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 the make and model to prepare for the cluster deployment?

While conducting the Tech Review Call

When reviewing the Statement of Work (SOW)

A consultant is onsite with a customer running Foundation VM (FVM) and discovers that there is no connectivity between the FVM and their laptop. The consultant verifies the following:* The consultant's laptop and Nutanix nodes are plugged into a flat switch.* The laptop, switch and nodes are plugged into supported power supplies.* The laptop network adapters and FVM are configured with their corresponding IP addresses.What is the cause for the connectivity failure to the FVM?

Desktop Firewall is blocking ping requests.

The switch is not plugged into the power supply.

Desktop Firewall is blocking ping requests.

Network cables are not connected.

Laptop WiFi configured to use DHCP.

Refer to the exhibit. A consultant is installing AOS 5.10 and ESXi 6.5 on three nodes. During the Foundation process, ESXi 6.5 is not available as one of the choices for hypervisor.Which solution should the consultant use?

Upload ESXi image to /home/Nutanix/foundation/isos/hypervisor/esx.

Upload ESXi image to /home/Nutanix/foundation/nos/hypervisor/esx.

Restart Foundation VM and refresh Foundation page.

Update the Foundation whitelist from the support portal.

Upload ESXi image to /home/Nutanix/foundation/isos/hypervisor/esx.

A consultant is deploying a Nutanix cluster at a customer location. The consultant will be deploying the latest AOS along with the latest Nutanix hardware.Which three references should the consultant review prior to this installation? (Choose three.)

Software Product Interoperability

Acropolis Advanced Administration Guide

A consultant is performing a Nutanix Cluster installation on Dell XC Core hardware. The consultant decides to use Foundation Portable for Mac to perform the installation. When the consultant arrives onsite, Foundation Portable is unable to locate the new nodes.Which log should the consultant check to troubleshoot this issue?

foundation.app/contents/resouces/log

A consultant is imaging a Nutanix cluster with VMware ESXi. Foundation returns an error that the media is not a supported ISO. The consultant checks the whitelist file in Foundation and confirms that the version of the ISO is not listed.Which three actions should the consultant take to resolve this issue? (Choose three.)

Replace and save whitelist file in Foundation

Download the iso_whitelist.json from the Support portal.

Edit the whitelist file in Foundation.

Replace and save whitelist file in Foundation

Obtain the MD5 checksum of the ISO and confirm MD5 checksum of ISO is listed.

Download the iso_whitelist.json from the Support portal.

Edit the whitelist file in Foundation.

Restart the imaging process in Foundation.

To prepare for a new Nutanix installation, a consultant downloads the Foundation VM, imports the VM to their Desktop Virtualization Solution, and powers on the VM. The IPv4 static address on the host workstation and the Foundation VM have been configured, but pings between them fail.Which two troubleshooting steps should the consultant perform? (Choose two.)

Remove and re-import the Foundation VM to ensure the virtual NIC is set to Host-Only.

Confirm the IP addresses and subnet masks are correct.

Remove and re-import the Foundation VM to ensure the virtual NIC is set to Host-Only.

Verify the virtual NIC in the Foundation VM is bound to the correct physical Host adapter.

Confirm the IP addresses and subnet masks are correct.

Verify the virtual NIC in the Foundation VM is bound to the correct wireless network adapter.

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 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?

Install a vCenter server to manage the switch

Change the load balancing option on the switch.

Add a vSphere Distributed Switch

Add another physical NIC to the team.

Install a vCenter server to manage the switch

After uploading a hypervisor ISO during the Foundation process, a consultant sees a message that the MD5 sum for the hypervisor is not found in the Whitelist file.Which step should the consultant take next to resolve this issue?

Download the latest hypervisor ISO whitelist file from Nutanix portal.

Download the hypervisor ISO again from the vendor website.

Restart the Foundation process and upload the hypervisor again.

Download the latest hypervisor ISO whitelist file from Nutanix portal.

Check the hypervisor version in the Nutanix Compatibility Matrix.

A customer wants to expand an existing cluster with three additional nodes. After running the Foundation process on the new nodes, the customer realizes that the wrong IPs where used and the nodes are configured on a different network. The customer decides to create a new cluster instead.Which method should be used to recreate the cluster?

Foundation all nodes again and create the cluster.

Log into IPMI and use cluster create command to create the cluster.

Log into CVM and use cluster create command to create the cluster.

Log into Hypervisor and use cluster create command to create the cluster.

Foundation all nodes again and create the cluster.

A consultant successfully installs the Foundation VM on a laptop and needs to ensure the VM can communicate externally.Which two configuration changes should the consultant make next? (Choose two.)

Ensure the vNIC is set to bridged adapter.

Run the set_foundation_ip_address application on the VM desktop.

Ensure the vNIC is set to bridged adapter.

Configure the static IP address through the desktop virtualization software.

Open terminal and configure via ifconfig command.

Run the set_foundation_ip_address application on the VM desktop.

A consultant configures an ESXi cluster which will utilize a vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS). The consultant has just migrated the first host to the dvSwitch when several alerts appear within Prism Element regarding Host-to-CVM connectivity.What is causing these alerts?

The consultant migrated the CVM Backplane and VM network adapter over to the vDS.

The consultant migrated the CVM svm-iscsi-pg network adapter over to the vDS.

The consultant migrated the CVM Backplane network adapter over to the vDS.

VLAN tags are incorrectly configured on the vDS port groups.

Refer to the exhibits. A consultant is trying to test port failover on the node shown in the first exhibit. A continuous ping test is performed to the host. The consultant shuts down one of the links, after which the host ping request times out. The consultant tries to troubleshoot the issue with the customer and sees the information shown in the second exhibit on their Cisco Switches: What is causing the issue?

There is a Native VLAN mismatch on the switchport.

The wrong VLAN is tagged on the host.

Bad SPF+ cables are on the active interface.

PortFast is not enabled on the port connected to the host.

In a 20-node ESXi deployment, the customer needs additional resiliency to survive the loss of two nodes concurrently.Which configuration should the consultant use to ensure that the appropriate resources are available?

Storage reservation for 5%; HA admission control for 5%, cluster RF3

Storage reservation for 10%; HA admission control for 10%, cluster RF3

Storage reservation for 5%; HA admission control for 5%, cluster RF2

Storage reservation for 5%; HA admission control for 5%, cluster RF3

Storage reservation for 10%; HA admission control for 10%, cluster RF2

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?

AHV Metro - with Witness Operation

Where can the Foundation version included with an AOS bundle be found?

Compatibility and Interoperability Matrix

How should a consultant validate the installed version of an NVIDIA driver in a Nutanix VDI deployment?

nutanix@cvm~$ rpm -qa I grep -i nvidia

[root@ahv rpm qa I grep i nvidia

nutanix@cvm~$ rpm -qa I grep -i nvidia

adminGcvm^S rpm -qa I grep i nvidia

[rootQesxi -)# rpm -qa I grep -i nvidia

What should a consultant consider when completing a bare-metal imaging process?

Avoid connecting any device to the node USB port that presents virtual media such as a CD-ROM.

Connect to a managed switch with routing tables to protect the production environment against configuration errors.

Ensure that the CD ROM appears last in the BIOS boot order to avoid Foundation timeout.

Enable STP by using PortFast or an equivalent feature on the ports that are connected to the Nutanix host.

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 <FileServerName> could not join the Domain because User credentials failed with error Unable to connect to WORKGROUP ads_connect: No logon serversThe 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?

The client network is failing to communicate with the customer's domain controllers due to a missing network firewall port requirement.

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

The client network is failing to communicate with the customer's domain controllers due to mismatched MTU sizes.

The client network is failing to communicate with the customer's domain controllers due to a missing network firewall port requirement.

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.

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.Which action should the consultant take to resolve this issue?

Confirm that the VM vNIC is tied to the correct VLAN in Prism Element.

Confirm that IPv6 is enabled on the guest VM.

Confirm that the VM vNIC is tied to the correct VLAN in Prism Element.

Mount and install the Nutanix Guest Tools.

Set a Group Policy to make sure the Windows Firewall is disabled.

A customer needs to meet the following requirements for their business critical application:* SQL Servers must be on specific hosts to lower licensing costs.* Oracle RAC servers must be on separate hosts for licensing reasonsWhich policy or policies should be implemented to meet these requirements?

Configure VM-Host affinity policy.

Configure VM-VM anti-affinity policy.

Configure VM-VM affinity policy.

Configure both VM-Host and VM-VM affinity policy.

Configure VM-Host affinity policy.

For a new AHV cluster installation, a customer has 20 NX-8155-G6 nodes with quad port SFP NICs.The customer wants to meet the following guidelines:* Take advantage of all available 10GbE links* Achieve maximum throughput per VM* Use of redundant ToR switches* Fastest reconvergence during link failureHow should the load balancing be configured on the host?

ovs-vsctl set port br0-up other_config:lacp-fallback-ab=true ovs-vsctl set port br0-up lacp=active ovs-vsctl set port br0-up bond_mode=balance-tcp

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 tag=10

ovs-vsctl set port br0-up bond_mode=active-backup 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 other_config:lacp-fallback-ab=true ovs-vsctl set port br0-up lacp=active ovs-vsctl set port br0-up bond_mode=balance-tcp

A consultant needs to review a customer's switch port configuration to identify any issues. Other customer requirements are as follows:* Leverage LACP* Native VLAN will not be used* Use Multiple Upstream switches* Use VLANs 20-25 and 30* LACP Fallback has been Enabled* vPC or MLAG has been configuredWhat must be included in a configuration in order to meet these requirements?

Native VLAN set to default Ports trucked to allow all necessary VLANs

Native VLAN set to default Ports in access mode to allow all necessary VLANs

Native VLAN set to 30 Ports Trunked to allow all necessary VLANs

Native VLAN set to 30 Ports in access mode to allow all necessary VLANs

A consultant runs the Foundation Applet and discovers all the nodes. The consultant wants to use the latest version of Foundation for imaging for support purposes and to cover the latest hardware and software hypervisor support.What should the consultant do to upgrade Foundation on a node?

Use the Foundation VM to upgrade Foundation on all nodes.

Use crash cart and manually upgrade Foundation files on one node.

Use latest version of Foundation to reimage all the nodes.

Use the Foundation VM to upgrade Foundation on all nodes.

Use the Foundation Applet to upgrade Foundation on a single node.

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A consultant has deployed a Nutanix cluster with AOS 5.10.x, then discovers the customer's environment is running on AOS 5.6.x. The consultant decides to re-image the cluster using the foundation Java applet. During the Foundation discovery, all cluster nodes display a status of Unavailable.

What should the consultant do to resolve the issue?

Use the Phoenix ISO

Destroy the cluster.

Restart the Genesis service on the cluster.

Reset the IPMI IP addresses.

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