NCP Storage Management and Data Services 3

Question 1

Which Nutanix service provides S3-compatible object storage for unstructured data?

Accepted Answer

Nutanix Objects

Answer

Nutanix Objects is an S3-compatible object storage service that runs natively on the Nutanix platform, enabling storage of unstructured data such as backups and media files.

Question 2

In a Nutanix RF3 cluster, how many simultaneous node failures can the cluster tolerate without data loss?

Accepted Answer

2 nodes

Answer

RF3 stores three copies of every data block across different nodes, allowing the cluster to lose up to two nodes simultaneously while still having one remaining copy of all data.

Question 3

What Nutanix feature allows a storage container to access capacity from multiple Nutanix clusters?

Accepted Answer

Distributed Storage Fabric

Answer

The Distributed Storage Fabric (DSF) abstracts and pools storage across all nodes in a Nutanix cluster into a single unified storage resource, presented to hypervisors as a single datastore.

Question 4

When using Nutanix Files, what is the role of a File Server VM (FSVM)?

Accepted Answer

Serves SMB/NFS shares and handles file protocol operations

Answer

FSVMs are dedicated controller VMs deployed as part of Nutanix Files that run the file services software and handle all SMB and NFS protocol requests from clients.

Question 5

Which Nutanix storage optimization feature is most beneficial for VDI workloads with many identical VM base images?

Accepted Answer

Deduplication

Answer

Deduplication provides the greatest benefit for VDI environments because many VMs share identical OS blocks from the same base image, and dedup eliminates these redundant copies across VMs.

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NCP Storage Management and Data Services 3