Question 1

An administrator needs to bring down a host in a Nutanix Cluster for maintenance reasons. The administrator puts the host in maintenance mode. What should the administrator do to perform an orderly shutdown of the CVM?

Accepted Answer

A)  Execute the cvm_shutdown -P now command from the CVM Execute the cvm_shutdown -P now command from the CVM 
B)  Enter Power off Server - Immediate Shutdown from the IPMI console 
C)  Enter Power off Server - Orderly Shutdown from the IPMI console 
D)  Execute the cvm_shutdown -P now command from the host command from the host

Question 2

Which three load-balancing options are available within an AHV bond? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

A)  active-standby 
B)  balance-tcp 
C)  balance-slb 
D)  active-backup 
E)  active-active

Question 3

An administrator migrates a Windows VM from an ESXi host to a Nutanix AHV cluster. When powered on, the migrated VM fails to start. The VM console shows the error message: Cannot locate boot device What should the administrator confirm to identify the reason that the VM fails to boot?

Accepted Answer

A)  VM snapshots on the source cluster were consolidated. 
B)  Nutanix VirtIO drivers were installed on the VM pre-migration. 
C)  The ESXi source cluster can ping the destination AHV cluster. 
D)  The Windows OS is at a supported patch level.

Question 4

An administrator finds that guest VMs are offline and storage is unavailable. The administrator needs to know if any process within the CVMs on the Nutanix cluster are experiencing crashes. Which log file should the administrator locate to determine if any processes have crashed?

Accepted Answer

A)  ERROR logs 
B)  INFO logs 
C)  FATAL logs 
D)  WARN logs

Question 5

What is the expected operation during node addition when the new node has a different AOS version?

Accepted Answer

A)  The node is automatically re-imaged using the software currently running in the cluster 
B)  The node is added and a separate upgrade operation must be performed 
C)  The entire cluster is upgraded to the latest one-click release 
D)  The addition fails and forces the administrator to image using standalone Foundation

Question 6

An administrator has a 4-node Nutanix cluster running on Hyper-V. The administrator creates a new storage container and makes that available to all hosts. Which storage protocol should administrator use for the hosts to gain access to the storage container?

Accepted Answer

A)  NFS 
B)  iSCSI 
C)  SMB/CIFS 
D)  Fiber Channel

Question 7

When registering Prism Element to Prism Central, which three parameters must be specified? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

A)  The Prism Central username 
B)  The Prism Element password 
C)  The Prism Element username 
D)  The Prism Central virtual IP 
E)  The Prism Central password

Question 8

Which type of data is distributed by Zookeeper to ensure availability in the case of node or block failure?

Accepted Answer

A)  User data 
B)  Metadata 
C)  Configuration data 
D)  Snapshot data

Question 9

What is the maximum number of tested and supported vDisks (including snapshots) that a Nutanix cluster can maintain?

Accepted Answer

A)  250,000 
B)  600,000 
C)  500,000 
D)  800,000

Question 10

A cluster has RF2. The cluster loses two drives on different nodes in the same storage tier. What is the effect on the replicas of the VMs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some VM data may be lost 
B)  No VMs lose data if the node has two or more SSDs 
C)  Some VMs may reboot and gain access to data 
D)  No VMs lose data because of RF2

Question 11

An administrator is working with Nutanix Support and needs to provide logs for troubleshooting an issue. The cluster is located in a secure environment. Data such as IP addresses and VM names cannot be shared. Which method should be used to anonymize the log data sent to Nutanix Support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Under the User Profile in Prism, select Anonymize Log Output . Then run Log Collector from the Health dashboard. Under the User Profile in Prism, select Anonymize Log Output . Then run Log Collector from the Health dashboard. 
B)  Run the nnc log_collector tool on a CVM, setting the --enhanced_log_collector flag to true . Run the nnc log_collector tool on a CVM, setting the --enhanced_log_collector flag to true . 
C)  Run the nnc log_collector tool on a CVM, setting the --anonymize_output flag to true . --anonymize_output flag to 
D)  On the Health dashboard in Prism, use the Log Collector option under Actions and choose Anonymous Logs . On the dashboard in Prism, use the option under Actions and choose Anonymous Logs

Question 12

In the event of failed CVM, what happens to the physically attached storage for the node and the VMs running on it?

Accepted Answer

A)  The drives for that node are inaccessible. The VMs reboot. 
B)  The drives for that node are inaccessible. The VMs continue to run. 
C)  The hypervisor regains control of the drives. VMs on that node reboot. 
D)  The hypervisor regains control of the drives. VMs on that node continue to run.

Question 13

What is the expected behavior of the VMs residing on that host when a controller VM becomes unavailable?

Accepted Answer

A)  The host will automatically redirect I/O and VMs will continue running 
B)  VM High Availability will restart the impacted VMs on another host 
C)  The impacted host and VMs will automatically shut down 
D)  A Live Migration will be performed on the affected VMs

Question 14

Which three upgrades should an administrator be able to perform using Life Cycle Management ? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

A)  AOS 
B)  BMC 
C)  BIOS 
D)  Hypervisor 
E)  HBA Firmware

Question 15

Which data savings technique utilizes stripes and parity calculation in a Nutanix cluster?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compression 
B)  Parity strip 
C)  Erasure coding 
D)  Deduplication

Question 16

In Files , how many FSVMs are deployed by default?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  5

Question 17

Which three configuration scenarios are valid for the deployment of Prism Central? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Environments use Network Address Translation. 
B)  Prism Elements and Prism Central are in different subnets. 
C)  Environments do not have Internet access. 
D)  Prism Elements and Prism Central have proxy configured. 
E)  Environments use the 192.168.5.0/24 CVM management network.

Question 18

A VM in a 12-node Nutanix cluster is hosting an application that has specific physical GPU requirements. Only three nodes in the cluster meet this requirement. The administrator wants to allow a general workload to be distributed across all nodes in the cluster and must make sure that the node hosting the VM meets its requirements. How should the administrator perform this task?

Accepted Answer

A)  Configure anti-affinity rules between the application VM and the other VMs running on the cluster. 
B)  Over-provision the application VM with additional virtual GPUs. 
C)  Create a separate three-node cluster using the nodes that meet the requirement. 
D)  Configure VM-Host affinity for the nodes that meet the application's GPU requirement.

Question 19

Which two access protocols are supported by Files ? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)  iSCSI 
B)  NFS 
C)  SMB 
D)  FCOE

Question 20

The administrator wants a container to be displayed and limited to 1TB in the hypervisor. What advanced container setting must the administrator set?

Accepted Answer

A)  Advertised Capacity 
B)  Reserved Capacity 
C)  Advertised Quota 
D)  Reserved Quota

Exam 2: Nutanix Certified Professional 5.10