Nutanix ncsc-level-1 practice test

Nutanix Certified Services Consultant (NCSC): Level 1 Exam


Question 1

A consultant is running Foundation. The cluster creation fails during the process. The host logs
confirm that the nodes have been successfully imaged. The consultant decides to create the cluster
manually.
Which command should the consultant use?

  • A. cluster -c IP_CVM_A, IP_CVM_B, IP_CVM_n
  • B. cluster create -s IP_CVM_A, IP_CVM_B, IP_CVM_n
  • C. cluster -s IP_CVM_A, IP_CVM_B, IP_CVM_n create_manual
  • D. cluster -s IP_CVM_M, IP_CVM_B, IP_CVM_n create
Answer:

B

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Question 2

A customer buys ultimate licensing and wants to use the built-in Nutanix software encryption on
their new AHV cluster. The customer needs to create three storage containers and asks the
consultant to complete the process as fast as possible.
In which order should the cluster be deployed?

  • A. Create Cluster -> Install License Key -> Encrypt Cluster -> Create Storage Containers
  • B. Create Cluster -> Install License Key -> Create Storage Containers -> Encrypt Cluster
  • C. Create Cluster -> Encrypt Cluster -> Install License Key -> Create Storage Containers
  • D. Create Cluster -> Create Storage Containers -> Encrypt Cluster -> Install License Key
Answer:

B

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Question 3

An existing Nutanix customer has several clusters in production and is adding a new cluster. The
customer wants to create an AHV cluster that has already been racked and powered on remotely,
with the factory image, using Prism Central.
Which step should the consultant take next?

  • A. Build the cluster with the Foundation Applet
  • B. Build the cluster with the Foundation VM.
  • C. Bare metal image the nodes with the Foundation VM.
  • D. Build the cluster with Foundation Central.
Answer:

A

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Question 4

A consultant creates a Nutanix cluster using the 10.10.10.0/24 network and VLAN 10. The customer
creates a VM network inside the Prism using VLAN 20. The customer starts to create VMs but is
unable to ping the default gateway from these new systems.
What is causing the issue?

  • A. The CVM/hypervisor must be on an untagged VLAN.
  • B. The switch port is not set up as a trunk.
  • C. Only one VLAN is supported on AHV.
  • D. The CVM/hypervisor cannot use the same VLAN as guest VMs.
Answer:

B

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Question 5

A customer is running out of storage in an ESXi cluster. The customer wants to add storage without
paying for an additional hypervisor license.
Which option should the consultant recommend to meet the requirement?

  • A. Convert the cluster to AHV to support storage-only node requirements.
  • B. Select the storage-only checkbox during Foundation and then expand the cluster in Prism.
  • C. Buy a new node to meet the requirements of the storage-only node specifications.
  • D. Edit the factory_config.json file to configure the node as storage-only and then expand the cluster in Prism
Answer:

C

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Question 6

A consultant is preparing to foundation over a customer network that has the following criteria:
* VLAN segmented network
* VLAN tags on the nodes must be imaged prior to starting the foundation process.
For each node, the consultant has done the following:
* Connected to the Network Crash Cart of the Node
* Logged in using root credentials
What should the consultant do next?
A.
1. CD to /root/nutanix-network-crashcart/
2. Start Network Utility tool by running: ./network_configuration
3. Change Values
B.
1. CD to /home/data/nutanix/nutanix-network-crashcart/
2. Start Network Utility tool by running: ./network_configuration
3. Change Values
C.
1. Log into CVM using [email protected]
2. CD to /root/Nutanix-network-crashcart/
3. Start Network Utility tool by running: ./network_configuration
4. Change Values
D.
1. Log into CVM using [email protected]
2. CD to /home/data/nutanix/nutanix-network-crashcart/
3. Start Network Utility tool by running: ./network_configuration
4. Change Values

Answer:

A

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Question 7

A consultant has deployed a new Nutanix AHV cluster with Foundation. The customer requests
separating the management and production traffic in the CVM.
Which feature should the consultant configure?

  • A. Micro-segmentation
  • B. Multi-homing
  • C. Network Segmentation
  • D. VLAN Tagging
Answer:

B

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Question 8

During the Foundation imaging process, nodes are successfully imaged, but the cluster creation fails.
Which log should the consultant review to determine the cause?

  • A. service.log
  • B. foundation.out
  • C. first_boot.log
  • D. genesis.out
Answer:

A

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Question 9

A consultant is using a customers switch for installation. Although the 10GbE ports for each of the
hosts are connected to the switch, the nodes fail to be discovered.
What is causing the issue?

  • A. IPv6 is not enabled on the switch.
  • B. IPMI port is not plugged in.
  • C. Foundation VM is running on a Windows host.
  • D. 10GbE ports are configured with the incorrect duplex setting.
Answer:

A

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Question 10

A consultant notices while assigning VLAN tags to hosts and CVMs in a running cluster, that Prism
Element displays alerts indicating a node is down.
What should the consultant do to prevent these alerts?

  • A. Restart the Nutanix cluster.
  • B. Only change the Controller Virtual Machine VLANs.
  • C. Only change the hypervisor VLANs.
  • D. Stop the Nutanix cluster before changing VLANs.
Answer:

D

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