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?

The duster data services IP address is a bottleneck, shared with other iSCSI traffic

The VM's iSCSI traffic is being routed to the data services IP subnet

The performance test is generating small block random 10.

The duster data services IP address is a bottleneck, shared with other iSCSI traffic

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

An administrator learns that some security settings in a cluster have been changed. The environment is out of compliance with required policies.Which function should be used to revert any settings that have changed from the defaults and prevent further violations?

Security Configuration Management Automation (SCMA)

Cluster Lockdown with strong password enforcement

Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE)

Security Configuration Management Automation (SCMA)

Defense Information Systems Agency STIG enforcement

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?

All VM read operations are coming from HDD.

CVMs are overwhelmed by disk balancing operations.

All VM write operations are going to HDD.

All VM read operations are coming from HDD.

VMs are unable to perform write operations.

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?

Automatic protection domain promotion in Site B. VMs automatically restart in Site B

VMs continue to run on Site A following an automatic disable of protection domains.

An administrator must unwitness in Site B and promote protection domains in Site B for VMs to restart

An administrator must promote protection domains in Site B for VMs to restart.

A Nutanix cluster is deployed with the following configuration:• Three four-node blocks (A, B, and C)• All Flash Redundancy Factor 2What is the effect of simultaneous disk failures on two nodes located in block A?

VM read and write operations continue normally.

VMs are migrated off of the nodes with disk failures.

Each node with a failed disk is marked as degraded.

VM read and write operations continue normally.

VMs on the nodes with failed disks are unable to write data

An administrator needs to make sure an RF2 cluster can survive a complete rack failure without negatively effecting workload performance. The current cluster configuration consists of the following:• 30 nodes: distributed 10 nodes per rack across three 42U rack• Each nodes is configured with 40TB usable storage all flash (Cluster Total 1.2 PB Usable)• Current cluster utilization is 900TB storageWhich configuration changes should be made to make sure that the cluster meets the requirements?

Expanse the cluster by adding 3 additional nodes per rack, 9 nodes total.

Expanse the cluster by adding 2 additional nodes per rack, 6 nodes total.

Expanse the cluster by adding 9 nodes to a new 42U rack

Expanse the cluster by adding 8 nodes to a new 42U rack

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)

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

Ovs-vsctl set port br0-up other_config: bond-rebalance-interval=30000

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

Ovs-vsctl set port br0-up bond_mode=balance-tcp

Ovs-vsctl set port br0-up bond_mode=active-backup

Ovs-vsctl set port br0-up other_config: bond-rebalance-interval=30000

An organization is running a Nutanix Cluster based on AOS 5.10.x and VMware vSphere 6.7.Currently, the CVM network is segmented and Storage only nodes not present.A new security project based on NSX is coming. VMware Distributed Virtual Switches are required.The administrator needs to prepare the environment for the new project.Which step should the administrator use to initiate the project?

Enable Jumbo Frames to accommodate network frames

Enable Nutanix Flow at the Prism Central Level

Manually disable CVM network Segmentation

Convert storage only nodes into vSphere nodes

Enable Jumbo Frames to accommodate network frames

Over the period of 2 to 3 weeks, a cluster displays the following:• Periods where Warning Alerts of memory usage over 75% are asserted• Periods where Critical Warnings of memory usage over 90% are asserted• Periods of slow of frozen VDI desktops have caused work stoppage or slowdown• VDI clones have periodically not powered up when called, causing work stoppage Which steps should be used to prioritize the administrator’s troubleshooting efforts?

• Review Analysis Page for memory use pattern• Alert with VDI workload demand• Analyze current and future workload in the Capacity Runaway tab for sufficient resources

• Assess resource health on Hardware page• Review the Analysis page for memory usage demand• Determine the VDI workload-to-host affinity across the cluster

• Analyze Alert Pages for a root cause of memory problem• Analyze VM table page to access the VM functionality• Analyze the VDI Clone properties for possible VDI Workload stress

• Check Analysis page for CPU demand• Verify VDI workload property for memory subscription• Review the Hardware page to determine if the cluster has sufficient RAM

• Review Analysis Page for memory use pattern• Alert with VDI workload demand• Analyze current and future workload in the Capacity Runaway tab for sufficient resources

After the migration, some SQL queries take longer to execute than prior to migration.The following SQL best practices were applied while creating the SQL VM on Nutanix:• 8 vDisks per SQL server VM• Database and Log files on separate vDisk• 2 TempDB database drives and 1 TempDB log driveWhat should the administrator to do improve the SQL Server performance?

Redistribute existing data by creating additional database file and enable autogrowth

Create multiple TempDB data files and enable autogrowth

Create multiple SQL log files and disable autogrowth

Redistribute existing data by creating additional database files and disable autogrowth

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator receive the warning massages shown in the exhibit while validating cluster conversion from EXSi to AHV.What should the administrator do to address this warning in v Center Server?

Keep homogeneous adapter as active and standby

Keep active adapters od different speeds as active standby

Remove adapters that are active but not homogeneous.

Keep homogeneous adapter as active and standby

Remove the standby adapters under Teaming and Failover.

An administrator configure Active Directory (AD) authentication for their Nutanix environment.When login in using an AD user account, the login process takes more than one minute to complete.No delay occurs when logging a local account.What should the administrator confirm to resolve this issue?

Active directory lookups are configured to use Non-Recursive mode.

The user search base for the group is configured correctly

The domain controller being used is configured as a global catalog server.

Active directory lookups are configured to use Non-Recursive mode.

The service Account Username is correct for the domain.

A customer has the following requirement for a Nutanix cluster:Must support high-performance Nutanix Volumes iSCSI workloadsMust utilize AHV nodesMust use 10 GbE interfaceHow should the customer optimize networking?

Enable Jumbo Frame on just the Host

Convert Cluster to ESXi and enable Jumbo Frame on Host and CVM

Enable Jumbo Frames on just the CVM

Enable the use of Jumbo Frame on Host and CVM

A customer has a four-node cluster and is using Volume Groups to provide storage services to a SQL cluster.In the event of a CVM failure in the cluster, what is the expected IO path of the volume group’s iSCSI targets?

vDisk directed to failed CVM are redirected to another CVM and automatically reconnect

vDisk directed at failure CVM are redirected to Data Services IP until CVM is reconnected

vDisk directed to CVM that failed to disconnect and will not reconnect without manual intervention

vDisk directed to failed CVM are redirected to another CVM and automatically reconnect

vDisk directed at failed CVM will disconnect and reconnect when the failed CVM comes back online

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator logged into Prism Element, notices the following in the home dashboard, and showing the exhibit.Which action should the administrator take next?

Re-run NCC specifying data_resiliency_check

Configure the fqdn for the hosts indicated

Troubleshoot the zookeeper server issue

Re-run NCC specifying data_resiliency_check

Check the hardware page for disk failures

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?

There is a VLAN misconfiguration on the switch.

There is a VLAN misconfiguration on the VMs.

The vNIC port is disconnected on the affected VMs.

There is a VLAN misconfiguration on the switch.

Jumbo Frame are misconfigured across ports.

An administrator has a 32-node hybrid cluster with CPU, RAM and storage utilization of 80%. A database VM is configured with VM Flash.What is causing this IO latency?

Controller VM is experiencing high CPU ready time.

Curator scans causes by ILM constantly moving data.

VM Flash Mode reduces SSD tier capacity for VMs.

Database VM is experiencing high CPU ready time.

An administrator is deploying a new application to a Nutanix Enterprise Cloud. The application requires a security to prevent unauthorized access. The application also uses many non-standard ports that are unique to it. Security should not be changed for existing applications.What should the administrator do to meet these requirement?

Create new categories for the VMs, and create new security policies that include the new categories.

Use existing categories for the VMs. and create new security policies to use the existing categories.

Use existing categories for the VMs and modify existing security policies to include the specific port.

Create new categories for the VMs, and create new security policies that include the new categories.

Create new categories for the VMs, and modify existing security policies to include the new categories.

A CEO asks the IT administrator to provide a list of required resources to protect current workloads and the two new SQL servers from a disaster. The Nutanix environment is managed by Prism Central.Which option explains how to meet the CEO's request?

Create a new Recovery policy by selecting the VM that needs to be protected and get hardware requirements.

In Capacity Runway, select Optimize Resources and select all VMs that must be protected.

Create a new project and assign the VMs to it to get compute and storage requirements.

Create a new scenario based on a new cluster based on a VM Profile and select Recommend.

Create a new Recovery policy by selecting the VM that needs to be protected and get hardware requirements.

An administrator is trying to correct high cluster IOPs and Cluster Controller Latency. Networking is the suspected issue.Which networking parameters should be configured in the Nutanix cluster?

Number of NICs connected and frame size

Number of NICs connected and network latency.

Number of NICs connected and frame size

Number of NICs connected and bond state.

An administrator needs to configure snapshots for DR scenarios. The databases get refreshed on Friday nights regularly. The search service application re-indexes the new application on Saturday nights regularly. The remaining front-end and middle tier VMs are static but do get minor version updates weekly.The administrator needs to have 2 weeks of daily snapshots for all the VMs in an app group and 2 weeks application consist local snapshots only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays on the same group of VMs.Which two options should the administrator use to configure snapshots?

Create a schedule in a protection domain for all applicable VMs to snap daily with application consistency enabled with 6 days of retention and with no application consistency and 14 days local retention.

Create two consistency groups in a protection domain, one for front-end and middle tier apps with no application consistency, one for database and Search apps with application consistency, and apply the correct schedule to both groups.

Create one protection domain for all VMs in an application group with scheduled daily nonapplication consistent snapshots and another protection domain for all VMs in an application group with scheduled Friday. Saturday, Sunday application consistent snapshots.

An administrator needs to install prism central for their 2550 multi-cluster environment.How should they deploy the application?

Deploy a large 3-VM Prism Central instance

Deploy a large 1-VM Prism Central instance.

Deploy a small 3-VM Prism Central instance.

Deploy a small 1-VM Prism Central instance.

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?

Check the factory_config. json for the two single nodes.

Check the factory_config.json for all 3 nodes

SSH into CVM and perform genesis restart on each CVM

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

Check the factory_config. json for the two single nodes.

The following critical Availability Alert displays in prism Central: The protection Policy PP-BCA-1HR includes a business critical application with a 1-hour snapshot frequency.What is causing this issue?

There is a scheduled outage for the Availability Zone referenced in Protection Policy PP-BCA-1HR.

Workloads included in PP-BCA-1HR are no longer within their intended RPO.

Prism Central in the Availability Zone for PP-BCA-1HR is unavailable.

NearSync replication between the Availability Zones has fallen out of scope.

The following alert appears on the file server alerts tab in the file server dashboard: Which two events can generate this alert? (choose two)

A three-node duster hosting the file server is undergoing AOS upgrade.

A node is set to the maintenance mode in a three node cluster.

A three-node duster hosting the file server is undergoing AOS upgrade.

A node failed in a three-node cluster.

A Nutanix file with four the server VMs is deployed on a three-node duster.

A node is set to the maintenance mode in a three node cluster.

A systems administrator configures a protection domain replication between two Nutanix clusters.After the first successful replication, the administrator tests DR by clicking activate on the remote cluster.While VMs are active on the remote cluster, the protection domain is marked as active on both clusters.What steps are required to return both clusters to their original state?

1. On the remote site, deactivate the Protection Domain using ncli2. On the primary site, select the Protection Domain and dick migrate

1. On the remote site, promote the Protection Domain2. On the primary site, change the Protection Domain state from Decoupled to Disabled 3 Enable the original primary site as remote site

1. On the prima7 site, suspend replications2. On the remote site, deactivate the Protection Domain using ncli3. On the remote site, migrate the protection domain back to the primary site

1 On the remote site, restore the snapshots from the Protection Domain2. On the remote site, select the Protection Domain and migrate to the primary site

An organization subscribes to field advisories from the Nutanix support portal. An administrator receives an email about a rare problem that could cause cluster instability and affect the entire AOS cluster. The organization is running Vmware vsphere 6.x on Nutanix.What action should be taken to resolve this issue?

In Prism Central, select Life Cycle Management and perform LCM update.

Open Prism Element and select Upgrade Software to update AOS.

File a ticket to Nutanix Support and provide the Field Advisory ID.

Use VMware Update Manager to update the cluster.

In Prism Central, select Life Cycle Management and perform LCM update.

An administrator needs to determine current CPU usage across multiple clusters.Which method should the administrator use to generate this type of report?

Prism Central, Home, Add Widgets

Prism Central, Home, Manage Dashboards

Prism Central, Home, Add Widgets

Prism Central, Explore, Clusters

In an AHV cluster, an administrator needs to enable an application to share a disk b group but needs to enable the VMs to see the volume group.How should the administrator accomplish this task?

Add the volume group to the VM using the update link from the VM dashboard.

Configure a virtual disk on each VM with identical attributes in the storage dashboard.

Add the volume group to the VM using the update link from the VM dashboard.

Add a disk to one VM and enable read/write on it from the other VM.

Create a shared folder for the VMs using Nutanix Files.

An administrator needs to take a single node down for maintenance. Which two steps should the administrator take? (Choose two)

Shut down or live migrate all VMs off of the node.

Verify the data resiliency status of the cluster.

Make sure Auto Evacuation is enabled

Shut down or live migrate all VMs off of the node.

Verify the data resiliency status of the cluster.

Reclaim the licenses to the Nutanix Support Portal.

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A new Nutanix cluster is ready for production on a remote site with no IT staff. Changes to the infrastructure will cost money and probably cause a cluster stop. The administrator needs to perform a health check on the environment that should include:

• Network connectivity checks

• Network performance status

• Storage performance status

Which tool should be used to perform this test?

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