Nutanix Exam Nutanix Exam Infrastructure & Architecture 2

Question 1

What is AOS in the Nutanix ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Acropolis Operating System

Answer

AOS (Acropolis Operating System) is the core Nutanix software that runs on each node and powers the distributed storage and management capabilities.

Question 2

Which Nutanix feature allows non-disruptive rolling upgrades of the AOS software?

Accepted Answer

1-Click Upgrade

Answer

Nutanix's 1-Click Upgrade feature enables non-disruptive, rolling upgrades of AOS across all nodes in the cluster.

Question 3

What does the Nutanix 'erasure coding' feature primarily help with?

Accepted Answer

Reducing storage overhead while maintaining redundancy

Answer

Erasure coding reduces storage overhead by using mathematical algorithms to reconstruct lost data instead of keeping full data copies.

Question 4

Which Nutanix component handles VM lifecycle management and is the native hypervisor?

Accepted Answer

Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)

Answer

AHV (Acropolis Hypervisor) is Nutanix's native, KVM-based hypervisor that handles VM creation, management, and lifecycle operations.

Question 5

What is the purpose of the Nutanix 'data locality' feature?

Accepted Answer

Serves VM data from the node where the VM runs

Answer

Data locality ensures that a VM's data is served from the local node's storage, minimizing network I/O and improving performance.

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