Nutanix NCP-MCI-6.10 Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure v6.10 Exam Practice Test

Answer : C

VM templates in Nutanix are supported only when the VM's disks reside on storage containers configured with Replication Factor 2 (RF2) or higher.

Option C (VM has disks on RF2 containers) is correct:

VM templates require a minimum RF2 for fault tolerance.

RF1 containers do not meet Nutanix best practices for VM templates.

Option A is incorrect:

VMs protected by Protection Domains can be cloned, but this is different from creating a VM template.

Option B is incorrect:

Agent VMs (e.g., Witness VMs) or Prism Central cannot be used as VM templates.

Option D is incorrect:

Nutanix VM templates are natively supported on AHV, not ESXi.

Nutanix VM Management Guide Creating and Managing VM Templates

Nutanix KB Storage Requirements for VM Templates

Answer : C

Upgrading an AHV host with GPUs requires that the correct GPU drivers be manually uploaded to LCM, as GPU firmware is not updated automatically.

Option C (Use Direct Uploads to upload appropriate driver bundles) is correct:

LCM does not automatically fetch GPU drivers.

The administrator must download and manually upload the appropriate firmware bundle before upgrading.

Option A is incorrect:

Agent VMs are not required for GPU updates.

Option B is incorrect:

Running LCM in dark site mode does not impact GPU firmware updates.

Option D is incorrect:

Updating NCC is a best practice but does not resolve GPU driver issues.

Nutanix LCM Guide Manually Uploading GPU Firmware Bundles

Nutanix KB Updating AHV Hosts with GPUs

Answer : D

A single vCPU is likely causing a bottleneck, limiting the VM's ability to process I/O requests efficiently.

Option D (Increase the VM's number of vCPUs) is correct:

Windows requires sufficient CPU resources to handle disk and network operations.

Adding more vCPUs allows the VM to process more I/O operations simultaneously, improving performance.

Option A is incorrect:

Additional vSCSI controllers are only useful for very high disk I/O workloads.

Option B is incorrect:

Balance-TCP applies to network traffic, not storage performance.

Option C is incorrect:

CVM resources do not directly affect individual VM performance.

Nutanix AHV Performance Tuning Guide

Nutanix KB Optimizing Windows VM Performance on AHV

Answer : B

BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) updates can be applied per-node in Nutanix LCM, unlike AOS or AHV, which require cluster-wide upgrades.

Option B (BMC) is correct:

BMC firmware controls remote management and power cycling of individual nodes.

Updating BMC does not impact the entire cluster and can be done per node.

Option A (AOS) is incorrect:

AOS upgrades affect the entire cluster and require cluster-wide consistency.

Option C (NCC) is incorrect:

NCC updates apply across all nodes simultaneously, ensuring uniformity in checks.

Option D (AHV) is incorrect:

AHV updates require coordinated upgrades across hosts to maintain VM availability.

Nutanix LCM User Guide Per-Node Firmware Updates

Nutanix KB How to Upgrade BMC Using LCM

Answer : B

In a dark site deployment, LCM does not automatically fetch updates from the internet. The administrator must manually upload compatibility bundles.

Option B (The latest compatibility bundle has not been uploaded) is correct:

The compatibility bundle contains firmware mappings, allowing LCM to detect the correct BIOS version.

Option A is incorrect:

AOS does not need to be upgraded first for a BIOS update.

Option C is incorrect:

The BMC firmware does not always need updating before BIOS updates.

Option D is incorrect:

In a dark site deployment, LCM does not rely on an internet connection, so webserver access is not required.

Nutanix LCM Guide Using Compatibility Bundles in Dark Sites

Nutanix KB Troubleshooting Firmware Updates in Dark Site Deployments

Answer : B

VMs using GPU pass-through cannot be live-migrated because they are directly tied to a physical GPU on a specific host.

Option B (VMs use GPU pass-through) is correct:

Pass-through devices (such as GPUs) are directly assigned to VMs, making migration impossible unless the VM is powered off first.

Option A (VMs use a Volume Group) is incorrect:

Volume Groups support live migration unless they are configured incorrectly.

Option C (VM-VM anti-affinity) is incorrect:

Anti-affinity rules prevent two specific VMs from running together, but do not prevent migration.

Option D (VMs use external NAS) is incorrect:

Using NAS does not block VM migration, as Nutanix supports shared storage across hosts.

Nutanix AHV Best Practices GPU Pass-through and VM Migration Limitations

Nutanix KB Why Can't I Live Migrate a VM with GPU Passthrough?

Answer : D

Nutanix storage containers allow administrators to configure capacity reservations and advertised limits for better resource management.

Option D (Set Reserved Capacity to 10 GiB and Advertised Capacity to 500 GiB) is correct:

Reserved Capacity ensures that 10 GiB is always available for this container and not consumed by other containers.

Advertised Capacity defines a logical limit of 500 GiB to prevent over-allocation.

Option A is incorrect:

Advertised Capacity of 10 GiB is too low and does not match the requirement of a 500 GiB storage container.

Option B is incorrect:

Only setting Advertised Capacity does not guarantee Reserved Capacity, meaning other containers could consume the reserved space.

Option C is incorrect:

Setting only Reserved Capacity does not enforce an upper limit, which could lead to overprovisioning.

Nutanix Storage Management Guide Understanding Storage Container Settings

Nutanix KB Advertised vs. Reserved Capacity in Storage Containers