it does not focus on live performance impact.
? Option D (Constrained VMs List)highlightsVMs suffering from resource contention, not those causing it.
References:
? Nutanix Prism Central Intelligent Operations and Performance Tuning
? Nutanix KB Identifying and Managing Resource-Hogging VMs

Question 8

What guest customization options are available when creating a VM template?

Accepted Answer

Guest customization options allow administrators to automate OS configuration during VM deployment from a template.
? Option A (Sysprep, Cloud-init, Custom Script, Guided Script) is correct:
? Options B and C are incorrect:
? Option D is incorrect:
References:
? Nutanix VM Deployment GuideUsing Cloud-Init and Sysprep for Guest Customization
? Nutanix KBAutomating VM Deployments with Guest Customization

Question 9

An administrator needs to set up aprotection policyin preparation for aDisaster Recovery (DR) test.
What is the first step required to satisfy this task?

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Accepted Answer

For NutanixDisaster Recovery (DR) protection policies, thefirst stepis to establish a connection between theProduction cluster and the DR site, which is done by
creating an Availability Zone (AZ) (Option B).
? Availability Zones (AZs) define remote sites for replicationand are a requirement for configuring protection domains and disaster recovery plans.
? Option A (Installing NGT)is not necessary for setting up replication but is useful for application-consistent snapshots.
? Option C (Converting the source cluster to AHV)is not required, as Nutanix supports cross-hypervisor DR betweenESXi and AHV.
? Option D (Creating a point-in-time snapshot)is a later step after setting up theAvailability Zone and Protection Policy.
References:
? Nutanix Protection Policies and DR Documentation
? Nutanix Bible Disaster Recovery Planning
? Nutanix Support KB Configuring Availability Zones in Prism Central

Question 10

An administrator is experiencingstorage performance issueson aWindows Server 2019 VMwith the following configuration:
? vCPU: 1
? VRAM: 8 GB
? vSCSI: VirtIO SCSI Controller
? vDisk: 2 (100 GB, 250 GB)
? vNIC: VirtIO Fast Ethernet
TheAHV cluster is healthy, andother Windows VMs are performing well.
Which configuration change should be reviewed to enhance VM performance?

Accepted Answer

A single vCPU is likely causing a bottleneck, limiting the VM??s ability to process I/O requests efficiently.
? Option D (Increase the VM??s number of vCPUs) is correct:
? Option A is incorrect:
? Option B is incorrect:
? Option C is incorrect:
References:
? Nutanix AHV Performance Tuning Guide
? Nutanix KBOptimizing Windows VM Performance on AHV