NCP Virtual Machine Management 3

Question 1

Which Nutanix feature enables you to deploy VMs from pre-configured templates with standardized settings?

Accepted Answer

VM Templates

Answer

VM Templates in Nutanix allow administrators to create standardized VM configurations that can be rapidly deployed as new VMs.

Question 2

When cloning a VM in Nutanix, which storage optimization technique ensures clones share unchanged data blocks with the parent?

Accepted Answer

Linked Clone / Redirect-on-Write

Answer

Nutanix uses a redirect-on-write mechanism for VM clones, where clones share unchanged data blocks with the parent and only write new blocks when data changes.

Question 3

What is the recommended way to gracefully shut down a VM in Nutanix Prism to ensure data integrity?

Accepted Answer

Issue a guest OS shutdown from within the VM

Answer

Issuing a graceful shutdown from within the guest OS (or using Prism's 'Guest Shutdown' with NGT installed) ensures OS-level flushing and data integrity.

Question 4

Which Nutanix Guest Tools (NGT) capability enables in-guest consistent snapshots for applications like databases?

Accepted Answer

Application-Consistent Snapshots

Answer

NGT's application-consistent snapshot feature uses VSS on Windows to quiesce applications before snapshots, ensuring database and application consistency.

Question 5

In AHV, what determines which physical host a VM is initially placed on during power-on?

Accepted Answer

AHV Scheduler (based on resource availability and affinity rules)

Answer

The AHV Scheduler evaluates available CPU, memory, and defined affinity/anti-affinity rules to optimally place a VM when it is powered on.

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NCP Virtual Machine Management 3