A customer buys ultimate licensing and wants to use the built-in Nutanix software encryption on their new AHV cluster. The customer needs to create three storage containers and asks the consultant to complete the process as fast as possible.In which order should the cluster be deployed?

Create Cluster -> Install License Key -> Encrypt Cluster -> Create Storage Containers

Create Cluster -> Install License Key -> Create Storage Containers -> Encrypt Cluster

Create Cluster -> Encrypt Cluster -> Install License Key -> Create Storage Containers

Create Cluster -> Create Storage Containers -> Encrypt Cluster -> Install License Key

A consultant is running Foundation. The cluster creation fails during the process. The host logs confirm that the nodes have been successfully imaged. The consultant decides to create the cluster manually.Which command should the consultant use?

cluster create -s IP_CVM_A, IP_CVM_B, IP_CVM_n

cluster -c IP_CVM_A, IP_CVM_B, IP_CVM_n

cluster create -s IP_CVM_A, IP_CVM_B, IP_CVM_n

cluster -s IP_CVM_A, IP_CVM_B, IP_CVM_n create_manual

cluster -s IP_CVM_M, IP_CVM_B, IP_CVM_n create

A consultant is reimaging a Nutanix cluster with a supported ISO, but Foundation returns an error that the media is not a supported ISO.Which two actions should the consultant take to resolve this issue? (Choose two.)

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

Download and replace with the latest iso whitelist. json from the Support Portal.

Restart the imaging process in Foundation.

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

Edit the whitelist file in Foundation.

Download and replace with the latest iso whitelist. json from the Support Portal.

According to Nutanix best practices, which interface configuration should be used when setting up the default bond?

10G uplinks only or 25G uplinks only

One 10G uplink paired with one 25G uplink

One 1G uplink paired with one 10G uplink

A customer is considering increasing the Redundancy Factor from 2 to 3 for a Nutanix cluster in their existing environment.Which option would provide the company with the optimal solution?

Six Compute Nodes with 25% available disk space

Four Compute Nodes with 25% available disk space

Six Compute Nodes with 25% available disk space

Three Compute Nodes with 40% available disk space

Five Compute Nodes with 40% available disk space

A consultant is working on an expansion project for a customer that has an existing 7-node RF2 cluster. The customer has purchased four more nodes to add to the cluster. All of the hardware is identical between the existing hardware and newly purchased hardware.Currently, the 7-node cluster has the following utilization:* CPU: 48%* Memory: 66%* Storage: 91%During the kick-off call, the customer mentioned they'd like to reserve storage capacity on the cluster if a node were to fail in the future.What's the safest and best way to implement this on the cluster?

Expand the cluster with the additional nodes and enable Reserve Rebuild Capacity.

Enable Reserve Rebuild Capacity and expand the cluster with the additional nodes.

Expand the cluster with the additional nodes and enable HA reservation.

Enable HA reservation and expand the cluster with the additional nodes.

How should a consultant verify that a Nutanix cluster can tolerate a single-node failure?

nutanix@cvm~$ ncli cluster get-domain-fault-tolerance-status type=node

[root@cvm~]# ncli cluster get-domain-fault-tolerance-status type=node

nutanix@cvm~$ ncli cluster get-domain-fault-tolerance-status type=node

[root@avh~]# ncli cluster fault-tolerance-status type=node

nutanix@cvm~$ ncli cluster status type=node

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?

Failed negotiation due to misconfiguration on ToR switches.

The uplinks in the bond need to be turned on.

Failed negotiation due to misconfiguration on ToR switches.

The bond needs to be reconfigured for balance s_b mode.

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.)

Disable multicast and broadcast flood optimizations.

Use a tagged VLAN for the CVM and hypervisor hosts.

Disable multicast and broadcast flood optimizations.

Configure the CVM and hypervisor host VLAN as the native.

Use a tagged VLAN for the CVM and hypervisor hosts.

Configure the connected switch ports as access.

A consultant is not able to run the As-Built Tool for a technical reason.What action should the consultant take to gather information and provide customer documentation?

Manually create documentation using As-Built document template.

Use RVTools for vSphere and Hyper-V deployments.

Create a support case on behalf of a customer.

Access portal.nutanix.com, search Software Documentation.

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?

Verify VMs received correct IP address after failover.

Assign backup policies to source VMs.

Verify VMs received correct IP address after failover.

Ensure NTP configuration active.

Sign into VM console using local credentials.

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?

AHV's built in scheduler automatically restores data locality.

Shadow clones mitigate the need for data locality.

Data locality is not required on all flash nodes.

Mirroring the database on two VMs eliminates the need for data locality.

AHV's built in scheduler automatically restores data locality.

A consultant is completing final network failover testing on a recently deployed AHV cluster.The cluster consists of the following:* Three nodes* Two uplinks connected to two switches* Supported SFPsThe 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.manage_ovs showjnterfaces outputmanage_ovs showjinterfaces output:name mode link speedcthO 10000 True 10000ethl 10000 False Noneeth2 10000 True 10000eth3 10000 False Nonemanage_ovs show.uplinks output:Bridge: brOBond: brO-upbond_mode: active-backupinterfaces: ethl ethOlacp: offlacp-fa I 1 back: falselacp_speed: slowWhat should the consultant validate first?

Validate the SFP+ is fully plugged into the node and switch.

Validate NIC card on node is seated properly.

Validate that the correct interfaces are included in the bridge.

Validate the customer has configured all their switch ports identically.

Validate the SFP+ is fully plugged into the node and switch.

A consultant deployed a Nutanix Files cluster using separate networks for client and storage.For testing a SMB standard share, a VM has been deployed on storage network. However, the consultant cannot access the share.What is the cause of the issue?

Clients on the same subnet as the storage network cannot access the shares.

The CVM network segmentation is configured.

Clients on the same subnet as the storage network cannot access the shares.

An iSCSI Data Services IP is not configured for the cluster.

Clients on the same subnet as the storage network can only access the distributed shares.

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 trial license activation code for Prism Starter . Creating an account for access to Nutanix Support Portal . Guide for dark site deployments using Nutanix standards

. Creating an account for access to Nutanix Support Portal * External USB drive . Offline NCC bundle

* 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

. Generating cluster licenses . What are binaries and where can they be downloaded . Creating an account for accessing the Nutanix Support Portal

* External USB drive . Access to Nutanix FTP . Encrypted key required for accessing clusters

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?

Six DAC 10GbE cables and 3 Ethernet cables

Three DAC 10GbE cables and 3 Ethernet cables

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.What should the consultant do to resolve this issue?

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.

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.

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.

Collect the IPMI MAC addresses on the back of each node, run a bare metal Foundation using each MAC addresses.

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.

During the knowledge transfer on Prism GUI, a customer asked about AHV best practices for VM High Availability on a five-node cluster and the safest configuration. The consultant informed the customer that best practices dictate that all storage containers are configured with a replication factor of 3.What will be the behavior if the non-default Guarantee mode is selected on Prism with two AHV host failures?

Will ensure that all VMs can restart in case of two simultaneous AHV host failures.

Keeping the default mode will ensure that all VMs can restart in case of two AHV host failures.

Keeping the default mode will ensure that all VMs can restart in case of an AHV host failure.

Will ensure that all VMs can restart if two AHV nodes remains online.

Will ensure that all VMs can restart in case of two simultaneous AHV host failures.

A consultant is running operational verifications to validate cluster behaviorsWhat will happen if one power supply is disconnected from a NX-3235-G9 chassis?

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.

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.

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.

The hosts appears disconnected in Prism Element and VMs are restarting on the other hosts.

The hosts appears disconnected in vCenter and VMs are restarting on the other hosts.

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.)

An NTP server is not required for cluster Foundation and can be added later.

If an NTP server is provided using FQDN, a DNS server is required.

An NTP server is not required for cluster Foundation and can be added later.

If an NTP server is provided using FQDN, a DNS server is required.

At least 3 NTP servers must be provided in a comma-separated list.

At least one external NTP server must be used to complete Foundation process.

Refer to Exhibit: A Foundation install must be done on four NX nodes for a new customer. A consultant need to set up the network onsite before imaging the nodes through the Foundation tool.The nodes are equipped with two SFP28 25GbE NICs with dual ports, and a 10GBase-T NIC with dual ports as well The customer's ToR switches are 25GbE datacenter switches, already in production.What is the appropriate hardware to perform the most reliable imaging of these NX nodes?

The 25GbE production switches. 4 DAC cables and 5 Ethernet cables with a flat Ethernet switch, and a laptop.

A flat Ethernet switch, 4 compatible IGBase-T GBiCs, five Ethernet cables and a laptop.

The 25GbE production switches. 4 DAC cables and 5 Ethernet cables with a flat Ethernet switch, and a laptop.

A flat Ethernet switch. 9 Ethernet cables, and a laptop.

The 25GbE production switches. 4 DAC cables, only one Ethernet cable with a 10GBase-T GBIC, and a laptop.

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:* Nutanix Disaster Recovery* MS-SQL Server Monitonng* Flow MicrosegmentationWhy won't the plan to deploy a small PC instance work for this customer?

The additional services the customer needs cannot be supported on a small sized PC. Consultant must deploy at a minimum a large size PC.

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.

The additional services the customer needs cannot be supported on a small sized PC. Consultant must deploy at a minimum a large size PC.

Flow Microsegmentation requires an X-Large 5-VM scale-out instance of Prism Central be deployed in order to avoid constraints.

MS-SQL Server Monitoring requires additional licensing and a separate appliance to be deployed when using a small sized PC.

A consultant is conducting a vSphere cluster deployment. As a part of operational tests, a vMotion operation is performed on a test VM, but fails with following error message:The VMotion failed because the ESX hosts were not able to connect over the VMotion network. Please check your VMotion network settings and physical network configuration.VMotion [184329483:1276605211167987] failed to create connection with remote host <10.10.16.14>: The ESX hosts failed to connect over the VMotion network Migration [184329483:1276605211167987] failed to connect to remote host <10.10.16.14>: TimeoutWhat issue could prevent the vMotion operation from completing successfully?

The vmknic is configured with a conflicting IP address.

NIOC is enabled and vMotion traffic is configured with Share value SO.

Foundation service prevents connectivity between the source and the destination TCP port 8000.

The vSS is configured with Route based on originating virtual port.

A customer has provided the following network requirements to their consultant during a discovery session for AHV cluster deployments:* Maximum Uptime Guest Traffic is a Hard Requirement* Maximum Throughput for Guest is a Hard Requirement* Link Aggregation is established at the TORsCluster nodes have the following network card configurations:* 2 x 40GbE Adapters* 2 x IGbE AdaptersHow should the consultant satisfy these requirements?

Bonded 2 x 40GbE Adapters with LACP Enabled for Storage Traffic and Guest Traffic using balance-tcp

Bonded 2 x 40GbE Adapters with LACP Disabled for Storage Traffic and Guest Traffic using balance-sib

Bonded 2 x 1 GbE Adapters with LACP Enabled for Storage Traffic and Bonded 2 x 40 GbE Adapters for Guest VM Traffic using balance-tcp

Bonded 2 x 40GbE Adapters with LACP Enabled for Storage Traffic and Guest Traffic using balance-tcp

Bonded 2 x 40GbE Adapters with LACP Disabled for Storage Traffic and bonded 2x1 GbE Adapters for Guest VM Traffic using active-backup

A consultant has finished imaging all assigned clusters and is ready to close out the engagementWhich action is part of the Closeout Checklist?

Provide an overview of Nutanix Prism Central.

Provide an overview of Nutanix NDB.

Provide an overview of Nutanix NC2.

Provide an overview of Nutanix Prism Central.

Provide an overview of Nutanix Self-Service.

A consultant is working to setup the network before starting the Foundation process.How should the consultant complete this task?

On Nutanix NX Series, connect the IPMI port and any one of the data ports to the switch.

Using the shared IPMI port, ensure that the connected switch can auto-negotiate to 1 Gbps.

Disable IPv6 on the network to which the nodes are connected to ensure that IPv6 unicast is blocked.

Ensure the IPMI of the nodes are reachable using pre-configured IPMI IPv6 addresses.

On Nutanix NX Series, connect the IPMI port and any one of the data ports to the switch.

A consultant is reviewing a customers Pre-delivery Questionnaire.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?

service unsupported-transceiver

A consultant is preparing for a cluster deployment and evaluates portable Foundation.Laptop configuration is as follows:* CPU: 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7* Memory: 4GB RAMDuring the installation, the consultant encounters some errors and tries to troubleshoot.What could prevent successful installation and Foundation usage?

Laptop configuration does not meet installation requirements

Oracle VirtualBox is installed on the laptop

Laptop configuration does not meet installation requirements

Firewall Stealth Mode is disabled

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.updateWhat is the most likely reason LCM inventory/update is failing?

Clusters must be licensed before LCM inventory.

IPMI network is unable to reach the internet.

Clusters must be licensed before LCM inventory.

Nutanix CVMs are blocking TCP port 54.

During the knowledge transfer session, a consultant conducts a storage management demo. In the Creating a Storage Container workflow, the customer notices the Advertised Capacity parameter and asks for an explanation.How should the consultant respond?

It enables the ability to cap usage of storage containers to be smaller than the limit of a storage pool capacity.

It is a capacity computed by dividing physical storage usage of a container by the replication factor (RF).

It assists in reserving space for a storage container to ensure a maximum storage capacity is available.

It enables the ability to cap usage of storage containers to be smaller than the limit of a storage pool capacity.

It assists in reserving space for a storage container to ensure a minimum storage capacity is available.

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.)

Use the Controller VM-based Foundation process.

Run the Network Crashcart Script, provide IPs, and create the cluster manually.

Use the Controller VM-based Foundation process.

Configure IPs on hosts and create the cluster.

Run the Network Crashcart Script, provide IPs, and create the cluster manually.

Manually edit ifcfg-etho file on CVM, restart networking, and create the cluster.

Refer to Exhibit: A customer is preparing to expand a cluster with a consultant. The production cluster is comprised of one NX-3460-G7 and two NX-8235 G8 blocks. The running AOS version is 5.20.4.6 and Hypervisor version is ESXi 6.7 U3b. vCenter is also running a 6.7 version.One NX-3235-G9 block will be added to that cluster (ESXI-NUTA-09 and ESXI-NUTA-10).The consultant has verified Nutanix documentation and customer's As-Built guide:* NX-3060-G7 and NX-8035-G8 are hybrid HCI nodes* ESXi 6.7 U3b is unsupported for the new G9 hardware model* AOS 5.20.X and ESXi 6 X are end of support* NX-3060-G7 and NX-8035-G8 hypervisors can be upgraded to the latest ESXi supported versionWhat actions should be taken before beginning the cluster expansion?

Upgrade vCenter, AOS and ESXi to supported and recommended versions.

Upgrade only AOS and ESXi to supported and recommended versions.

Replace all HDDs with SSDs on the Production cluster.

Prepare Foundation and the whitelist. json file to deploy ESXi 6.7 U3b on the new nodes.

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