Nutanix Exam Nutanix NCP 5

Question 1

In Nutanix AOS, what does the 'Pithos' service manage?

Accepted Answer

vDisk and storage container metadata

Answer

Pithos manages vDisk (virtual disk) metadata and is responsible for tracking disk extents, snapshots, and container relationships within the Nutanix storage fabric.

Question 2

Which Nutanix feature provides object storage with an S3-compatible API for unstructured data such as backups, archives, and media files?

Accepted Answer

Nutanix Objects

Answer

Nutanix Objects provides S3-compatible object storage natively on Nutanix clusters, enabling applications to store and retrieve unstructured data using standard S3 APIs.

Question 3

When upgrading Nutanix AOS using the 1-Click Upgrade feature, what is the correct upgrade sequence for cluster components?

Accepted Answer

AOS → AHV → Firmware

Answer

The recommended Nutanix upgrade order is AOS first, then AHV hypervisor, then node firmware, ensuring compatibility and cluster stability throughout the process.

Question 4

In Nutanix, what is the primary difference between a 'Volume Group' and a 'Storage Container'?

Accepted Answer

Volume Groups provide block storage via iSCSI; Containers provide NFS-based VM storage

Answer

Volume Groups expose block storage over iSCSI for external servers or applications requiring raw block access, while Storage Containers provide NFS-based distributed storage for AHV VMs.

Question 5

Which Nutanix service provides SMB and NFS file shares as a scale-out file server solution running directly on the Nutanix cluster?

Accepted Answer

Nutanix Files

Answer

Nutanix Files (formerly Acropolis File Services) delivers scale-out SMB and NFS file services natively on Nutanix, eliminating the need for dedicated NAS appliances.

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