Nutanix Exam Technology & Digital Tools 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What differentiates Nutanix Objects from Nutanix Files?
- Objects uses S3-compatible API for unstructured data; Files provides NFS/SMB file shares (Correct answer)
- Objects handles block storage; Files handles VM disk images
- Objects supports Windows clients only; Files supports Linux only
- Objects requires a separate hardware appliance; Files runs on the cluster
Correct answer: Objects uses S3-compatible API for unstructured data; Files provides NFS/SMB file shares
Nutanix Objects provides S3-compatible object storage for unstructured data like backups and media, while Files provides traditional NFS/SMB network file shares.
Question 2: In Nutanix AHV networking, what is a 'bond' used for?
- Aggregating multiple physical NICs for redundancy and increased bandwidth (Correct answer)
- Connecting two separate clusters over a WAN link
- Encrypting VM network traffic between hosts
- Grouping VMs into a security policy zone
Correct answer: Aggregating multiple physical NICs for redundancy and increased bandwidth
A bond in AHV combines multiple physical network interface cards (NICs) into one logical interface, providing link redundancy and optionally higher aggregate throughput.
Question 3: Which Nutanix feature enables VMs to automatically restart on another node if the host node fails?
- High Availability (HA) reservation (Correct answer)
- Storage tiering
- Erasure coding
- Leap failover
Correct answer: High Availability (HA) reservation
Nutanix HA reservations ensure that enough resources are held in reserve so VMs can automatically restart on surviving nodes after a node failure.
Question 4: What is the function of the Nutanix Prism Central 'Playbooks' feature?
- Automated response actions triggered by alerts or scheduled events (Correct answer)
- Manual runbook documentation for operators
- Network packet replay for troubleshooting
- Generating compliance audit reports
Correct answer: Automated response actions triggered by alerts or scheduled events
Prism Central Playbooks allow administrators to define trigger-action workflows that automatically respond to infrastructure events like high CPU or VM failures.
Question 5: When Nutanix uses erasure coding (EC-X), what is the primary benefit over standard RF2?
- Reduced storage overhead while maintaining data protection (Correct answer)
- Faster random read I/O performance
- Support for more simultaneous node failures
- Simplified cluster management
Correct answer: Reduced storage overhead while maintaining data protection
Erasure coding reduces the storage overhead compared to full replication by using parity data, achieving similar fault tolerance with less capacity consumption.
Question 6: Which tool within the Nutanix ecosystem is specifically designed for application lifecycle management and infrastructure-as-code blueprints?
- Nutanix Calm (Correct answer)
- Nutanix Mine
- Nutanix Flow
- Nutanix Karbon
Correct answer: Nutanix Calm
Nutanix Calm provides application orchestration, self-service provisioning, and blueprint-based infrastructure-as-code for multi-cloud environments.
Question 7: What is the purpose of Nutanix Karbon?
- Managed Kubernetes service for deploying and managing containerized workloads (Correct answer)
- Carbon footprint monitoring for green IT compliance
- Bare-metal OS provisioning for new nodes
- Storage tiering between SSD and HDD
Correct answer: Managed Kubernetes service for deploying and managing containerized workloads
Nutanix Karbon is a curated Kubernetes service that simplifies deployment, operations, and lifecycle management of Kubernetes clusters on Nutanix.
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What differentiates Nutanix Objects from Nutanix Files?