Nutanix Certified Professional – Unified Storage (NCP-US) 6.5 Practice Exam

Section 1: Deploy and Upgrade Nutanix Unified Storage 🚀

1. Which component must be present before deploying Nutanix Files on a cluster?

• A) At least two hypervisor nodes running ESXi or AHV
• B) Three File Server Virtual Machines (FSVMs)
• C) Nutanix Files Manager
• D) Objects Manager

2. During an upgrade of Nutanix Volumes, which component should you upgrade first?

• A) Volume Groups
• B) AOS (Acropolis Operating System)
• C) Prism Central
• D) Volumes Client iSCSI initiator

3. Which deployment method is NOT supported for Prism Central in a non-Nutanix environment?

• A) 1-click upgrade with internet access
• B) Manual installation using binaries
• C) Deploy using hypervisor-based installation
• D) A single-VM deployment in a scale-out architecture

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Section 2: Configure and Utilize Nutanix Unified Storage 🛠️

4. What protocol is used by Nutanix Volumes to expose storage resources to clients?

• A) NFS
• B) SMB
• C) iSCSI
• D) SCSI-3

5. When creating a Volume Group, which of the following is recommended for basic security?

• A) Using Multipath I/O (MPIO)
• B) Using one-way CHAP (Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol)
• C) Disabling authentication
• D) Configuring mutual CHAP between initiator and target

6. What is the main function of Nutanix Objects in a unified storage environment?

• A) To store virtual machine logs
• B) To store unstructured data using an object storage model
• C) To manage volume groups for VM backups
• D) To provide shared storage for SQL Server Clustering

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Section 3: Analyze and Monitor Unified Storage 📊

7. Which Nutanix service provides data analytics and ransomware protection for Nutanix Files and Objects?

• A) Prism Central
• B) Nutanix Data Lens
• C) Nutanix Calm
• D) Nutanix Insights

8. What dashboard component is used to view audit trails of users and files in Nutanix File Analytics?

• A) Health Dashboard
• B) Ransomware Protection Dashboard
• C) Audit Trails Dashboard
• D) Data Heat Levels Dashboard

9. Which report in Nutanix Data Lens allows for detailed analysis of permissions monitoring?

• A) Permissions Monitoring Dashboard
• B) Audit Trails Report
• C) Data Heat Report
• D) Custom Anomaly Detection Report

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Section 4: Troubleshoot Nutanix Unified Storage 🧰

10. What should be checked first if a Nutanix Volumes client is experiencing high latency?

• A) The client's CHAP authentication configuration
• B) iSCSI data services IP configuration
• C) The volume group connection status in Prism Central
• D) Disk space on the client machine

11. If a File Server VM (FSVM) fails in Nutanix Files, how does the system ensure data availability?

• A) Data replication between FSVMs
• B) Nutanix Files automatically migrates the failed VM to another cluster
• C) Nutanix Files continues serving data from the remaining FSVMs
• D) An administrator must manually restart the FSVM

12. What could be a cause of a failed Nutanix Objects deployment?

• A) Insufficient memory allocated to the Objects VM
• B) The cluster has too many File Analytics VMs
• C) The Objects service was enabled after Data Lens was deployed
• D) The cluster is using ESXi instead of AHV

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Section 5: Advanced Configuration of Nutanix Unified Storage 🔧

13. Which configuration is required to enable high availability in Nutanix Files?

• A) At least two FSVMs on two nodes
• B) A minimum of three FSVMs across three nodes
• C) Nutanix Calm integration
• D) Integration with Nutanix Volumes

14. What is a key consideration when using Nutanix Volumes in a bare-metal environment?

• A) It must use Multipath I/O (MPIO)
• B) The iSCSI initiator must use mutual CHAP
• C) The cluster's iSCSI data services IP address must be configured
• D) The Nutanix Controller VM (CVM) must be manually restarted after setup

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Section 6: General Knowledge 🧠

15. How many questions are on the NCP-US 6.5 exam, and what is the passing score?

• A) 60 questions, passing score 3500
• B) 75 questions, passing score 3000
• C) 75 questions, passing score 4000
• D) 50 questions, passing score 2500

16. How long is the NCP-US 6.5 certification valid?

• A) One year
• B) Two years
• C) Three years
• D) Lifetime