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A provider is a configuration that allows Nutanix Calm to interact with a public cloud platform, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. A provider contains the credentials, settings, and policies required to deploy and manage VMs on the public cloud. Before creating a blueprint for a new public cloud environment, the administrator should create a new provider for AWS and specify the region, access key, secret key, and other parameters. This will enable the administrator to select the AWS provider as the deployment location for the blueprint and configure the VM attributes accordingly.Reference:Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA), page 15;Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA), section 2.

The archived application logs within Prism Central can be found under Services > Calm > Settings. Calm automatically archives run logs of the deleted applications and custom actions that are older than three months. The administrator can download the archives within 7 days from the time of archive creation. For a running application, data is not archived for the system-generated Create actions.Reference:Nutanix Support & Insights

To reduce the manual effort for the NOC personnel, the administrators can create a new Action that contains the custom Python script as an Execute task with a script type of EScript. This will allow the NOC personnel to run the script on any VM from the Calm UI or API without logging into each VM. To ensure the process is repeatable across all applications, the administrators can create a new Runbook that contains the same Action and assign it to the relevant Projects. This will enable the NOC personnel to run the script on multiple VMs across different applications in a single workflow. To provide audit history for management of the actions, the administrators can view the Execution History tab under the Runbook page for audit purposes. This will show the details of each Runbook execution, such as the status, duration, user, and logs. Alternatively, the administrators can also view the Audit tab under the Application view for audit purposes. This will show the history of all actions performed on the application, such as launch, update, delete, and run actions.Reference:Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam Blueprint Guide, page 18, section 4.2.1.

According to the Nutanix Prism Central Guide1, categories are key-value pairs that can be assigned to entities such as VMs, images, blueprints, etc. Categories can be used to filter, group, and manage entities based on their attributes. To review and clean up all existing categories within the Nutanix environment, the administrator should filter on the name, value, entities, and policies of the categories. The name and value of the categories identify the category type and the category value respectively. The entities show how many and which entities are assigned to the category. The policies show how many and which policies are associated with the category. By filtering on these information, the administrator can organize the findings and eliminate unused categories.Reference:

1Nutanix Prism Central Guide: Categories2

The Policy Engine is a Calm feature that allows you to define and enforce policies for your projects, such as quotas, approvals, and actions. You can use the Policy Engine to set project quotas for the ESXi hypervisor, such as the number of VMs, CPU cores, memory, and storage that can be provisioned by the project. This helps you to control the resource consumption and allocation of your ESXi clusters.Reference:

Nutanix Support & Insights: This is the official Nutanix documentation for Calm on ESXi, where you can find information about the Policy Engine and how to configure it for your projects.

Nutanix Exam NCP-MCA Topic 2 Question 28 Discussion: This is a forum where you can find discussions and explanations for Nutanix certification exam questions, including question 28 from topic 2, which is similar to your question.

Calm on ESXi Deployment: This is a Nutanix community post where you can learn more about how to deploy and use Calm on ESXi.

Showback is a feature in Calm that allows administrators to track and report the costs of running applications and projects on different cloud platforms. Showback can be enabled in theSettingmenu of Calm, under theShowbacktab. There, the administrator can configure the cost models, cloud accounts, and currency for Showback. Showback can also be accessed from theDashboardmenu, where the administrator can view the cost reports and charts for different applications and projects.Reference:

https://www.nutanix.com/support-services/training-certification/certifications/certification-details-nutanix-certified-professional-multicloud-automation-v6-5\

https://www.nutanix.com/content/dam/nutanix/resources/support/ebg-ncp-mca-6.pdf

You can upgrade Nutanix Calm or Epsilon (the orchestration engine used by Nutanix Calm) by using the Life Cycle Manager (LCM) from the Prism Central. LCM allows you to upgrade Calm or Epsilon independently or simultaneously. You can also select the version that you want to upgrade to and perform the update from the Options list.For more information, see the Nutanix Calm Upgrades section in the Nutanix Calm Admin and Operations Guide1and the Performing Inventory and Upgrading Calm with Life Cycle Manager article2.Reference:

Nutanix Calm Admin and Operations Guide1

Performing Inventory and Upgrading Calm with Life Cycle Manager2

Substrates are the components of a blueprint that define the cloud resources and configurations for deploying VMs or applications. Substrates can be associated with different cloud accounts, such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or Nutanix, to enable multicloud deployments. By using substrates, an administrator can create a blueprint that can deploy VMs to multiple clouds, depending on the availability, cost, or performance requirements.

Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA) course, Module 3: Blueprints, Lesson 3.2: Substrates1

Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam Blueprint Guide, Section 2.1: Create a blueprint to deploy infrastructure and applications using Nutanix Calm2

Plays are event-driven automation workflows that can be triggered by alerts, schedules, or manual actions. They consist of one or more actions that run on specified hosts or clusters. An administrator can obtain the following information from Plays:

Host where the action runs: Each action in a Play can be configured to run on a specific host or cluster, or on the host or cluster where the alert was triggered. The administrator can view the host or cluster name for each action in the Play details page.

Execution result status: Each action in a Play has an execution result status that indicates whether the action was successful, failed, skipped, or cancelled. The administrator can view the status for each action in the Play details page, as well as the overall status of the Play.

The other options are incorrect because:

Start time and end time of each action: Plays do not show the start time and end time of each action, only the duration of the action. The administrator can view the duration for each action in the Play details page, as well as the overall duration of the Play.

CVM IP where the alert was triggered: Plays do not show the CVM IP where the alert was triggered, only the host or cluster name where the alert was triggered. The administrator can view the host or cluster name for the alert in the Play details page.

Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam Blueprint Guide, Section 1.2

Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA) Course, Module 4: X-Play

Training Spotlight: Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA), Video 4: X-Play