Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure

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Question 1 of 86

An administrator receives reports about a Nutanix environment. The investigation finds the following;
✑ VMs are experiencing very high latency
✑ Each node is equipped with a single SSD, utilized at 95%
✑ Each node is equipped with three HDDs, utilized at 40%
Why are the guest VMs experiencing high latency?

CVMs are overwhelmed by disk balancing operations.

All VM write operations are going to HDD.

All VM read operations are coming from HDD.

VMs are unable to perform write operations

Correct Answer: B

The guest VMs are experiencing high latency because all VM write operations are going to HDD. Each node in the environment has an SSD that is utilized at 95%, which implies that the SSDs are nearly full and cannot take on new write operations. As a result, the write operations are being redirected to the HDDs, which are significantly slower than SSDs. This redirection leads to the high latency observed in the VMs as HDDs cannot match the speed of SSDs for write operations.

Question 2 of 86

In a Nutanix cluster, a Protection Domain contains 50 entities that are replicated to a remote Single Node Replication Target. The current schedule configuration is as follows:
✑ Repeat every 6 hours
✑ Local Retention Policy 1
✑ Remote Retention Policy 8
✑ Starting time 12 am
At 8 am on Monday, the administrator discovers that a protected VM is corrupted. The latest good state was Sunday 2 pm. The administrator needs to maintain current protection.
Which strategy should the administrator use to meet these requirements?

From the Remote site, activate the Protection Domain, then re-protect the entity.

From the Remote site, restore the VM from the local snapshot by selecting the correct snapshot.

From the local site, retrieve the correct remote snapshot, then restore the VM locally.

From the local site, restore the VM from the local snapshot by selecting the correct snapshot.

Correct Answer: C

Given that the Protection Domain has a Local Retention Policy of 1, it means that only the most recent snapshot is retained locally. Since the local snapshot is corrupted, the administrator should retrieve an older, correct snapshot from the remote site, where the Remote Retention Policy allows up to 8 snapshots to be stored. Therefore, the correct strategy is to retrieve the correct remote snapshot and restore the VM locally.

Question 3 of 86

An administrator has a custom backup application that requires a 2TB disk and runs in Windows. Throughput is considerably lower than expected. The application was installed on a VM with the following configuration:
* Four vCPUs with one core/vCPU
* 4GB of Memory
* One 50GB vDisk for the Windows installation
* One 2TB vDisk for the application
What is the recommended configuration change to improve throughput?

Increase the number of cores per vCPU

Increase the vCPUs assigned to the VM

Span the 2TB disk across four vDisks

Add 4GB of memory to the VM

Correct Answer: C

Question 4 of 86

An administrator is responsible for the following Nutanix Enterprise Cloud environment:
A central datacenter with a 20-node cluster with 1.5PB of storage

✑ Five remote sites each with a 4-node cluster with 200TB storage
The remote sites are connected to the datacenter via 1GB links with an average latency of 6 ms RTT.
What is the minimum RPO the administrator can achieve for this environment?

0 minutes

15 minutes

1 hour

6 hours

Correct Answer: D

For nodes with storage greater than 64 TB, the minimum supported snapshot frequency is six (6) hours. Given that the central datacenter has a 20-node cluster with 1.5PB of storage, this means each node has significantly more than 64 TB of storage. As a result, the minimum supported RPO for asynchronous replication in this environment would be 6 hours. NearSync is not supported for these larger nodes, reinforcing that the correct minimum RPO is 6 hours.

Question 5 of 86

An administrator of a Nutanix Enterprise Cloud has microsegmentation enabled and a firewall VM installed. The security team notifies the administrator that one of the VMs hosted in the environment has been exhibiting suspect network activity. The administrator wants to isolate the VM from the production network, but must still be able to access it to perform diagnostics.
What should the administrator do to meet the requirement?

Disable the vNIC on the affected VM

Quarantine the VM using the Forensic Method

Create a firewall rule that blocks VM traffic but permits diagnostic access

Create a security policy with a service chain directing that VMs traffic to the firewall

Correct Answer: C

To meet the requirement of isolating the VM from the production network while still allowing for diagnostic access, the administrator should create a firewall rule that blocks VM traffic but permits diagnostic access. This allows the administrator to restrict all unnecessary network activity while still being able to perform diagnostics on the VM, ensuring that potential security threats are mitigated without losing the ability to troubleshoot and resolve the issue.