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QUESTION: 1
An administrator needs to deploy Files Analytics (FA). After logging into the Prism management
console using personal credentials, the administrator is not able to deploy the Virtual Appliance.

What action is needed to resolve this issue?

A. Download the FA Virtual Appliance.

B. Move FA to another storage container.
C. Perform FA deployment in Prism Central,
D. Deploy FA using the Prism admin user account.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:
Prism Central is a multi-cluster manager that provides a single, centralized management
interface for Nutanix clusters running any hypervisor2. File Analytics (FA) is a service that
enables you to monitor and analyze file activity on Nutanix Files clusters3. To deploy FA, you
need to download the FA Virtual Appliance and import it into Prism Central.

To deploy Files Analytics (FA), the deployment needs to be performed in Prism Central. When
the administrator logs into the Prism management console using personal credentials, the
administrator is not able to deploy the Virtual Appliance. Therefore, to resolve this issue, the
administrator needs to perform the FA deployment using the Prism admin user account in Prism
Central

QUESTION: 2
An administrator wants to be warned about suspicious activity, such as file deletion, for the
company's Files installation,

How can the administrator accomplish this task in File Analytics?

A. Define a new anomaly rule,

B. use Audit Trails search engine.
C. Create a dashboard for deleted files.
D. Configure alerts notifications from the Gear menu.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
To be warned about suspicious activity, such as file deletion, for the company's Files
installation, the administrator can define a new anomaly rule in File Analytics. Anomaly rules
alert when specific types of activity occur, such as processes that indicate ransomware or data
manipulation. By creating a new anomaly rule, the administrator can specify the activity they
want to monitor and alert on, such as when a file is deleted in the company's Files installation.
Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/community-blog-154/file-auditing-and-analytics-for-your-nutanix-files-
enterprise-cloud-31950

QUESTION: 3
An administrator of an existing Nutanix cluster running Kubernetes with multiple PODs notices
that NCC checks report that some volume groups experience the following error:

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Node x .x.x.x:

FAIL: Volume Group pvc -XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXX space usage (908)

The administrator checks the volume group usage from the Kubernetes pod and get different
usage results. The current stats are 55% used disk space.

The results of the NCC check do not match what manually-executed checks report.

What is the cause of this behavior?

A. The garbage collection process has yet to run.

B. Kubernetes is not correctly reporting its storage usage
C. The NCC checks need to be updated to the latest version.
D. Volumes has not received the needed uNMAP commands.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
The garbage collection process is performed by Curator, a service that runs on Nutanix clusters
and is responsible for cleaning up unused data and reclaiming space12. Curator scans run
periodically in the background and can be monitored from Prism.

Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/how-it-works-22/ncc-health-check-garbage-egroups-39097

QUESTION: 4
In a Nutanix cluster based on AHV, multiple Nutanix unified Storage services such as Volumes,
Files and Objects are deployed. After performing an LCM inventory, MSP is listed as an update.

Which storage service requires MSP to be updated?

A. Prism
B. Objects
C. Files
D. Volumes
Answer(s): B

Explanation:
"Kubernetes is not correctly reporting its storage usage." The NCC checks run on the nodes in
the cluster and may report storage usage differently based on how they are being executed.
Additionally, the administrator notes that the Kubernetes pod reports that the usage is 55% used
disk space, which is different than what the NCC checks report.

One possible cause of this discrepancy is that Kubernetes is not correctly reporting its storage
usage. It is recommended that the administrator checks the Kubernetes storage configuration to
ensure it is set up correctly and that Kubernetes is able to accurately report the storage usage.
It may also be necessary to update or reinstall Kubernetes if there are any issues with the
installation.

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Nutanix Objects is a software-defined object storage solution that provides scalable and secure
data storage for unstructured data1. MSP is responsible for routing requests from clients to
Objects clusters and providing load balancing and high availability1. To update MSP, you need
to perform an LCM inventory and select MSP from the software updates list.

QUESTION: 5
A CIO has been reviewing the corporate BCDR plan. In this review, the CIO has noticed that
they are replicating their Files deployments using the built in Files DR capabilities that are
configured out of the box.

Upon further investigation, the CIO has identified that there are no granular share replications
between their Files deployments and has requested the administrator to take an initiative and
implement a granular Files Share recovery model.

Which Files capability should the administrator configure in order to be able to failover only
certain shares?

A. Data Lens
B. Smart DR
C. Smart Tiering
D. NC2 on AWS
Answer(s): B

Explanation:
Smart DR enables granular recovery of individual file shares in Nutanix Files by replicating data
at the share level. This allows for more fine-grained control over the failover process and
ensures that only critical data is recovered in the event of a disaster or outage.

Files Smart DR is a feature that allows you to replicate between Files instances, either on-
premises or running on Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS1. With Files Smart DR, you can
configure granular share replication, which means you can select which shares to replicate and
which ones to exclude1. Therefore, the correct answer to your question is B. Smart DR.

Files Smart DR also supports replicating snapshots between the source share and its target,
which can help with data recovery and compliance2. Additionally, Files Smart DR is the
mechanism by which Files will support disaster recovery in the Nutanix Xi cloud.

QUESTION: 6
A RHEL administrator has requested a new NFS v4 export share to be deployed.

The task has been completed with the following settings:

· Authentication - System

· Default Access - Read-Write

Which mount--t nfs -o sec option should the RHEL administrator issue in order to properly
mount the new share?

A. Krb5p
B. None

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C. Sys
D. Krb5i
Answer(s): C

Explanation:
Nutanix Files supports NFSv4, which includes advanced features such as strongly mandated
security1. NFSv4 supports different security flavors such as sys, krb5, krb5i, and krb5p1. The
sys flavor uses UNIX-style authentication based on UID/GID mapping1. The other flavors use
Kerberos authentication with different levels of protection.

Since the NFS v4 export share was configured with System authentication, which is equivalent
to sys flavor1, the RHEL administrator should issue the mount command with the option -o
sec=sys21.

QUESTION: 7
While preparing for migrating data from a legacy storage environment to a new Files scale-out
file server, the administrator make the following notes:

Requirements:

Number of home directories: 4000

Number of Departmental shares: 1

Everyone is permitted to accessing it

All users use the same Departmental share

The administrator deploys Files using the following configuration:

Number of FSVMs: 3

VCPU & RAM/FSVM: 4VCPU,12GB

One Distributed share with SSR & ABE enabled for the Home Directories

One Standard share for the Departmental share

Does this configuration satisfy the project's requirements?

A. No, the project needs two distributed Share 4 FSVMs. 6 vCPU & 326B RAM
B. Yes, the listed configuration elements satisfy the requirements.
C. No, the project needs two distributed 4 FSVMs, 24 vcpu & 128GB RAM
D. No, the project needs 4 FSVMs 4 vCPU & 12GB RAM.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:
According to the scenario, the administrator is preparing to migrate data from a legacy storage
environment to a new Files scale-out file server in a way that meets the following requirements:

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Number of home directories: 4000

Number of Departmental shares: 1

Everyone is permitted to access it

All users use the same Departmental share

The administrator deploys Files using the following configuration:

Number of FSVMs: 3

VCPU & RAM/FSVM: 4VCPU, 12GB

One Distributed share with SSR & ABE enabled for the Home Directories

One Standard share for the Departmental share

Based on this configuration, it appears that the project's requirements are satisfied. The
configuration provides a Distributed share for the home directories, which is recommended
when there is a large number of files or directories, and this will distribute the load across
multiple FSVMs.
Note that everyone is permitted to access it.

In addition, the configuration provides a Standard share for the Departmental share, and since
all users use the same Departmental share, this will not create any performance issues.
Therefore, the correct answer is B, 'Yes, the listed configuration elements satisfy the
requirements'.

QUESTION: 8
What is the reason for the alert: File Server In Heterogeneous State?

A. The FSVMs are distributed properly on the hosts in the cluster.

B. Performance of the File Server is optimal, and the alert can be ignored.
C. The FSVMs do not match in their CPU or memory
D. The hosts where the FSVMs run do not match in their CPU or memory configuration

Answer(s): C

Explanation:
According to the Nutanix Files Solution Guide1, all the FSVMs have the same basic
configuration: four vCPU and 12 GB of RAM1. However, you can add more vCPU, RAM, and
FSVMs to the cluster.

Based on this information, the alert: File Server In Heterogeneous State indicates that the
FSVMs do not match in their CPU or memory configuration1. This could affect the performance
and availability of the file server.

QUESTION: 9
A company has a number of thin clients which need to boot over the network. The company is
using Volumes for this project.

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Which component is needed to meet this requirement? (Choose two.)

A. A compatible Ethernet adapter per client

B. VM-attached VG with client iSCSI Initiator.
C. A DHCP server pointing to the Nutanix cluster.
D. A client with MPIO access to the VG

Answer(s): A, C

Explanation:
According to the Boot Over ISCSI article1, to boot an operating system over iSCSI for physical
servers using Nutanix Volumes, you need to configure the network adapter BIOS settings to
enable this feature1. You also need a DHCP server pointing to the Nutanix cluster that provides
the iSCSI LUN.

Based on this information, the components that are needed to meet this requirement are A. A
compatible Ethernet adapter per client and C. A DHCP server pointing to the Nutanix cluster.

QUESTION: 10
An administrator has deployed an SMB v3 Files cluster, but needs to make the cluster able to
support Multi-protocol access,

Which protocol will be native?

A. NFS
B. S3
C. SMB
D. cifs

Answer(s): C

Explanation:
According to the Nutanix Files SMB Migration Guide1, Nutanix Files supports SMB protocol V2
and V31. SMB is a native protocol for Nutanix Files that allows file sharing between Windows
clients and servers.

QUESTION: 11
Which feature ensures that a host failure's impact on a Files cluster will be minimal?

A. VM-VM anti-affinity rules

B. VM-VM affinity rules
C. VM-Host anti-affinity rules
D. VM-Host affinity rules

Answer(s): C

Explanation:
These rules ensure that VMs are distributed across different hosts in a cluster, so that if one
host fails, the impact on the VMs and their data will be minimal1. Nutanix Files also supports
DFS-N (Distributed File System - Namespaces), which allows multiple file servers hosting the

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same data to support a common folder and provide site affinity for users.

QUESTION: 12
A corporate compliance team has asked an administrator to stop using default passwords in the
environment. The administrator needs to update the password used on the FSVM.

In which order should the administrator change the FSVM's default password?

Task Step

Step 1

Step 2

step 3

Step 4

Select

Log onto a file server VM via SSH

Change the password

Respond to the prompts, providing the current and new Nutanix user password

Repeat the steps on the remaining FSVMs

A company decided to switch their existing Windows file server to a new Files instance. After

successfully deploying Files. an administrator now needs to plan to reduce the impact of any
potential outage. As the source file server resides across the WAN from the destination file
server over an unreliable network connection.

The administrator needs to ensure there is minimal impact to data already copied, should a
network outage occur.

How should the administrator meet this requirement?

A. use Microsoft DFS-R to replicate the files.

B. use a method allowing files to be copied in restartable mode.
C. use rsync in incremental copy mode.
D. Check where the data cog failed and restart from that location.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:
Task Step Step 1 Step 2 step 3 Step 4 Select Log onto a file server VM via SSH Change the
password Respond to the prompts, providing the current and new Nutanix user password
Repeat the steps on the remaining FSVMs.

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QUESTION: 13
The Compliance department would like the administrator to have the ability to revert documents
to previous versions.

How should the administrator facilitate this request?

A. Configure Protection snapshots on the File Server.

B. Enable Self-Service Restore on the Share/Export.
C. Configure Protection snapshots on the Share/Export.
D. Enable Self-Service Restore on the File Server
Answer(s): C

Explanation:
Protection snapshots are external snapshots that can be used to recover the file server cluster
or individual files and folders1. They can be created through a protection domain schedule or
via a user- initiated one-time snapshot of the protection domain1. By configuring protection
snapshots on the share/export, the administrator can enable self-service restore for users to
revert documents to previous versions.

Reference:
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=TN-2041-Nutanix-
Files%3ATN-2041-Nutanix-Files

QUESTION: 14
An administrator is upgrading Files. When running the preupgrade check, the following
message is generated:

Fileserver in HA state

Which two steps should the administrator take to resolve this error message? (Choose two.)

A. Verify FSVM is booted and not stuck.

B. Check if Zookeeper services are running.
C. Check for alerts for NVM being down.
D. Check if Stargate services are running,

Answer(s): A, B

Explanation:
These steps are based on a guide from Nutanix on how to troubleshoot pre-upgrade checks
failure for Nutanix Files1. The guide states that one possible cause of this error message is that
Nutanix files node (fsvms) might not be up or accessible1. The guide also suggests checking if
Zookeeper services are running on all FSVMs as part of the troubleshooting process.

QUESTION: 15
An administrator is managing a Nutanix cluster used for Citrix full clone virtual desktops.

Capacity Runway is in a warning state, indicating storage resources may be fully utilized within
90 days.

Which action can be performed to increase current capacity?

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A. Enable deduplication at the container level.

B. Power off over- provisioned VMs.
C. Analyze inefficient VMS and delete the inactive ones.
D. update resources for constrained VMs,

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
Deduplication is a data reduction technique that eliminates duplicate blocks of data and reduces
the amount of storage space required1. By enabling deduplication at the container level, the
administrator can optimize the storage efficiency and extend the capacity runway of the Nutanix
cluster.

QUESTION: 16
Which administrator action within Files will enable the monitoring of users' files for malware and
viruses?

A. Install antivirus on a server and mount the share for scan.

B. Connect to an ICAP server.
C. Install ClamAV on each FSVM,
D. Leave the threat detection to the local machine's antivirus application.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:
ICAP stands for internet content adaption protocol and it is a standard protocol that allows you
to integrate file servers with security products. Nutanix Files supports third-party vendors that
use ICAP servers to scan files for malware and viruses.

Reference:
https://www.nutanix.com/sg/support-services/training-certification/certifications/certification-
details-nutanix-certified-professional-unified-storage-v6

QUESTION: 17
An administrator receive a warning message concerning a file server hosted in a 3-node cluster.
On the Files Console Dashboard tab, the file server displays a warning to recommend
performance optimization,

How should the administrator resolve this issue?

A. Increase the CVM's CPU and RAM.

B. Scale up the FSVM'5 resources.
C. Scale out adding a new FSVM in the cluster.
D. Apply the recommendation to rebalance,

Answer(s): D

Explanation:
Nutanix Files can automatically rebalance data across FSVMs to optimize performance and
capacity utilization. You can also manually trigger a rebalance from the Files Console

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Dashboard tab by clicking on Apply Recommendation.

Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/community-blog-154/nutanix-files-4-0-new-features-performance-
improvements-40544

QUESTION: 18
When deploying Nutanix unified Storage Objects. which two protocols are supported? (Choose
two.)

A. NFS
B. S3
C. SMBv2
D. SMBv3

Answer(s): B, C

Explanation:
S3 stands for simple storage service and it is a widely used object storage protocol that allows
you to store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere on the web. SMBv2 stands for
server message block version 2 and it is a file sharing protocol that enables access to files on
remote servers. Nutanix Unified Storage Objects supports both S3 and SMBv2 protocols for
data access.

Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/installation-configuration-23/ports-and-protocols-reference-chart-40249

QUESTION: 19
A company has distributed a new document bundle, entitled Health and Security Policies to all
employees. HR has asked an administrator to verify if key users have opened the document.

How can an administrator support this request with File Analytics?

A. use Audit Trails, search for Files, View Audit and filter by operations.
B. Select the file from the Top 5 Accessed list, then filter by user.
C. Select the user from the Top 5 Active Users list then filter by file.
D. use Audit Trails, search for users, View Audit and filter by file.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
Audit Trails is a feature of Nutanix File Analytics that allows you to monitor file activities on your
file servers. You can search for files by name or path and view audit details such as operation
type, user name, IP address, timestamp and status. You can also filter by operations such as
open or read to verify if key users have opened the document.

Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/community-blog-154/file-auditing-and-analytics-for-your-nutanix-files-
enterprise-cloud-31950

QUESTION: 20

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Which two statements are true about object counts in an object store? (Choose two.)

A. Upload counts are included in the object counts at the bucket level.
B. each upload of a multipart upload is counted as a separate object.
C. Each upload of a multipart upload is counted as a separate object until the object is finalized.
D. upload counts are not included in the object counts at the bucket level,

Answer(s): A, C

Explanation:
Upload counts are a metric that shows how many objects have been uploaded to a bucket in a
given time period. Multipart uploads are a way of uploading large objects by splitting them into
smaller parts and uploading them separately. Each part is counted as an object until they are
combined into a single object when the upload is finalized.

Reference:
https://www.nutanix.com/products/objects

QUESTION: 21
An administrator is migrating a legacy iSCSI solution to Volumes and needs to reconfigure the
iSCSI initiator in the Windows client devices.

What should the administrator understand about the client-side iSCSI configuration?

A. The Enable mufti-path option should be unchecked.

B. IP addresses of all CVMs should be entered.
C. The Nutanix MPIO drivers should be installed.
D. IP addresses of all FSVMs should be entered.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:
IP addresses of all FSVMs should be entered. FSVMs are File Server Virtual Machines that
provide iSCSI services for Nutanix Volumes. The iSCSI initiator in Windows client devices
should be configured with the IP addresses of all FSVMs in a cluster to enable load balancing
and failover. The Enable multi-path option should be checked to use multiple paths for iSCSI
traffic. The Nutanix MPIO drivers are not required for Windows clients as they can use native
MPIO drivers.

Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/how-it-works-22/nutanix-volumes-recommendations-and-best-
practices- 38585

QUESTION: 22
An administrator would like to convert an existing Volume Group with an attached external
Windows client to use Volumes.

The administrator has taken these actions:

· Disconnect any existing iSCSI targets

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· Remove targets from the Favorite Targets tab

· Remove targets from the Discovery tab

Which action must the administrator take next to complete this task?

A. Connect with MPIO to the iSCSI Data Services IP.

B. Connect with MPIO to the Cluster Virtual IP.
C. Connect without MPIO to the iSCSI Data Services IP.
D. Connect without MPIO to the Cluster Virtual IP.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
Connect with MPIO to the iSCSI Data Services IP. The iSCSI Data Services IP (DSIP) is a
virtual IP address that provides load balancing and failover for iSCSI traffic across all CVMs in a
cluster. The MPIO (Multi-Path I/O) option enables multiple paths for iSCSI traffic between
Windows clients and Nutanix Volumes. The Cluster Virtual IP (CVIP) is used for management
and communication between CVMs and should not be used for iSCSI traffic.

Reference:
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=BP-2049-Nutanix-
Volumes:BP-2049-Nutanix-Volumes

QUESTION: 23
A DevOps engineer needs to backup a newly-deployed NKE development cluster that contains
persistent volumes with MySQL Data.

Which solution should the DevOps engineer use?

A. Files
B. Volumes
C. Objects
D. Storage Container

Answer(s): B

Explanation:
Nutanix Volumes is a block storage service that provides persistent storage for containerized
applications running on Nutanix Kubernetes Engine (NKE). The NKE clusters are deployed with
a Nutanix CSI driver that natively integrates with Volumes to enable backup and disaster
recovery capabilities. Files is a file storage service that supports SMB and NFS protocols.
Objects is an object storage service that supports S3-compatible APIs. Storage Container is a
logical grouping of physical disks in a cluster.

Reference:
https://www.nutanix.com/products/kubernetes-engine

QUESTION: 24
Which two networks are required in order to deploy Objects? (Choose two.)

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A. Objects Storage Network (internal)

B. Objects Storage Network (External)
C. Objects Public Network (Internal)
D. Objects Public Network (External)

Answer(s): A, B

Explanation:
The Objects Storage Network (internal) is a virtual network that connects all CVMs in a cluster
that hosts an object store. The Objects Storage Network (External) is a virtual network that
connects external clients to an object store. The Objects Public Network (Internal) and
(External) are not required for deploying Objects.

Reference:
https://hyperhci.com/2019/09/18/nutanix-objects-storage-service/

QUESTION: 25
An administrator is implementing a VDI solution in a Nutanix cluster running AHV. The
implementation includes home shares for user files. The shares have to be highly available, only
accessible by the named user, and replicated to a DR site.

What solution would best fulfill these requirements?

A. Files with Access Based Enumeration enabled.

B. Volumes with ISCSI Initiators disabled.
C. Objects with WORM enabled.
D. Nutanix container with Whitelisting configured.

Answer(s): A

QUESTION: 26
An administrator needs to deploy a Files cluster, create shares and make sure that users cannot
upload any infected files to the shares.

Which configuration will fulfill this requirement?

A. NFS share with ICAP server integration.

B. SMB share with ICAP server integration
C. NFS share with File Analytics deployed.
D. SMB share with File Analytics deployed.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
Nutanix Files is a file storage service that supports SMB and NFS protocols. Access Based
Enumeration (ABE) is a Windows feature that filters the list of available files and folders on the
file server to include only those that the requesting user can access. Nutanix Files also supports
replication to a DR site using Async DR.

QUESTION: 27

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An administrator has deployed a new backup software suite and needs to meet the following
requirements:

A. use S3-compatible storage.

B. provide one-year retention.
C. protect from deletions or overwrites for one year.
D. meet regulatory requirements.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
The administrator should use Nutanix Objects as the backup software suite.

Nutanix Objects is a S3-compatible storage solution that provides one-year retention and
protection from deletions or overwrites for one year using WORM (Write Once Read Many)
policies.

WORM policies can help meet regulatory requirements such as SEC 17a-4(f), FINRA 4511©,
CFTC 1.31©-(d), and Rule 204-2 of Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Reference:
https://www.nutanix.com/sg/support-services/training-certification/certifications/certification-
details-nutanix-certified-professional-unified-storage-v6

https://next.nutanix.com/education-blog-153/nutanix-unified-storage-v6-5-training-now-available-
a- special-cert-offer-41673

QUESTION: 28
Which setting should the administrator apply to a newly-created Objects bucket to ensure the
requirements are met?

A. Configure a Lifecycle Policy to overwrite one-year old data in the bucket.

B. Apply an Object versioning policy with one-year retention.
C. Configure the bucket WORM policy with a one-year retention,
D. Apply a bucket Lifecycle Policy with a one-year expiration.

Answer(s): C

QUESTION: 29
An administrator is scheduling to upgrade Files from version 3.8.1.3 to 4.1.0.2 for all the dark
sites.

After transferring the dark site bundle to the internal web server, the administrator performs an
LCM inventory but cannot check off the Files upgrade to be performed.

Which component needs to be upgraded along side of the core Files components?

A. Files Sender
B. File Server Module
C. Files Manager

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D. File Analytics

Answer(s): B

Explanation:
When upgrading Files from version 3.8.1.3 to 4.1.0.2 for all dark sites, the File Server Module
component needs to be upgraded alongside the core Files components. This is because the
File Server Module is a core component of Files and is responsible for file-level data services,
including access control, auditing, and file sharing.

If the File Server Module is not upgraded alongside the core Files components, it can result in
compatibility issues and potentially cause the upgrade to fail.

Therefore, it is recommended to upgrade the File Server Module together with the core Files
components when upgrading Files.

QUESTION: 30
Why should an administrator avoid allocating over half the RAM on a host to a FSVM?

A. The FSVM would cross NUMA node boundaries.

B. The FSVM has a set memory configuration.
C. The FSVM would be in a single NUMA node boundary.
D. The FSVM would experience host swapping of memory.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
The administrator should avoid allocating over half the RAM on a host to a FSVM because the
FSVM would cross NUMA node boundaries (option A).

NUMA (Non-Uniform Memory Access) is a memory architecture that divides the system memory
into multiple regions that are assigned to different processors or cores.

If a FSVM crosses NUMA node boundaries, it will have to access memory from different
regions, which will result in higher latency and lower performance for file operations.

To avoid this issue, the administrator should ensure that the FSVM memory allocation is within
a single NUMA node boundary.

QUESTION: 31
Refer the exhibit.

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An administrator is experiencing the following Objects failure error message:

IAM Service is not healthy.

The Object Store Domain entries appear grayed out in the user Interface, as shown in the
exhibit.

Which commands should the administrator execute to identify the failure source?

A. mspcli_cluster_object
mspcli_status -u <UUID- UUID - UUID - UUID >
B. mspctl_cluster_list
mspctl_status -u <UUID- UUID - UUID - UUID >
C. mspcli_cluster_list
mspcli_status -u <UUID- UUID - UUID - UUID >
D. mspctl_cluster_object
mspctl_status -u <UUID- UUID - UUID - UUID >

Answer(s): C

Explanation:
The mspcli_cluster_list command lists all the existing service domains for the cluster, which can
help identify if there is an issue with the Object Store Domain entries. The mspcli_status
command can be used to get detailed status information on the specified service domain
specified by the <UUID- UUID
- UUID - UUID > parameter.

QUESTION: 32
A developer has finished developing a new eCommerce site that is broken out into several
different Kubernetes pods. In order to promote the new application to production, a storage
location for static content that the site uses needs to be defined in the file.

Application requirements:

versioning
WORM
Replication

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Which solution should the administrator choose?

A. Objects
B. Volumes
C. Files with SMB
D. Files with NFS

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
Object storage is a good fit for applications that require versioning, replication, and a write-once-
read-many (WORM) access model. Since eCommerce sites often store a large amount of
unstructured data such as images, videos, and other multimedia content, object storage can
provide a scalable, cost-effective, and highly available solution.

Object storage is also a good fit for Kubernetes-based applications that use microservices
architecture, as objects can be accessed from multiple pods at the same time, without the need
for complex file system sharing. Additionally, object storage can be easily integrated with
Kubernetes using operators or API calls.

On the other hand, while volumes and file storage solutions such as SMB and NFS can also
store static content, they may not be the best fit for the given application requirements. Volumes
are often limited in terms of scalability and replication, while file storage solutions may not
provide the same level of versioning and WORM capabilities as object storage.

As a result, the best solution for the given application requirements is Object storage.

Note that the exact implementation and configuration of the object storage solution may vary
based on factors such as performance, availability, and security requirements.

Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/community-blog-154/maintaining-compliance-with-worm-for-nutanix-
objects-33239

QUESTION: 33
An administrator performed an upgrade to Prism Central. However, after reviewing the
configuration, Objects is enabled but was not upgraded to the latest version.

The Objects configuration is showing enabled for the environment and Prism Element has been
updated on the cluster.

How should the administrator resolve this issue?

A. Upgrade NCC and rerun the upgrade.

B. Restaff Objects service and rerun the upgrade.
C. Perform LCM Inventory and apply updates.
D. reapply the Prism Central upgrade,
Answer(s): D

Explanation:

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it seems that reapplying the Prism Central upgrade might resolve this issue. According to the
Nutanix Unified Storage v6 documents at nutanix.com1, Objects is a service that runs on Prism
Central and can be upgraded along with Prism Central using LCM2. However, sometimes the
upgrade might fail due to network issues or other reasons3. In that case, you can try to reapply
the Prism Central upgrade by following these steps4:

Log in to Prism Central as an administrator

Go to Settings > Upgrade Software

Click on Reapply Upgrade

Follow the instructions on the screen

QUESTION: 34
An administrator is increasing the read performance for Splunk at their remote site, which uses
Objects at the primary site for SmartStore capability. Read latency is extremely high due to
WAN traversal for data,

What should the administrator do to remediate this problem?

A. Deploy another Objects instance at the remote site and configure Streaming Replication of
the SmartStore bucket from the primary site.
B. Deploy another Splunk instance at the remote site and configure Splunk Replication of the
SmartStore bucket from the primary site.
C. Deploy another Splunk instance at the primary site and configure Streaming Replication of
the SmartStore bucket from the remote site.
D. Deploy another Objects instance at the primary site and configure SmartStore Replication

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
According to the Nutanix Unified Storage v6 documents at nutanix.com1, Objects supports
Streaming Replication which allows you to replicate data between two or more Objects clusters
for disaster recovery or data locality2. According to Splunk documentation3, SmartStore is an
indexer capability that uses remote object stores such as Objects to store indexed data and
reduce local storage requirements4. Therefore, by deploying another Objects instance at the
remote site and replicating the SmartStore bucket from the primary site, you can improve read
performance and reduce WAN latency for Splunk.

QUESTION: 35
An administrator needs to deploy a new Linux log collector package which creates a directory
for each monitored item. The logs would be analyzed by a Windows application.

Which action should the administrator take, that will provide the best performance and
simplicity?

A. Create an Objects bucket with versioning enabled.

B. Assign e Volume vDisk to the Linux collector VM,
C. Create a Files distributed share with multi-protocol access.
D. Configure Files Analytics to analyze the collected logs.

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Answer(s): C

Explanation:
Creating a Files distributed share with multi-protocol access would allow for easy and efficient
transfer of log files between the Linux collector package and the Windows application. This
would provide simplicity in terms of configuration and management, and would also ensure that
the log files are stored in a distributed and highly available manner, making it easier to access
them as and when required.

Files is a software-defined scale-out file storage solution that provides a single namespace for
unstructured data2. Files supports both SMB and NFS protocols, which means you can access
the same share from both Linux and Windows machines3. This would provide the best
performance and simplicity for your log collector package and analysis application.

QUESTION: 36
Due to a new IP addressing plan for the vDesktops network, an administrator needs to change
the Files client-side network.

Which action should the administrator perform first?

A. Stop the Files service,

B. Power off the FSVMs.
C. Create a new' managed virtual network.
D. Remove existing DNS entries.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:
According to the Nutanix Unified Storage v6 documents at nutanix.com1, Files uses two types
of networks: client-side and server-side2. The client-side network is used for SMB and NFS
access to Files shares, while the server-side network is used for internal communication
between FSVMs3. To change the client-side network, you need to create a new managed
virtual network on Prism Element and assign it to your FSVMs4. This will allow you to change
the IP addresses of your FSVMs without affecting their connectivity to each other.

QUESTION: 37
An administrator is determining the most recent operation a user performed on the share cifs1
within the last 24 hours.

How should the administrator complete this task in File Analytics?

A. In the Anomalis section. select Users exceed an operation count threshold an input the 24
hour range for share cifs.
B. In the Audit Trails section, search for the user and view their last operations.
C. In the Audit Trails section, search for the cifs1 share and view the actions on the share over
the past 24-hour range.
D. In the Anomalies section view the anomaly rule created for the user with an interval of 24
hours.

Answer(s): C

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Explanation:
File Analytics is a tool used for monitoring and auditing file activity within an organization's file
servers. The administrator needs to determine the most recent operation a user performed on
the share cifs1 within the last 24 hours. To accomplish this task in File Analytics, the
administrator should go to the Audit Trails section, where they can search for the cifs1 share
and view the actions on the share over the past 24-hour range. This will allow the administrator
to see all the activity that has occurred on the share, including the most recent operation
performed by the user.

According to the Nutanix Unified Storage v6 documents at nutanix.com1, File Analytics captures
all file activity for registered file server instances and provides an audit trail for administrators2.
In the Audit Trails section, you can search for the user or the share name and view their
operations over a specified time range2. This would allow you to determine the most recent
operation a user performed on the share cifs1 within the last 24 hours.

QUESTION: 38

The exhibit shows a Prism Pro scenario result created by an administrator for a Nutanix cluster.

The physical nodes in the cluster include these characteristics:

144 GHz CPU power

3 Tib RAM

41.63 TiB storage

The total target workload requests are:

5 Ghz CPU

10 GB RAM

40 TiB storage

What should be changed to have a good capacity runway at least for the next 6 months?

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A. Review storage capacity requested by the workload.

B. Increase the storage capacity for physical nodes.
C. Add new physical node to the configuration.
D. Change the date of physical rode availability.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
According to the Nutanix Support & Insights website1, capacity runway is an estimate of how
long your cluster can support its current workload before running out of resources2. The exhibit
shows that your cluster has a storage runway of only 1 month, which means you will run out of
storage space soon. However, your CPU and memory runways are much longer (more than 2
years), which means you have plenty of CPU and memory resources available. Therefore, it
might be possible to reduce the storage capacity requested by your workload or optimize your
storage utilization to extend your storage runway. Alternatively, you could also increase the
storage capacity for physical nodes or add new physical nodes to the configuration, but these
options might be more costly and complex.

QUESTION: 39
What is the most likely cause of an Objects bucket that is shared with multiple users to
approach its assigned capacity limit?

A. Other users have written to the bucket.

B. Objects store capacity includes snapshots.
C. Some mufti-part operations are pending.
D. Malware infection is causing the usage.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Objects User Guide1, an object store is a logical grouping of buckets that
share a common namespace and configuration settings. A bucket is a container for objects that
can be accessed by authorized applications and users using S3-compatible APIs.

Objects Storage provides a simple and scalable S3 compatible storage tier on top of your
Nutanix AOS platform2. There is no limit on objects per bucket3, but there is a limit on the total
capacity of an object store that can be configured during its creation or modified later.

Therefore, if an object store is shared with multiple users, it is possible that other users have
written to the buckets in the object store and consumed its assigned capacity limit.

QUESTION: 40
An administrator needs to configure a Files share with these requirements:

Supports 100 virtual desktop users

Share would host user data

Share is limited to 1 TB, evenly distributed across users

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Optimized for best I/0 performance within the current environment

Which two configuration actions should the administrator take to meet these requirements?
(Choose two.)

A. Configure a standard share.

B. Create a distributed share.
C. Add a quote policy to the share.
D. Enable ABE on the share.

Answer(s): B, C

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Files SMB Share Default Permission1, a standard share is created with
default permissions for three built-in groups: Administrators, Users, and Backup Operators. This
may not be suitable for hosting user data that needs to be evenly distributed across users.

According to Nutanix Support & Insights2, a distributed share is a type of SMB share that allows
you to distribute files across multiple file servers for better performance and scalability. This can
help optimize the I/O performance within the current environment.

According to Nutanix File and NFS Mount Examples3, a quota policy is a way to limit the
amount of space that a user or group can consume on a share. This can help enforce the 1 TB
limit on the share and ensure that each user gets an equal amount of space.

Reference:
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=TN-2041-Nutanix-
Files%3ATN-2041-Nutanix-Files

QUESTION: 41
An administrator has been asked to create a new user account for an auditor during an audit
event. The auditor will write data to a Files share, for confidentiality reasons, the auditors tasks
should be not analyzed by the system.

How should the administrator configure File Analytics to accomplish this task?

A. Define a blacklisting rule in File Analytics

B. Restrict Files access for the auditor.
C. Create a dedicated share for the auditor in Files.
D. Grant anonymous access to the share used by the auditor.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
According to File Auditing and Analytics for your Nutanix Files Enterprise Cloud1, File Analytics
is a feature that captures real-time user audit data and file metadata for Nutanix Files
environments. It allows you to monitor file activities, analyze usage patterns, and generate
reports.

According to Nutanix Files 3.8 and File Analytics 3.02, File Analytics supports blacklisting rules
that allow you to exclude certain users or groups from being analyzed by the system. This can

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QUESTION: 42
An administrator has received multiple trouble tickets from users who are unable to access a
particular Distributed share.

While troubleshooting, the administrator observes that data located on FSVM 3 can be
accessed, but the data located on FSVMs 1 and 2 is inaccessible. The administrator receives
this message when attempting to access data on FSVMs 1 and 2:

Network object not found

Both FSVM 1 and 2 nodes successfully reply to pings, and the administrator is able to access
data via the node IP.

What must the administrator check as a next step?

A. Check if all DNS records are created on the DNS server.

B. Check if SM3v1 is enabled on FSVM node 1 and 2.
C. Check if keberos_time_skew is logged on the client.
D. Check if user permissions are configured correctly.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Support & Insights1, a distributed share is a type of SMB share that
distributes the hosting of top-level directories across FSVMs. To access a distributed share, you
need to use a DNS name that resolves to all FSVMs in the cluster.

If some DNS records are missing or incorrect, then some FSVMs may not be reachable by their
DNS name, resulting in the network object not found error. This could explain why data located
on FSVM 3 can be accessed, but data located on FSVMs 1 and 2 is inaccessible.

QUESTION: 43
Which action will improve the performance of a database server storage using Volumes that is
experiencing persistent slow queries?

A. Enable Flash Mode on the Volume Group.

B. Disable deduplication on storage pool.
C. Create dedicated container for database
D. Upgrade CPUs on FSVMs running databases.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Support & Insights1, Nutanix Volumes is a feature that provides block
storage for both VMs and physical hosts using iSCSI protocol. A volume group (VG) is a
collection of one or more disks in a Nutanix storage container.

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According to Scale-Out Cloud Block Storage Built For AOS | Nutanix2, Flash Mode is an option
that allows you to pin a VG to SSD tier for optimal performance. This can help improve the
performance of a database server storage that is experiencing persistent slow queries.

Reference:
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=BP-2049-Nutanix-
Volumes:BP-2049-Nutanix-Volumes

QUESTION: 44
Which Nutanix interface is used to deploy a new Files instance?

A. Prism Element
B. Prism Central
C. Files Manager
D. Life Cycle Manager

Answer(s): B

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Support & Insights1, Nutanix Files is a scale-out file storage solution that
provides SMB and NFS file services to clients. Nutanix Files instances are composed of a set of
VMs (called FSVMs) that run on Nutanix clusters.

According to Your Complete Guide to Nutanix Files Training Resources2, Prism Central is the
interface used to deploy a new Files instance. Prism Central is a centralized management
console that provides visibility and control across multiple Nutanix clusters and services.

QUESTION: 45
An administrator is upgrading Objects when the following error message is shown:

type [UPGRADE] : code: 500, message: error in processing pod: application post failed: image
update failed: unable to pull docker image 464585393164. dkr. com/nutanix-- msp/poseidon-
zookeeper:buckets--l.o: err Max retries done: exit status 1 status code: 500

How should the administrator resolve this error?

A. Manually upload the docker image to the bucket and rerun the upgrade.
B. Perform Inventory then upgrade MSP and Objects Manager vie LCM.
C. Manually upgrade Objects Manager to the latest version.
D. Upgrade and Objects service via LCM

Answer(s): D

Explanation:
LCM is a framework that automates software upgrades for various components of your Nutanix
cluster. MSP is a service that provides authentication, authorization, auditing, and metering for

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Nutanix services such as Objects. Objects Manager is a web-based interface that allows you to
manage your Objects clusters.

QUESTION: 46
During a recent audit, the auditors discovered several shares that were unencrypted. To
remediate the audit item, the administrator enabled Encrypt SMB3 Messages on the accounting,
finance, and facilities shares. After encryption was enabled, several users have reported that
they are no longer able to access the shares.

What is causing this issue?

A. The users are accessing the shares from Windows 8 desktops.

B. Advanced Encryption Standard 128 & 256 are disabled in Windows 7.
C. Advanced Encryption Standard 128 & 256 are disabled in Linux or Mac OS.
D. The users are accessing the shares from Linux desktops.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:
According to Encryption-Files | Nutanix Community1, SMB3 message encryption is a feature
that encrypts messages on the file server side and decrypts them on the client side. However,
clients that do not support encryption (Linux, Mac, windows 7) cannot access a share with
encryption enabled.

According to Nutanix Support & Insights2, Nutanix Files supports SMB3 encryption for SMB3
client- server traffic. This means that only clients that support SMB3 protocol can access
encrypted shares.

Therefore, if the users are accessing the shares from Linux desktops, they will not be able to
access them because Linux does not support SMB3 encryption.

Reference:
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=NVD-2151-Unified-
storage:client-server-traffic-encryption.html

QUESTION: 47
An administrator needs to analyze data created by a custom application, which writes data into
an SMB share hosted on Files. This application uses custom-built file extensions such as .zyx, .
zzz, the administrator needs to provide a collapsed view of space usage, number of files, and
changes within a given time frame.

How should the administrator provide the required information?

A. Go to Files, select the share used by the application and point to Usage View.
B. Add a new' file category in File Analytics and use File Distribution View,
C. Configure SNMP server with Nutanix MIBS and use Excel to analyze traps.
D. Create a File Server Resource Manager MMC and use File Screens,

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

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According to File Auditing and Analytics for your Nutanix Files Enterprise Cloud1, File Analytics
is a feature that captures real-time user audit data and file metadata for Nutanix Files
environments. It allows you to create custom reports based on various criteria such as file type,
size, owner, access time, etc.

According to Nutanix Files 3.8 and File Analytics 3.0 | Nutanix Community2, File Analytics
allows you to add new file categories based on custom file extensions such as .zyx or .zzz. You
can then use File Distribution View to see a collapsed view of space usage, number of files, and
changes within a given time frame for each file category.

Therefore, if the administrator needs to analyze data created by a custom application that uses
custom-built file extensions such as .zyx or .zzz, they can add a new file category in File
Analytics and use File Distribution View to provide the required information.

QUESTION: 48
The Files administrator has received reports from users in the accounting department that they
can see folders that they don't have permission to access. The accounting department manager
has requested that employees should only be able to see folders that they have permission to
access.

How would a Files administrator ensure that users in the accounting share can only see folders
they have permission to access?

A. Remove read-only access to shares users should not access.

B. Enable Access-Based Enumeration on the accounting share.
C. Enable Access-Based Enumeration on the File Sewer.
D. Remove File Blocking on the accounting shares.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Support & Insights1, Access-based enumeration (ABE) is a Windows
feature that filters the list of available files and folders on the file server to include only those the
requesting user can access. ABE can be enabled on a per-share basis for SMB shares.

Therefore, if the Files administrator wants to ensure that users in the accounting share can only
see folders they have permission to access, they can enable ABE on the accounting share.

Reference:
https://www.nutanix.com/support-services/training-certification/certifications/certification-details-
nutanix-certified-professional-unified-storage-v6

QUESTION: 49
An administrator needs to ensure objects in a bucket expire after a certain period of time.

Which Objects feature will satisfy this requirement?

A. WORM bucket
B. Object versioning
C. Lifecycle polices
D. Protection policies

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Answer(s): C

Explanation:
According to Nutanix documentation on unified storage (NCP-US) v6, Lifecycle policies enable
administrators to ensure that objects in a bucket expire after a certain period of time. You can
set rules to automate the transition of objects to different storage classes or to expire them
altogether. This feature helps to manage storage costs by reducing the need to manually
manage data retention policies for individual objects in a bucket.

Lifecycle policies allow you to define rules for automatically deleting or archiving objects in a
bucket after a certain period of time1. This feature can help you reduce storage costs and
manage data retention.

QUESTION: 50
An existing Objects bucket was created for backups with these parameters:

A) WORM policy of three years

B) Versioning policy of two years

C) Lifecycle policy of two years

The customer reports that the cluster is nearly full due to backups created during a recent crypto
locker attack. The customer would like to automatically delete backups older than one year to
free up space in the cluster.

How should the administrator change settings within Objects?

A. Modify the existing bucket lifecycle policy from two years to one year.
B. Create a new' bucket with the lifecycle policy of one year.
C. Create a new' bucket with the WORM policy of two years.
D. Modify the existing bucket WORM policy from three years to one year.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
According to Nutanix documentation on unified storage (NCP-US) v6, to automatically delete

backups older than one year, an administrator should modify the existing bucket lifecycle policy
to set the expiration period to one year. Lifecycle policies enable administrators to automate the
transition of objects to different storage classes and to expire them altogether. In this scenario,
modifying the existing bucket lifecycle policy to shorten the expiration period to one year will
ensure that backups older than one year are automatically deleted to free up space in the
cluster.

Reference:
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Objects-v3_1:v31-lifecycle-policies-
rule-c.html

QUESTION: 51

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An administrator configured WORM on an existing Objects bucket at 4 p.m. on Monday. During

the configuration, the administrator did not select Enable Version. At 8 a.m. the next morning, a
ticket was submitted to update the bucket to include versioning.

What are the correct steps to make the requested change?

A. Create a bucket with Enable Version selected and migrate all data since versioning cannot
be changed immediately after WORM is enabled.
B. Create a new' bucket with Enable Version selected and migrate all data since versioning
cannot be changed after 12 hours once WORM is enabled.
C. Disable WORM and reconfigure with Enable Version and Enable WORM checked as it has
been less than 24 hours since WORM was enabled.
D. update the WORM settings to Enable Version as that setting can be turned on at any point
after WORM is enabled.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:
According to the Nutanix Unified Storage (NCP-US) v6 documentation, once WORM (Write-
Once- Read-Many) has been enabled on an Objects bucket, versioning cannot be immediately
enabled. Instead, the WORM configuration must be disabled and then re-enabled, this time with
Enable Version and Enable WORM checked. Since the administrator did not select Enable
Version during the initial configuration, this step is necessary in order to enable versioning.

You can disable WORM within 24 hours of enabling it on a bucket1. This will allow you to
change the versioning settings on the bucket.

Reference:
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=NVD-2151-Unified-
Storage:data-immutability-and-versioning.html

QUESTION: 52
What happens to an FSVM during a node failure in a 3-node cluster?

A. Due to host affinity rules, the FSVM will not restart

B. The FSVM will automatically restart on one of the remaining nodes.
C. A new FSVM must be deployed to the cluster.
D. The FSVM must be manually restarted on one of the remaining nodes.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:
According to the Nutanix Unified Storage (NCP-US) v6 documentation, when a node fails in a 3-
node cluster, the FSVM (File Server Virtual Machine) will automatically restart on one of the
remaining nodes. The remaining nodes will handle the storage traffic without requiring any user
intervention.

Reference:
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=NVD-2151-Unified-
Storage:high-availability-at-the-nutanix-files-level.html

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QUESTION: 53
An administrator is deploying Files for multiple departments. One department works with a
dynamic set of data and needs to ensure that their end users are able to get previous versions
of their files.

Which feature needs to be enabled to fulfill the requirement?

A. Metro availability on the container where Files resides.

B. Protection Domain schedules on the Nutanix cluster
C. Windows Previous Versions (WPS) within the guest OS
D. Self Service Restore (SSR) on the share level

Answer(s): D

Explanation:
SSR allows users to restore their own files without the assistance of administrators1. It can be
enabled on a share level by using a PowerShell script.

QUESTION: 54
Where should an administrator look to see which user is the most active within a Files
implementation?

A. Prism Central Files

B. File Analytics Dashboard
C. File Analytics Events
D. Prism Central Analysis

Answer(s): C

Explanation:
File Analytics Events provides a searchable audit trail of all file operations performed by each
user. You can filter by user name, event type, file path, time range, etc.

Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/education-blog-153/your-complete-guide-to-nutanix-files-training-
resources-40087

QUESTION: 55
A service provider must provide mufti-tenancy capabilities, allowing for each of their customers'
data to be isolated on their hosting infrastructure.

How should the Objects administrator configure the environment to meet this requirement?

A. Create independent Objects stores for each customer.

B. Create independent Objects buckets for each customer.
C. Configure micro segmentation on the Objects stores.
D. Configure Role-based access on the Objects buckets.

Answer(s): A

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Explanation:
Objects stores are logical entities that provide S3-compatible object storage services1. You can
create multiple Objects stores on a Nutanix cluster and assign them to different customers.

QUESTION: 56
An administrator needs to configure a service to collect data from a forensic software package
that audits client access to a specific location. Data need to be immutable,

Which option meets these requirements?

A. Configure WORM options to an Objects bucket.

B. Configure an Objects bucket with versioning.
C. Configure an Objects bucket with the Expire current objects lifecycle policy enabled
D. Configure standard Objects bucket with the read-on)' attribute enabled.
Answer(s): A

Explanation:
WORM stands for write once, read many, and it is a feature that prevents deletion or
modification of object data1. Nutanix Objects supports WORM with industry-recognized security
standards.

QUESTION: 57
An administrator is building a new application server and has decided to use post-process
compression for the file server and inline compression for the database components.

The current environment has these characteristics:

Two Volume Groups named VGI and VG2.

A Storage Container named SCI with inline-compression.

A Storage Container named SC2 with post-process compression.

Which action should the administrator take to most efficiently satisfy this requirement?

A. Wfithin VG1, create one vDisk in SC1 and one vDisk in Sc2.
B. Within SC1, create one Wisk in VG1 and within SC2. create one Disk in VG2
C. Wthin SC1, create one vDisk in VG1 and one vDisk in VG2,
D. Writhin VG1, create one vDisk in SC1 and within VG2, create one vDisk in SC2.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:
Volume Groups (VGs) are collections of vDisks that can be attached to VMs1. vDisks are virtual
disks that reside on Storage Containers2. Storage Containers are logical entities that provide
storage services with different compression options.

To use post-process compression for the file server and inline compression for the database
components, you need to create two vDisks on different Storage Containers with different
compression options. Then you need to attach those vDisks to different VGs.

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QUESTION: 58
An administrator has mapped a Volume Group named VGI to a VM, Due to changes in the
application running inside the VM, two additional volumes are required. At the time of creation,
the VM was assigned to a Protection Domain named PDI.

Which two steps should the administrator take to add the additional volumes to the VM while
maintaining data protection? (Choose two.)

A. Add the new vDisks to the same Consistency Group.

B. Add two additional vDisks to VG.
C. Map the new vDisks as volumes to the VM.
D. Manually update PD1 to include the newly created vDisks.

Answer(s): A, B

Explanation:
To add additional volumes to a VM that is mapped to a VG, you need to add more vDisks to that
VG1. vDisks are virtual disks that reside on Storage Containers.

To maintain data protection for a VM that is assigned to a Protection Domain (PD), you need to
add any new vDisks to the same Consistency Group (CG) as the existing ones3. A CG is a
subset of entities in a PD that are snapshotted in a crash-consistent manner.

QUESTION: 59
An administrator successfully installed Objects and was able to create a bucket.

When using the reference URL to access this Objects store, the administrator is unable to write
data in the bucket when using an Active Directory account.

Which action should the administrator take to resolve this issue?

A. Verify sharing policies at buckets level.

B. Verify Access Keys for the user.
C. Replace SSL Certificates at Objects store level.
D. Reset Active Directory use's password

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Objects User Guide1, "Objects supports Active Directory (AD)
authentication for users and groups that are part of an AD domain." However, "To access a
bucket using AD credentials, you must have permissions on that bucket." Therefore, the
administrator should verify that the sharing policies for the bucket allow access for the AD
account.

QUESTION: 60
After a security audit, a company is being required to implement a new subnet for all Nutanix
services.

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Which action should the administrator take immediately following the implementation of the new
subnet?

A. Restart cluster services on the Nutanix cluster,

B. Log out form existing iSCSI sessions.
C. Delete any DHCP assignments for the old subnet,
D. Rediscover the new target or reestablish Files Sessions.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:
After implementing a new subnet for all Nutanix services, it is necessary to rediscover the new
target or reestablish file sessions. When Nutanix is configured with a new network subnet, all
the services running on the Nutanix cluster need to communicate with each other over the new
network. Rediscovering the new target or reestablishing file sessions allows Nutanix to start
using the new IP addresses on the new subnet, ensuring that communication between the
different Nutanix services is established.

According to Nutanix Support & Insights. "If you change the IP address of a Controller VM,
hypervisor or IPMI interface on any node in a cluster that has iSCSI or Files enabled, you must
rediscover the new target or reestablish Files sessions." This is because "the iSCSI and Files
services use static IP addresses for communication."

QUESTION: 61
When completing the Linux Client iSCSI discovery process of the Nutanix cluster Volumes
target, which action should an administrator complete first?

A. Ensure the iSCSI is started.

B. Restart iSCSI service on CVM.
C. Discover the Volumes target.
D. Establish connection to the Volumes target.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
To use Nutanix Volumes with Linux clients, you must install and configure an iSCSI initiator on
each client." Therefore, the administrator should ensure that the iSCSI service is started on the
Linux client before discovering or connecting to the Volumes target.

Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/installation-configuration-23/data-services-ip-iscsi-33804

QUESTION: 62
A company requires that object data that is unused for a period of 12 months should be moved
to AWS Glacier. This should be applied immediately to all new and existing data within the
organization.

An administrator creates and applies the tiering rule. but observes that no existing data is
moved from buckets where the tiering rule is applied, despite being created over 12 months
ago.

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What is the reason for data over 12 months old failing to tier?

A. The category has not been added to existing data.

B. Enable versioning has not been selected on the Tiering Endpoint configuration.
C. Tiering lifecycle policies are non-retroactive.
D. Apply to existing data option has not been selected on the lifecycle rule.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Support & Insights1, "When you create a lifecycle policy for a bucket, you
can choose whether to apply it only to new objects that are added after creating the policy or
also apply it retroactively to existing objects." Therefore, if this option is not selected, then
existing data will not be moved by the tiering rule.

Reference:
https://www.nutanix.com/blog/objects-33-improved-efficiency-and-time-to-value

QUESTION: 63
Refer the exhibit

When creating an Object Store. an administrator receives an error. as shown in the exhibit.

How should the administrator resolve the error?

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A. Select different address

B. Provide required IP addresses in CIDR format.
C. Select a different subnet
D. Provide required IP addresses in a list format.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Support & Insights1, "The IP address consumption for the objects infra
network is as follows: ... From DHCP Pool: Each Worker VM requires one IP Address."
Therefore, the administrator should provide a range of IP addresses in CIDR notation (for
example, 10.0.0.0/24) that can be used by the Objects worker VMs.

Reference:
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=NVD-2151-Unified-
Storage:nutanix-objects.html

QUESTION: 64
A company's IT security policy requires that all network traffic must be secure, and no web
browser certificate error warnings should be accepted by end users.

An administrator is tasked with configuring Objects so that it uses a certificate from an internal
Certificate Authority (CA),

How should the administrator configure Objects to meet the security policy?

A. Import the Private key and certificate files from the internal CA.
B. Import the Private key with Subject Alternate Name of the company donmain.
C. Regenerate the self-signed certificate with RSA 2048 as the bit type
D. Regenerate the CSR and download certificates from the internal CA

Answer(s): D

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Support & Insights1, "To set the SSL certificate, do the following: ... Under
SSL Certificates, click Replace SSL Certificate. Click Regenerate CSR. Copy and save the
generated CSR text. Use this text to request a certificate from your CA." Therefore, the
administrator should regenerate the CSR and download certificates from the internal CA to
replace the self-signed certificate that Objects uses by default.

Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/installation-configuration-23/objects-user-guide-38847

QUESTION: 65
An administrator has been experiencing performance issues with a SQL VM. To address these
issues, the administrator migrated the database to a Volume Group. Following the migration, the
performance issues have continued.

What should the administrator do to resolve these performance issues?

A. use multiple vDisks in the Volume Group.

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B. Enable Jumbo Frames.

C. Disable CHAP,
D. Use multiple subnets for iSCSI traffic.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Volumes - Recommendations And Best Practices1, "Multiple disks per
Nutanix node may also improve an application's performance. For performance-intensive
environments, we recommend using between four and eight disks per CVM for a given
workload." Therefore, the administrator should use multiple vDisks in the Volume Group to
distribute the SQL workload across more disks and nodes.

Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/community-blog-154/scaling-up-vm-storage-performance-on-ahv-
volume- group-load-balancer-28063

QUESTION: 66
An administrator is upgrading Files and receives the following error message: failed to reach
fileserver.

In which way should the administrator resolve this issue?

A. SSH into FSVM using Internal IP and execute command cluster start
B. SSH into the FSVM and execute command minewa stop fstm
C. SSH into FSVM using Internal IP and execute cluster status
D. SSH into the FSVM end execute command cluster restart

Answer(s): C

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Support & Insights1, "The issue might occur because of the following.
Nutanix files node (fsvms) might not be up or accessible." Therefore, the administrator should
SSH into FSVM using Internal IP and execute cluster status to check if the FSVM is running and
reachable.

Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/how-it-works-22/upgrade-software-file-server-stuck-downloading-40231

QUESTION: 67
A company is implementing Files and has these requirements:

Six departments

Each department needs to access its own shared namespace

18,000 users

Given the nature of the workload, the administrator has decided to scale up by adding the
maximum amount of vCPU and RAM.

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What should the administrator implement to satisfy the stated requirements?

A. Six standard shares with 3,000 concurrent sessions.

B. The administrator should create a distributed share.
C. Six distributed shares with 3,000 concurrent sessions.
D. The Admittatur should create a standard share.
Answer(s): C

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Files :- Exports and Shares Basics1, "A distributed share is an SMB share
or NFS export that can be hosted by multiple FSVMs. A distributed share can handle more
concurrent sessions than a standard share." Therefore, the administrator should create six
distributed shares for each department to access its own shared namespace and handle 3,000
concurrent sessions.

Reference:
https://www.nutanix.com/products/files

QUESTION: 68
An administrator has Files deployed globally and would like to run a report to understand cold,
warm, and hot data.

Which Nutanix service would allow the administrator to view the data from a single management
console?

A. Data Lens
B. Files Analytics
C. Files Manager
D. NCM Pro

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
According to Nutanix Cloud Platform to Deliver Strengthened Data Services for Unstructured
and Structured Data1, "Nutanix Data LensTM is a new unstructured data governance service
that provides visibility into data usage and storage capacity across Nutanix Files deployments
globally." Therefore, the administrator can use Data Lens to run a report to understand cold,
warm, and hot data across Files deployments.

Reference:
https://www.nutanix.com/solutions/databases

QUESTION: 69
A company uses a Nutanix 3-node cluster environment. In Prism Pro, the Capacity Runway
shows these capacity values:

Max Capacity: 6 TiB

Effective Capacity 4 TiB

The company wants to upgrade the environment to use an RF3 container and also requires all

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cluster nodes to be the same model,

What must the effective capacity Of the Nutanix cluster be to support the new RF3 container?

A. 4 TiB
B. 6 TiB
C. 9 TiB
D. 10 TIB

Answer(s): C

Explanation:
To support a new RF3 container, the effective capacity of the Nutanix cluster must be at least
three times the size of the data that needs to be stored on it3. This is because RF3 means that
each data block is replicated three times across different nodes or blocks for fault tolerance.

This is because if you have 4 TiB of effective capacity with RF2 (which means each data block
is replicated twice), then you need 9 TiB of effective capacity with RF3 (which means each data
block is replicated three times).

QUESTION: 70
Refer the exhibit.

An administrator has received a support request indicating that after an update and reboot Of a
Linux VM, the VM is no longer able to access the Volume Groups (VG) assigned to it.

When the administrator investigates the issue, the error message shown in the exhibit is
displayed.

What are two possible reasons for the behavior? (Choose two.)

A. The new iscsiadm binary is not compatible with the version.

B. The administrator has a mistake when inputting the data services IP.
C. A firewall rule is preventing the client to access the x.x.x.250 IP.
D. The client's IQN is no longer in the whitelist of the affected VG

Answer(s): B, D

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Explanation:
iscsiadm is a command-line tool that allows you to manage iSCSI connections and devices. The
error message shown in the exhibit indicates that there is a problem with connecting to the
iSCSI target at x.x.x.250.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29954195/error-message-from-iscsiadm-while-trying-to-
connect-to-a-iscsi-drive
Nutanix volume groups are collections of vDisks that can be exposed to virtual machines or
physical hosts using iSCSI protocol. Nutanix volume groups have a whitelist feature that allows
you to specify which clients can access them.

https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=BP-2049-Nutanix-
Volumes:BP-2049-Nutanix-Volumes

1. The administrator has a mistake when inputting the data services IP. This could cause the
iscsiadm command to fail to discover or login to the iSCSI target at x.x.x.250. The administrator
should verify that they have entered the correct data services IP for the Nutanix volume group.

2. The client's IQN is no longer in the whitelist of the affected VG. This could cause the iSCSI
target to reject or ignore the connection request from the client. The administrator should check
that they have added or updated the client's IQN in the whitelist of the Nutanix volume group.

QUESTION: 71
A two-VM Oracle RAC cluster was recently configured with Linux Red Hat using a Nutanix
Volume Group. At the time Of performing the failover tests Of simulating a failure in each Of the
three Nutanix cluster nodes, the cluster administrator noticed that tile virtual machines Of the
RAC cluster do not come up and the failover fails.

The administrator must to follow the best practices from Nutanix to construct the RAC cluster
using AHV.

What should the administrator Veri'/ in the Steps performed to configure the RAC cluster to
prevent this situation from occurring again?

A. In the step for attach the volume group to the RAC VMs, he must create it with an attribute of
shared = true
B. use Antiaffinity rules to prevent multiple Oracle RAC nodes in the same RAC cluster from
running on same Nutanix node
C. Change the disk timeout to 60 (default 30) in the disk parameters for each linux device
D. VM-host affinity rules Can be Set up for RAC VMS to define where they Can run within the
cluster

Answer(s): A

Explanation:
Nutanix volume groups are collections of vDisks that can be exposed to virtual machines or
physical hosts using iSCSI protocol. Nutanix volume groups have a shared attribute that allows
multiple VMs to access them concurrently.

In the step for attach the volume group to the RAC VMs, he must create it with an attribute of
shared = true. This is because if the volume group is not created with shared = true, then only

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one VM can access it at a time, which would prevent Oracle RAC from working properly.

Reference:
https://www.nutanix.com/architecture

QUESTION: 72
An administrator needs to audit and analyze the operations and contents of a file server.

Which File software tool should the administrator use to fulfill this task?

A. Health Dashboard
B. Analysis Dashboard
C. Files Analytics Dashboard
D. Audit Dashboard

Answer(s): C

Explanation:
Files Analytics Dashboard is one of these tools that enables administrators to audit and analyze
the operations and contents of a file server. The Files Analytics Dashboard provides insights
into user activity, file access patterns, data growth trends, data distribution across tiers and
clouds, data protection status and more.

Reference:
https://next.nutanix.com/files-storage-71/nutanix-files-documentation-37921

QUESTION: 73
An administrator is implementing a storage solution with these requirements:

Is easily searchable

Natively supports disaster recovery

Access to each item needs to be fast

Can scale to petabytes of data

users are granted access after authentication

user data is isolated, but could be shared

How should the administrator satisfy these requirements?

A. Deploy Objects with AD integration.

B. use Files distributed share with ABE.
C. Implement Volumes with CHAP.
D. Configure Calm with an application per user.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

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This is because Objects can provide fast access to each item using S3-compatible API which
can be easily searched using metadata tags or third-party tools3. Objects also natively supports
disaster recovery using replication policies1. Objects can scale to petabytes of data using
erasure coding which reduces storage overhead1. Users can be granted access after
authentication using AD integration which simplifies identity management1. User data can be
isolated but could be shared using buckets which are logical containers for objects that can
have different policies applied.

QUESTION: 74
Which two network requirements must an administrator take into consideration for a new scale-
out Files cluster when configuring and defining separate client and storage networks? (Choose
two.)

A. The client and storage networks must have different subnet.

B. Ensure there is one IP address available for the storage network.
C. Ensure the client and storage networks use a tagged VLAN.
D. Ensure there is one IP address available for client network.

Answer(s): A, B

Explanation:
These are two essential requirements that an administrator must take into consideration when
configuring separate client and storage networks.

These are some of the network requirements that an administrator must take into consideration
for a new scale-out Files cluster when configuring and defining separate client and storage
networks:

The client and storage networks must have different subnets12. This is because FSVMs use IP
addresses from both networks, so they must be distinct to avoid conflicts.

Ensure there are enough IP addresses available for both networks12. This is because each
FSVM requires one IP address from each network, plus one virtual IP address (VIP) per
network per cluster. For example, if you have a three-node cluster with three FSVMs, you need
six IP addresses for the client network (three for FSVMs and three for VIPs) and six IP
addresses for the storage network (three for FSVMs and three for VIPs).

Ensure the client and storage networks use tagged VLANs if they share physical interfaces1.
This is because VLAN tagging allows multiple logical networks to coexist on a single physical
interface without interfering with each other.

Ensure there are no firewall rules or port blocking that prevent communication between clients,
FSVMs, CVMs and Prism Element1. This is because Nutanix Files uses various ports for
different protocols and services such as SMB, NFS, NTP, DNS etc.

QUESTION: 75
An administrator needs to upgrade all the File Analytics deployments in the air-gapped
environments.

During the preparation stage, the administrator downloads the lcm_file_analytics_3.2.0.tar.gz

bundle and transfers it to the dark site web server.

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upon performing the LCM inventory and trying to upgrade File Analytics, the administrator does
not see the new version in the software tab.

Which additional file should the administrator transfer to the web server in order for the
inventory to work?

A. Nutanix_compatibility_bundle.tar.gz
B. Nutanix_file_server_4.1.0.3.tar.gz
C. Lcm_fsm_x.x.x.x. tar.gz
D. lcm_file_manager_x.x.x.tar.gz

Answer(s): D

Explanation:
This is because this bundle contains LCM file manager component that is required for LCM
inventory to work in dark site mode.

Download lcm_file_analytics_x.x.x.tar.gz bundle from Nutanix portal which contains File

Analytics software binaries.

Download lcm_file_manager_x.x.x.tar.gz bundle from Nutanix portal which contains LCM file
manager component that handles file operations such as upload, download and delete.

Transfer both bundles to a dark site web server that is accessible by LCM.

Configure LCM settings in Prism Element to use dark site mode and specify the URL of the dark
site web server.

Perform LCM inventory which scans for available software bundles on the dark site web server.

Upgrade File Analytics using LCM which downloads and installs File Analytics software binaries
from lcm_file_analytics_x.x.x.tar.gz bundle.

Reference:
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=File-Analytics-v3_2:File-Analytics-
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