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Question 1

Task 6
An administrator needs to assess performance gains provided by AHV Turbo at the guest level.
To perform the test the administrator created a Windows 10 VM named Turbo with the following configuration.
1 vCPU
8 GB RAM
SATA Controller
40 GB vDisk
The stress test application is multi-threaded capable, but the performance is not as expected with AHV Turbo enabled. Configure the VM to better leverage AHV Turbo.
Note: Do not power on the VM. Configure or prepare the VM for configuration as best you can without powering it on.

Correct Answer:

To configure the VM to better leverage AHV Turbo, you can follow these steps:
Log in to Prism Element of cluster A using the credentials provided.
Go to VM > Table and select the VM named Turbo.
Click on Update and go to Hardware tab.
Increase the number of vCPUs to match the number of multiqueues that you want to enable. For example, if you want to enable 8 multiqueues, set the vCPUs to 8. This will improve the performance of multi-threaded workloads by allowing them to use multiple processors.
Change the SCSI Controller type from SATA to VirtIO. This will enable the use of VirtIO drivers, which are required for AHV Turbo.
Click Save to apply the changes.
Power off the VM if it is running and mount the Nutanix VirtIO ISO image as a CD-ROM device. You can download the ISO image from Nutanix Portal.
Power on the VM and install the latest Nutanix VirtIO drivers for Windows 10. You can follow the instructions from Nutanix Support Portal.
After installing the drivers, power off the VM and unmount the Nutanix VirtIO ISO image.
Power on the VM and log in to Windows 10.
Open a command prompt as administrator and run the following command to enable multiqueue for the VirtIO NIC:
ethtool -L eth0 combined 8
Replace eth0 with the name of your network interface and 8 with the number of multiqueues that you want to enable. You can use ipconfig /all to find out your network interface name.
Restart the VM for the changes to take effect.
You have now configured the VM to better leverage AHV Turbo. You can run your stress test application again and observe the performance gains.
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/kbs/details?targetId=kA00e000000LKPdCAOchangev
CPUto 2/4 ?
Change SATA Controller to SCSI:
acli vm.get Turbo
Output Example:
Turbo {
config {
agent_vm: False
allow_live_migrate: True
boot {
boot_device_order: "kCdrom"
boot_device_order: "kDisk"
boot_device_order: "kNetwork"
uefi_boot: False
}
cpu_passthrough: False
disable_branding: False
disk_list {
addr {
bus: "ide"
index: 0
}
cdrom: True
device_uuid: "994b7840-dc7b-463e-a9bb-1950d7138671"
empty: True
}
disk_list {
addr {
bus: "sata"
index: 0
}
container_id: 4
container_uuid: "49b3e1a4-4201-4a3a-8abc-447c663a2a3e"
device_uuid: "622550e4-fb91-49dd-8fc7-9e90e89a7b0e"
naa_id: "naa.6506b8dcda1de6e9ce911de7d3a22111"
storage_vdisk_uuid: "7e98a626-4cb3-47df-a1e2-8627cf90eae6"
vmdisk_size: 10737418240
vmdisk_uuid: "17e0413b-9326-4572-942f-68101f2bc716"
}
flash_mode: False
hwclock_timezone: "UTC"
machine_type: "pc"
memory_mb: 2048
name: "Turbo"
nic_list {
connected: True
mac_addr: "50:6b:8d:b2:a5:e4"
network_name: "network"
network_type: "kNativeNetwork"
network_uuid: "86a0d7ca-acfd-48db-b15c-5d654ff39096"
type: "kNormalNic"
uuid: "b9e3e127-966c-43f3-b33c-13608154c8bf"
vlan_mode: "kAccess"
}
num_cores_per_vcpu: 2
num_threads_per_core: 1
num_vcpus: 2
num_vnuma_nodes: 0
vga_console: True
vm_type: "kGuestVM"
}
is_rf1_vm: False
logical_timestamp: 2
state: "Off"
uuid: "9670901f-8c5b-4586-a699-41f0c9ab26c3"
}
acli vm.disk_create Turbo clone_from_vmdisk=17e0413b-9326-4572-942f-68101f2bc716 bus=scsi remove the old disk acli vm.disk_delete 17e0413b-9326-4572-942f-68101f2bc716 disk_addr=sata.0

Question 2

The Database team is reporting performance degradation for a business-critical application on Saturdays.
The team is requesting monitoring of processor, memory and storage utilization for the cluster for the application: SQL01, SQL02.
The report should contain views for the following:
* At the cluster level, only for the Cluster 1: The maximum percentage of CPU used
* At the VM level, including any future VM with the prefix SQL: The maximum time taken, maximum percentage of time a VM waits to use the physical CPU, out of the total CPU The report should run on Sundays at 12:00 AM for the previous 7 days. The report should show when completed.
Create a report named SQL_Batch_Saturday that meets these requirements.
Generate an instance of the report named SQL_Batch_Saturday as a CSV and save the file.
Note: You must name the report SQL_Batch_Saturday to receive any credit. Any other name will not be accepted. SMTP is not configured.

Correct Answer:

See the Explanation below for detailed answer.
Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to create and run the report, performed entirely within Prism Central.
1. Create the Analysis Session
First, we will build the charts and entities for the report using the Analysis tool.
* From the Prism Central main menu, navigate to Operations > Analysis.
* Click the + New Session button.
* Add the required entities:
* In the "Entities" search box, type Cluster 1 and select Cluster: Cluster 1.
* In the "Entities" search box, type SQL01 and select VM: SQL01.
* In the "Entities" search box, type SQL02 and select VM: SQL02.
* Click Add Charts > New Chart to add the Cluster CPU chart:
* Title: Cluster 1 Max CPU Usage
* Entity Type: Cluster
* Metric: Cluster CPU Usage %
* Aggregation: Select Maximum.
* Click Add.
* Click Add Charts > New Chart to add the VM CPU Ready Time chart:
* Title: VM Max CPU Ready Time
* Entity Type: VM
* Metric: CPU Ready Time %
* Aggregation: Select Maximum.
* Click Add.
2. Save and Configure the Report
Now, save the session as a report and configure it to dynamically include all VMs with the SQL prefix.
* Click the Save as Report icon (the bookmark icon in the upper right).
* Name the report SQL_Batch_Saturday and click Save.
* Navigate to Operations > Reports.
* Find the SQL_Batch_Saturday report you just created and click its name to open the report editor.
* In the Entities tile, click the Edit (pencil) icon.
* By default, it will list "Cluster 1", "SQL01", and "SQL02".
* Change the VM selection:
* Select the radio button for All VMs prefixed with.
* In the text box, enter SQL.
* Ensure "Cluster 1" is still listed under "Clusters".
* Click Save.
3. Schedule the Report
* While still in the report editor for SQL_Batch_Saturday, click the Schedule button.
* Configure the schedule:
* Recurrence: Weekly
* Repeat on: Sunday
* Start Time: 12:00 AM
* Time Range: Previous 7 Days
* Configure the notification (as SMTP is not available):
* Expand the Notification Settings section.
* Check the box for Notify when ready (this enables the bell icon notification).
* Ensure "Email Report" is not checked.
* Click Save.
4. Generate and Save the CSV Instance
Finally, run the report now and download the CSV as requested.
* Navigate back to the main Operations > Reports list.
* Select the checkbox next to SQL_Batch_Saturday.
* Click the Actions dropdown and select Run Now.
* In the dialog, confirm the time range (e.g., "Last 7 Days") and click Run.
* Click the Report Instances tab.
* Wait for the report instance "SQL_Batch_Saturday" to finish running (the status will change from
"Running" to Succeeded).
* Once it has succeeded, click the Download (arrow) icon for that instance.
* Select the CSV format.
* Save the file to the desktop.

Question 3

An administrator regularly sees a WARN for backup_schedule_check and also receives alerts for Pulse not being enabled on Cluster 1.
Detailed information for backup_schedule_check:
Node xx.xx.xx.xx:
WARN: Backup schedule(s) exist for protection domain NoVMs; however, there are no entities in the protection domain.
Refer
to KB 1910 (http://portal.nutanix.com/kb/1910) for details on backup_schedule_check or Recheck with: ncc health_checks data_protection_checks protection_domain_checks backup_schedule_check.
This shows up in NCC, however, it is something set up by the company and they do not want the NCC check to be run.
Configure Cluster 1 to no longer have messages in NCC about the backup_schedule_check.
Turn off the alert for Pulse not being enabled, and resolve the alert. They would like messages about Pulse to be recorded, but do not want an alert.
Note: You may need to run the "Pulse is not enabled" check in order to have one to resolve.

Correct Answer:

See the Explanation below for detailed answer.
Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to configure Cluster 1 from its Prism Element interface.
1. Disable the backup_schedule_check NCC Check
This will prevent the WARN message for the NoVMs protection domain.
* Log in to the Cluster 1 Prism Element (PE) interface.
* Navigate to the Health dashboard (click the "heart" icon in the top-left).
* In the left-hand menu, select NCC.
* In the search bar for the checks, type backup_schedule_check to find the specific check.
* Select the checkbox next to the backup_schedule_check in the list.
* Click the Disable button that appears above the table. This will stop this check from running during NCC health reports.
2. Configure and Resolve Pulse Alerts
This process involves two parts: disabling the alerting policy, and then enabling Pulse itself to resolve the underlying condition.
A. Disable the Alert Policy
This stops the system from generating a new alert if Pulse is ever disabled, satisfying the "do not want an alert" requirement.
* Click the gear icon (Settings) in the top-right corner.
* From the left-hand menu, select Alert Policies.
* In the search bar, type Pulse to find the policy.
* Select the checkbox for the alert policy named Pulse is not enabled (or pulse_disabled_alert).
* Click the Update button.
* Uncheck the Enable box for the policy.
* Click Save.
B. Enable Pulse (to Resolve the Condition)
This enables the Pulse service to record messages (as requested) and fixes the root cause of the alert, allowing it to be resolved.
* Click the gear icon (Settings) in the top-right corner.
* From the left-hand menu, select Pulse.
* Click the Enable Pulse button (or "Update" if it's already partially configured).
* Check the box for Enable Pulse.
* (Note: Any "Enable alerts for Pulse" boxes would remain unchecked or be ignored, as the main Alert Policy itself is now disabled.)
* Click Save.
C. Resolve the Active Alert
* Navigate to the Alerts dashboard (click the "bell" icon in the top-left).
* Find the active alert: Pulse is not enabled.
* (Note: If the alert is not present, you would first go to the Health dashboard, run the check_pulse NCC check to generate it, and then return to the Alerts dashboard.)
* Select the checkbox next to the "Pulse is not enabled" alert.
* Click the Resolve button that appears at the top of the list. Since the underlying condition (Pulse being disabled) is now fixed, the alert will be successfully resolved.

Question 4

Task 5
An administrator has noticed that after a host failure, the SQL03 VM was not powered back on from another host within the cluster. The Other SQL VMs (SQL01, SQL02) have recovered properly in the past.
Resolve the issue and configure the environment to ensure any single host failure affects a minimal number os SQL VMs.
Note: Do not power on any VMs

Correct Answer:

See the Explanation for step by step solution.
Explanation:
One possible reason why the SQL03 VM was not powered back on after a host failure is that the cluster was configured with the default (best effort) VM high availability mode, which does not guarantee the availability of VMs in case of insufficient resources on the remaining hosts. To resolve this issue, I suggest changing the VM high availability mode to guarantee (reserved segments), which reserves some memory on each host for failover of VMs from a failed host. This way, the SQL03 VM will have a higher chance of being restarted on another host in case of a host failure.
To change the VM high availability mode to guarantee (reserved segments), you can follow these steps:
Log in to Prism Central and select the cluster where the SQL VMs are running.
Click on the gear icon on the top right corner and select Cluster Settings.
Under Cluster Services, click on Virtual Machine High Availability.
Select Guarantee (Reserved Segments) from the drop-down menu and click Save.
To configure the environment to ensure any single host failure affects a minimal number of SQL VMs, I suggest using anti-affinity rules, which prevent VMs that belong to the same group from running on the same host. This way, if one host fails, only one SQL VM will be affected and the other SQL VMs will continue running on different hosts.
To create an anti-affinity rule for the SQL VMs, you can follow these steps:
Log in to Prism Central and click on Entities on the left menu.
Select Virtual Machines from the drop-down menu and click on Create Group.
Enter a name for the group, such as SQL Group, and click Next.
Select the SQL VMs (SQL01, SQL02, SQL03) from the list and click Next.
Select Anti-Affinity from the drop-down menu and click Next.
Review the group details and click Finish.
I hope this helps. How else can I help?
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=AHV-Admin-Guide-v6_5:ahv-affinity-policies-c.html
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Question 5

TASK 1
A newly created Windows VM "SQL02" is experiencing poor storage performance when compared to
"SQL01" running within the same cluster, on the same storage container.
The cluster is in a healthy state.
Create a new session named Monitor SQL02 with meaningful metrics. Right click on the session page and click Select All then paste this into Notepad and save it as Task 1.txt on the desktop.
Also, save the analysis as a report named MonitorSQL02 and send the report as a PDF on a daily basis to [email protected]. Reports should not be retained. If any new objects need to be created, use monitovm2 in the name.
Finally, correct the issue within "SQL02".
Notes:
* Do not power on the VMs.
* While you will be creating a session, you will need to examine the VM configurations to determine the issue.
* Do not delete the VM to resolve the issue, any other destructive change is acceptable.

Correct Answer:

See the Explanation below for detailed answer.
Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to all three tasks, performed within the Nutanix Prism interface.
Task 1: Create Monitoring Session & Save Metrics
* From the Prism Central dashboard, navigate to Operations > Analysis.
* Click the + New Session button.
* Name the session Monitor SQL02.
* In the "Entities" search box, type SQL01 and select VM: SQL01.
* In the "Entities" search box, type SQL02 and select VM: SQL02.
* Click Add Charts > New Chart.
* Title: Storage IOPS
* Metric: Storage Controller IOPS
* Click Add.
* Click Add Charts > New Chart.
* Title: Storage Latency
* Metric: Storage Controller Latency
* Click Add.
* Click Add Charts > New Chart.
* Title: Storage Bandwidth
* Metric: Storage Controller Bandwidth
* Click Add.
* Click Save Session.
* With the "Monitor SQL02" session open, right-click anywhere on the page and click Select All.
* Right-click again and select Copy.
* Open Notepad, paste the content, and save the file to the desktop as Task 1.txt.
(The content pasted into Task 1.txt would be the session's chart configurations, showing metrics for SQL01 and SQL02.)
Task 2: Create and Schedule the Report
* While still in the "Monitor SQL02" analysis session, click the Save as Report button (it looks like a bookmark icon).
* Name the report MonitorSQL02 and click Save.
* Navigate to Operations > Reports.
* Find the MonitorSQL02 report in the list. Select its checkbox.
* Click the Actions dropdown and select Schedule.
* Configure the schedule with the following settings:
* Schedule Name: monitovm2_daily_report
* Recurrence: Daily
* Start Time: (Set to a time, e.g., 8:00 AM)
* Repeat every: 1 day(s)
* Retention Policy: Uncheck the "Retain a copy of the report" box. (This ensures reports are not retained).
* Email Report: Check this box.
* Format: PDF
* Recipients: [email protected]
* Click Save.
Task 3: Identify and Correct the Performance Issue
This task is performed without powering on the VMs, indicating a configuration error.
Investigation
* Navigate to VMs > Table view.
* Click on the SQL01 (the good VM) and select the Configuration tab.
* Expand the Disks section. Observe that the primary disk is attached to a SCSI bus (e.g., scsi.0). This is the high-performance standard.
* Return to the VM list and click on SQL02 (the problem VM).
* Expand the Disks section.
Root Cause
You discover that the primary disk for SQL02 is attached to an IDE bus. The IDE bus has significant performance limitations and is not suitable for a database server, causing the poor storage performance.
Correction
* With the SQL02 VM selected, click the Update button.
* In the "Update VM" dialog, scroll down to the Disks section.
* Find the disk attached to the IDE bus. Click the Edit (pencil) icon for that disk.
* Change the Bus Type dropdown from IDE to SCSI.
* The Device Index will automatically populate (e.g., scsi.0).
* Click Save in the "Update Disk" dialog.
* (Note: A "VirtIO SCSI Controller" will be automatically added to the VM configuration if one was not already present.)
* Click Save in the "Update VM" dialog.
The VM SQL02 is now configured to use the high-performance VirtIO-SCSI controller, which will resolve the storage performance discrepancy once the VM is powered on.

Exam Code:	NCM-MCI-6.10
Exam Name:	Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCM-MCI)
Certification Provider:	Nutanix
Free Question Number:	33
Posted:	Sep 28, 2026

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