Nutanix NCS-Core Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 11

In preparing for the VMware NSX security project, the administrator should consider the network infrastructure and how the NSX will interact with the existing Nutanix environment. VMware NSX requires the use of VMware Distributed Virtual Switches. In the given scenario, where the CVM (Controller Virtual Machine) network is segmented and storage-only nodes are not present, the key step is to ensure that the network settings are compatible with NSX. Disabling the CVM network segmentation allows for a unified network that supports the requirements of NSX for network virtualization and security, making it the crucial first step before any further NSX-specific configurations are applied.

Reference: Nutanix Bible, Nutanix Community discussions, VMware NSX documentation.

For the scenario with memory usage warnings and VDI performance issues, the best approach is to analyze and understand the memory usage patterns and demands on the system. Option D focuses on reviewing the Analysis page to monitor memory use trends and patterns, which is crucial for identifying peak usage times or processes consuming excessive memory. The mention of alerting with VDI workload demand implies the need to monitor and possibly adjust the VDI workload to better fit within available resources. Finally, analyzing current and future workload in the Capacity Runaway tab helps in understanding if the cluster resources are sufficient for the demand, which is critical in planning for capacity management and ensuring that such issues are mitigated moving forward.

Reference: Nutanix Prism User Guide, Nutanix Community resources, VDI performance troubleshooting practices.

In the scenario where SQL queries are running slower post-migration, creating multiple TempDB data files is a recognized best practice for optimizing SQL Server performance, especially when dealing with high transaction rates or complex queries. This approach helps in distributing the I/O load across multiple files and drives, reducing the contention and wait times associated with TempDB, which is a common bottleneck in SQL Server environments. Enabling autogrowth ensures that these files can dynamically grow as needed, which helps in handling unexpected increases in database activity without manual intervention.

Reference: Nutanix Best Practices for SQL Server, SQL Server performance tuning guidelines.

When converting a cluster from ESXi to AHV and encountering warnings about network adapter configurations in VMware vCenter, it is crucial to ensure that the network adapters are homogeneous to avoid issues with network performance and reliability. Keeping homogeneous adapters as active and standby ensures that all active and standby adapters operate at the same speed and capabilities, which is essential for maintaining consistent network performance and failover capabilities. This setup helps in avoiding conflicts or performance penalties that can arise from using mixed adapter types under the same virtual switch environment.

Reference: VMware vCenter documentation, Nutanix AHV Networking Guide.

In a Nutanix environment, if the login process using an Active Directory (AD) user account takes more than a minute to complete, it could be due to the configuration of the AD lookups.

Active Directory lookups can be configured to use either Recursive or Non-Recursive mode. In Recursive mode, the system will look up each group that a user is a member of, then each group that those groups are members of, and so on.This can lead to a large number of lookups and potentially slow down the login process1.

On the other hand, in Non-Recursive mode, the system only looks up the direct groups that a user is a member of.This can significantly reduce the number of lookups and speed up the login process1.

Therefore, the administrator should confirm that Active Directory lookups are configured to use Non-Recursive mode to resolve this issue.

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Solving Slow Logon Issues in Active Directory Environments

For high-performance iSCSI workloads, especially in a Nutanix environment using AHV nodes and a 10 GbE interface, enabling Jumbo Frames on both the Host and the Controller Virtual Machine (CVM) is recommended. Jumbo Frames allow for a larger payload per network packet, which reduces the overhead required to send large amounts of data. Enabling Jumbo Frames on both the host and the CVM ensures that both ends of the communication channel can handle larger packets, thereby optimizing throughput and reducing latency for high-performance workloads.

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In a Nutanix cluster, when a Controller Virtual Machine (CVM) fails, the iSCSI targets for the volume groups managed by that CVM are not left inoperable. Instead, the volume group's iSCSI targets (vDisks) are automatically redirected to another operational CVM in the cluster. This failover mechanism ensures that there is no interruption in service or data availability. The redirection is seamless and does not require manual intervention, allowing for continuous access to the volume group by the SQL cluster.

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The exhibit shows a screenshot of a Prism Element home dashboard with a notification that ''Data Resiliency not possible'' and warnings about the inability to get configured fully qualified domain names (fqdn) for hosts identified by their node numbers.

In this scenario, the administrator should take action A: Configure the fqdn for the hosts indicated. This is because the warnings on hostname resolution indicate issues with fully qualified domain names (fqdn) configuration for specific nodes.Configuring the fqdn for these hosts can help resolve these issues and improve the data resiliency of the Nutanix cluster1.

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When addressing high cluster IOPS and Cluster Controller Latency where networking is suspected to be the issue, it is essential to check the network configuration settings that can directly impact data transfer and latency. The correct answer is to adjust the 'Number of NICs connected' and 'frame size.' Increasing the number of Network Interface Cards (NICs) connected can improve the network throughput and distribute the load more evenly. Adjusting the frame size, particularly setting larger frames (Jumbo Frames), can reduce overhead and improve network efficiency by allowing more data to be transmitted with fewer packets.

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