The correct answer isB. Disabled.

When creating a new storage container in Prism Element or Prism Central,compression is disabled by default. The administrator mustexplicitly enableone of the available compression options:

Inline Compression

Post-process Compression

If no compression type is selected, the container remains uncompressed.

UI Navigation Path:

Storage > Storage Containers > Create Container > Compression Settings

Clarifications:

A (60 mins)andC (15 mins): Not standard default post-process intervals.

D (Inline): Must be manually selected.

Official Reference:

Nutanix Storage Administration Guide – Creating and Configuring Containers

Excerpt: “Compression is disabled by default during container creation. Admins must select inline or post-process if desired.”

Answer: B

In Nutanix Prism Element, thered heart iconat the top-right of the UI indicates that there is acritical alertaffecting the cluster's health. This icon is part of theAlert Monitoring System, and clicking on it redirects the user to theAlerts dashboard, where all current active alerts—including their severity, source, and recommended remediation steps—are listed.

What to do:

Navigate to theAlertssection.

Review allcritical alertsfor further diagnosis.

Cross-reference with theHealth dashboardif deeper system component checks are needed.

Clarification of Other Options:

A. Health:Summarizes system component states but does not provide detailed alert causes.

B. Tasks:Tracks user-initiated jobs, unrelated to fault diagnosis.

D. Analysis:Used for performance metrics and trends, not fault alerts.

Prism UI Navigation Path:

Click the red heart icon → Alerts Dashboard

Official Reference:

Nutanix Administration Guide – Alerts and Monitoring

Excerpt: “A red heart icon in Prism indicates a critical alert. Use the Alerts dashboard to identify and resolve the issue.”

The correct answer isB. Internal NTP sources.

Nutanix strongly recommends configuringreliable internal NTP sources(e.g., enterprise-managed NTP servers or domain NTP servers) to ensure:

Time consistency across all nodes and CVMs

Accurate logging, monitoring, authentication (e.g., Kerberos), and cluster operations

Avoiding dependency onexternal/public NTPsources, which may berate-limited, unavailable, or blockedby firewalls

Clarifications:

A (Windows time sources):Generally discouraged unless they are configured to use a stratum 1/2 reliable upstream source.

C (Rate-limited sources):Not recommended; can result in dropped or inconsistent time updates.

D (External ISP NTP):Not preferred for production clusters due to reliability concerns.

Prism UI Navigation Path:

Settings > NTP Servers

Official Reference:

Nutanix Best Practices Guide – NTP Configuration

Excerpt: “Use reliable and consistent internal NTP servers for all Nutanix clusters to maintain time synchronization.”

Answer: B

To run a full health check in Prism Element, the administrator should first select theActionsmenu. From there, the administrator can choose to execute health checks for the entire cluster or specific components. This ensures a comprehensive evaluation of the cluster’s health.

Other options:

Scheduled: Refers to predefined or automated health checks.

Checks: Displays the list of checks but doesn’t initiate them.

Failed: Filters checks based on their status but doesn’t start a new check.

The correct answer isC. Perform an inventory.

To ensure theLCM Frameworkand its associated component metadata are updated, the administrator must perform afresh LCM inventory. This process:

Retrieves the latest metadata and framework version from the Nutanix support portal (if the cluster is connected).

Detects current component versions and identifies available updates.

Clarifications:

A (Upgrade AOS):LCM is independent of AOS version updates.

B (Restart genesis):Unnecessary and not relevant to LCM framework versioning.

D (NCC):Useful for cluster health, but does not affect LCM updates.

Prism Central UI Navigation Path:

Operations > LCM > Perform Inventory

Official Reference:

Nutanix LCM Guide – Updating the LCM Framework

Excerpt: “To receive the latest framework version and component metadata, perform an LCM inventory on a connected cluster.”

The Controller VM (CVM) uses thevs0bridge by default to communicate with the AHV host it runs on. Thevs0bridge is a virtual switch configured on the AHV host, providing connectivity between the CVM, virtual machines, and external networks. This setup ensures efficient network communication within the Nutanix cluster.

Other options:

virbro: Typically used in standalone KVM configurations, not in Nutanix AHV.

broandbridge0: Incorrect references to Nutanix networking structures.

When configuring a physical network switch in Prism Element,SNMP Configurationis required to enable monitoring and communication between the Nutanix cluster and the network switch. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is used to gather metrics and detect issues such as link failures or performance bottlenecks, ensuring the cluster operates efficiently with the physical network infrastructure.