NCP Virtual Machine Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Nutanix feature allows you to take a point-in-time snapshot of a VM and restore it to that exact state later?
- VM Clone
- VM Snapshot (Correct answer)
- Protection Domain
- VM Template
Correct answer: VM Snapshot
VM Snapshots capture the entire state of a VM at a specific point in time and can be used to restore the VM to that state.
Question 2: In Prism Central, what is the maximum number of vCPUs that can be assigned to a single VM by default on an AHV cluster?
- 32
- 64
- 128 (Correct answer)
- 256
Correct answer: 128
AHV supports up to 128 vCPUs per VM by default on a standard Nutanix cluster.
Question 3: What happens to a VM's network connectivity when you perform a live migration (vMotion equivalent) in AHV?
- Network is briefly interrupted for 1-2 seconds
- Network connectivity is maintained throughout the migration (Correct answer)
- The VM must be powered off before migration
- A new IP address is assigned post-migration
Correct answer: Network connectivity is maintained throughout the migration
AHV live migration maintains network connectivity throughout the process with no perceptible interruption to the VM's operations.
Question 4: Which tool within the Nutanix ecosystem provides agentless VM performance monitoring and historical trending?
- Prism Pro (Correct answer)
- Nutanix Calm
- Flow Network Security
- Nutanix Witness
Correct answer: Prism Pro
Prism Pro provides advanced analytics, agentless VM monitoring, and historical performance trending through its AI-driven insights.
Question 5: When using Nutanix AHV, which command-line tool is used to manage VMs directly from the CVM?
- virsh
- acli (Correct answer)
- esxcli
- qm
Correct answer: acli
The acli (AHV CLI) tool is used to manage VMs, networks, and storage directly from the Controller VM command line.
Question 6: What is the purpose of VM affinity rules in Nutanix AHV?
- Ensure VMs always run on the same physical host (Correct answer)
- Control which VMs can communicate over the network
- Limit the amount of CPU a VM can consume
- Force VMs to use specific storage tiers
Correct answer: Ensure VMs always run on the same physical host
VM affinity rules in AHV ensure that specified VMs are co-located on the same host, useful for performance or licensing requirements.
Question 7: In Nutanix, what is the function of 'VM anti-affinity' rules?
- Prevent VMs from using more than their allocated resources
- Ensure specified VMs run on different physical hosts (Correct answer)
- Block inter-VM network communication
- Restrict VM migrations to specific time windows
Correct answer: Ensure specified VMs run on different physical hosts
VM anti-affinity rules ensure that specific VMs are distributed across different hosts, improving high availability and fault tolerance.
NCP Virtual Machine Management 2
Which Nutanix feature allows you to take a point-in-time snapshot of a VM and restore it to that exact state later?