NCP Study Guide 2026
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NCP exam key facts
- The Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) 7.5 exam has 75 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions. The other NCP tracks also list 75 questions. Source
- Nutanix Certified Professional exams such as NCP-MCI 7.5 have a 120-minute time limit. Source
- To pass the Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) 7.5 exam, you need a scaled score of 3000 on a scale of 1000 to 6000. Source
- Each Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) exam, including NCP-MCI 7.5, costs $200 USD per attempt. Source
- The NCP-MCI 7 certification earned by passing the Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure 7.5 exam stays valid for three years. Source
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✍️ Sample NCP Questions & Answers
1. What is required for node discovery during deployment?
For Nutanix Foundation to successfully discover and image nodes during deployment, all nodes and the Foundation instance must reside on the same broadcast domain or subnet. This network configuration allows Foundation to communicate with the nodes via ARP and other discovery protocols, enabling the automated imaging and cluster creation process.
2. Which Nutanix protocol allows VMs to access block storage volumes directly, bypassing the hypervisor datastore?
Nutanix Volumes (formerly Acropolis Block Services) exposes iSCSI LUNs that can be attached directly to VMs or physical hosts, enabling block-level access to Nutanix storage.
3. What is the minimum number of nodes required to form a Nutanix cluster with Replication Factor 2 (RF2)?
RF2 requires a minimum of 3 nodes to ensure that the cluster can survive a single node failure while maintaining a quorum for metadata.
4. How frequently should ongoing assessments be conducted in Certified Nutanix Professional practice?
Ongoing assessments should follow established protocols and also respond to changing conditions.
5. Which hypervisors are supported by Nutanix?
Nutanix supports AHV, VMware ESXi, and Hyper-V.
6. What is AHV in Nutanix?
AHV stands for Acropolis Hypervisor, which is Nutanix's native, enterprise-grade hypervisor. It is based on KVM and is deeply integrated with the Nutanix software stack, providing a highly efficient and secure virtualization platform for running virtual machines directly on Nutanix nodes. AHV simplifies the infrastructure by eliminating the need for a separate hypervisor license.
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- nutanix.com — Eligibility, registration deadline, fees, exam format, passing score, renewal, time limit, score validity · verified Oct 2026
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