Practice Free NCP-MCI-6.10 Exam Online Questions
A security team asks an administrator to set up port mirroring of a specific source VM to a target VM.
What must the administrator ensure for this configuration to be possible?
- A . Source VM and Target VM are on the same VLAN.
- B . Source VM and Target VM are on the same host.
- C . Source VM and Target VM are on the same subnet.
- D . Source VM and Target VM are on the same VPC.
B
Explanation:
Port mirroring requires the source and target VMs to be on the same host to efficiently copy network
traffic without additional routing overhead.
Option B (Source VM and Target VM are on the same host) is correct:
AHV’s port mirroring only works within a single host because network packets are intercepted before leaving the hypervisor.
If the VMs are on different hosts, mirroring cannot be configured without additional network tools.
Option A (Same VLAN) is incorrect:
VLAN membership is not a requirement for port mirroring.
Option C (Same subnet) is incorrect:
Port mirroring happens at the virtual switch level, which does not require VMs to be in the same subnet.
Option D (Same VPC) is incorrect:
While VPCs provide network isolation, they do not control port mirroring availability.
Reference: Nutanix AHV Networking Guide → Configuring Port Mirroring in AHV Nutanix KB → Port Mirroring Best Practices
Upon reaching the maximum instances of retained reports, what occurs?
- A . New reporting is delayed.
- B . Reporting failure is reported.
- C . Manual deletion is required.
- D . Oldest report is deleted
Refer to Exhibit:
An administrator notices the message shown in the exhibit when navigating to LCM from Prism Central.
Which action should the administrator take to update LCM to the latest version?
- A . Run an AOS upgrade.
- B . Run an AHV upgrade.
- C . Perform an Inventory Scan.
- D . Download and install the latest LCM version from a CVM.
C
Explanation:
When Life Cycle Manager (LCM) reports that a newer framework version is available, the correct action is to perform an inventory scan (Option C).
Performing an inventory scan updates the available firmware/software versions and allows LCM to download required updates.
Option A (Run an AOS upgrade) is unrelated to the LCM framework update process.
Option B (Run an AHV upgrade) is a separate component update and does not affect the LCM framework.
Option D (Download manually from a CVM) is not necessary because LCM updates are automatically pulled after an inventory scan.
Reference: Nutanix LCM User Guide → Updating LCM Framework and Performing Inventory Scans Nutanix KB → Best Practices for LCM Updates
Nutanix Prism Central → LCM Update Workflow
A cluster has an RF3 storage container with many VMs. Before the cluster runs out of space, the administrator has created a new RF2 storage container and would like to live migrate the vDisks.
Which check should be done before performing vDisk migration?
- A . Validate network latency is below 5 milliseconds.
- B . Remove VMs from Protection Domains or Protection Policies.
- C . Verify Multichannel Support is enabled.
- D . Ensure storage optimization options match between storage containers
An administrator has configured Metro Availability but a few hours later got an NCC warning:
Node x.x.X.X:
WARN: Break replication timeout of Metro protection domain ‘M1’ is below the recommended minimum.
What is a possible resolution for this issue?
- A . Update the break_replication_timeout to 10 seconds.
- B . Update the break_replication_timeout to 5 milliseconds.
- C . Update the break_replication_timeout to 15 milliseconds.
- D . Update the break_replication_timeout to 15 seconds
An administrator was tasked with configuring a Nutanix Disaster Recovery solution and has established synchronous replication between the sites. For additional resiliency, each site is running its own Prism Central instance managing the local AHV cluster.
An administrator was notified that a failover is required for a planned datacenter maintenance on the primary site.
In which two ways should the administrator proceed? (Choose two.)
- A . Perform on-demand live migration between the clusters.
- B . Conduct a planned failover from the standby site.
- C . Conduct an unplanned failover from the primary site.
- D . Conduct a planned failover from the primary site
In a five-node cluster, an administrator noticed that three VMs are consuming too many resources on a single host. Acropolis Dynamic Scheduling (ADS) is not able to migrate these VMs. Which reason describes what is preventing ADS from migrating these VMs?
- A . VMs use a Volume Group.
- B . VMs use GPU pass-through.
- C . VM-VM anti-affinity policy is set.
- D . VMs use external Network Attached Storage.
B
Explanation:
VMs using GPU pass-through cannot be live-migrated because they are directly tied to a physical GPU on a specific host.
Option B (VMs use GPU pass-through) is correct: Pass-through devices (such as GPUs) are directly assigned to VMs, making migration impossible unless the VM is powered off first.
Option A (VMs use a Volume Group) is incorrect:
Volume Groups support live migration unless they are configured incorrectly.
Option C (VM-VM anti-affinity) is incorrect:
Anti-affinity rules prevent two specific VMs from running together, but do not prevent migration.
Option D (VMs use external NAS) is incorrect:
Using NAS does not block VM migration, as Nutanix supports shared storage across hosts.
Reference: Nutanix AHV Best Practices → GPU Pass-through and VM Migration Limitations Nutanix KB → Why Can’t I Live Migrate a VM with GPU Passthrough?
What would cause an LCM pre-check event with the test_esx_entering_mm_pinned_vms check during an AOS upgrade?
- A . HA priority settings are misconfigured.
- B . Host has insufficient memory.
- C . VMs on the host have high CPU usage.
- D . Affinity rules are configured to prevent VM migration.
In Prism Element, how many nodes can be placed into maintenance mode at one time on 12-node FT2 cluster?
- A . 1
- B . 2
- C . 3
- D . 4
An administrator started an LCM upgrade of the AHV hosts but realized that the upgrade would exceed the planned maintenance window.
Which feature should be leveraged to prevent additional updates from occurring?
- A . Cancel the LCM tasks via the Ergon command line (ecli).
- B . Run the lcm_task_cleanup.py script.
- C . Restart Genesis on the cluster to restart the LCM service.
- D . Use the Stop Update feature in LCM.
D
Explanation:
When performing a Life Cycle Manager (LCM) upgrade, the recommended way to stop the process is to use the “Stop Update” feature in LCM (Option D).
Option A (Cancel via Ergon ecli) is not a recommended approach since manually interfering with running tasks can cause inconsistencies.
Option B (lcm_task_cleanup.py script) is used for post-upgrade cleanup but does not stop ongoing updates.
Option C (Restarting Genesis) does not stop an LCM upgrade and can cause instability.
Reference: Nutanix Life Cycle Manager (LCM) User Guide
Nutanix KB: Best Practices for Stopping and Restarting LCM Tasks Nutanix Prism Central → LCM Feature Documentation