Nutanix Exam Nutanix Exam Data Protection & Disaster Recovery 1

Question 1

What is a Nutanix 'Protection Domain' used for?

Accepted Answer

Grouping VMs for consistent snapshot and replication policies

Answer

A Protection Domain groups VMs together so they share consistent snapshot schedules and can be replicated to a remote site as a unit.

Question 2

Which Nutanix feature enables stretched clustering between two sites for zero RPO?

Accepted Answer

Metro Availability

Answer

Metro Availability provides synchronous replication between two sites, enabling zero RPO and allowing VMs to run transparently across both sites.

Question 3

What is the Recovery Point Objective (RPO) achievable with Nutanix NearSync replication?

Accepted Answer

As low as 1 minute

Answer

NearSync replication achieves RPOs as low as 1 minute by using lightweight snapshot chains sent at high frequency to a remote cluster.

Question 4

In Nutanix, what does 'async replication' with a Protection Domain typically deliver as a minimum RPO?

Accepted Answer

1 hour

Answer

Standard asynchronous replication in Nutanix Protection Domains supports a minimum RPO of 1 hour for remote site replication.

Question 5

What is Nutanix Leap primarily used for?

Accepted Answer

Orchestrating failover and failback for disaster recovery using Prism Central

Answer

Nutanix Leap is a DR orchestration service in Prism Central that automates failover, failback, and test failover workflows for protected workloads.

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