Free NCP-MCA Exam Braindumps – New 2026 Nutanix Pratice Exam [Q32-Q55]

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Q32. A developer updated a blueprint to ensure that the IP address of the VM is reserved in IPAM as part of the deployment process. The developer noticed that when new VMs are created, they still get a DHCP IP address and not a reserved IP address.
What is the most likely reason for this behavior?

Developer created a pre-create task for reserving the IP address

Developer created a post-create task for reserving the IP address

Developer forgot to save the updated blueprint

Developer forgot to publish the updated blueprint

Q33. An administrator has published a Runbook and needs to execute it. However, the administrator needs to change one of the variable values, which is not currently possible.
What is the reason for this?

Runbooks do not allow variables to be changed.

Variable was not marked as runtime editable when it was added.

Runbook itself needs to be reopened for editing.

Variables need to be changed in the eScript section of the Runbook.

Q34. A company wants to ensure that all developers are able to request new development environments on demand by using ServiceNow.
The administrator notices that even though developers create new environments, they rarely remove these environments when moving on to new assignments. Today, the administrator has gone into Prism Central to check when the VM was created, in order to reach out to the developer and ask if it can be deleted. The administrator has accidentally deleted the wrong VM in the past.
Which two methods can the administrator use to automate this task to avoid deleting the incorrect VMs?
(Choose two.)

Create a playbook REST API action to delete the VM from a ServiceNow approval flow.

Create a playbook webhook action to delete the VM from a ServiceNow approval flow.

Create a playbook webhook trigger to delete the VM from a ServiceNow approval flow.

Create a playbook REST API trigger to delete the VM from a ServiceNow approval flow.

Q35. An administrator had provided Linux VM console access to the OS Team. However, the team is unable to access one of the newly-created Linux VMs.
How can the administrator resolve this issue?

Create a local user in Linux OS and provide access to the OS Team.

Provide Prism Admin access to the OS Team Active Directory Group.

Create a role for the OS Team Active Directory Group and add the VMs to it.

Assign new VMs to a category and provide category access to the OS Team.

Q36. An administrator is configuring Playbooks and is concerned about adding or reducing CPU and memory resources to VMs.
Which two prerequisites should an administrator take into consideration when configuring the Playbooks?
(Choose two.)

CPU can be added to a powered on VM if the guest OS supports it

VM must be powered off to add CPU

VM must be powered off to reduce memory

Memory can be removed from a powered on VM if the guest OS supports it

Q37. What should be done to scale out an existing Calm environment?

Create new prism Central Scale-Out VMS end enable Calm within the GUI,

Back up the data and create three Calm VMS from the Calm VM QCOW2 image.

Run cluster destroy on the VM that will be the master Calm VM.

Beck up the data and create three Calm VMS from the Calm VM OVA template.

Q38. What is the purpose of an approval policy in Self-Service governance?

To define VM sizing rules for each blueprint

To configure network settings within blueprints

To require authorization before task execution

To restrict access to Self-Service application

Q39. Within a Calm blueprint, which two actions can an administrator apply to a Service under the Guest Customization section? (Choose two.)

Apply a Cloudinit Script

Apply a Sysprep file

Modify the base OS image

Choose UEFI or Legacy BIOS

Q40. An administrator notices that a Playbook meant to delete VMs categorized as Expired is not executing, even though the category is correctly applied. The Playbook is enabled and shows no errors in the execution history.
What is the most likely cause of the issue?

The VM does not belong to a Project with Self-Service enabled.

The category was applied after the Playbook was disabled.

The Playbook trigger is not properly associated with a Project.

The Playbook does not have the correct execution context.

Q41. Which two statements are true regarding the Nutanix public Github repository? (Choose two.)

Nutanix provides a documented process to seed Github based scripts into the Calm Task Library.

Calm’s public repository contains Nutanix-vetted custom scripts created and published by community members.

Nutanix publishes official vetted blueprints and tasks to Nutanix’s public Github Calm repository.

Nutanix provides documented processes to seed scripts from any source repository.

Q42. A developer is building a Blueprint that deploys a Redhat Enterprint Linux VM on vSphere. During the testing of the Blueprint to prepare it for users, it is discovered that the App deployment fails with the error.

What is the cause of this errors?

vCenter Server cannot be reached.

Open-vm-tools is not installed or not started.

The rhel7 template is unavailable for the VM deployment.

Cloud-init is not correctly formatted.

Q43. What will a Quota Policy monitor and enforce?

Self-Service Application and Replication

VM Power state, NIC count, IOPs

VM vCPU, Memory, Disk size

Self-Service Blueprint and Runbook count

Q44. Which Calm feature provides the ability for administrators to approve Single or Multi-VM Blueprints for assignment to Projects?

Application Manager

Marketplace

Projects

Marketplace Manager

Q45. Which two features does the Calm Marketplace provide? (Choose two.)

Published and versioned Blueprints

Library of executable tasks

Store of all Blueprints created in Calm

Set of pre-seeded application Blueprints

Q46. During the deployment of a multi-step Blueprint, a failure is encountered. The administrator corrected the failed step and saved the Blueprint.
What should the administrator do next?

Delete the failed application and Launch a new application.

Soft Delete the failed application and Launch a new application.

Use Continue in the failed application to retry.

Upon clicking Save the Blueprint task will be retried automatically.

Q47. An administrator is unable to launch a Calm blueprint (new and old). Launching an existing blueprint under this condition fails with the error message:
The project for this blueprint does not have any associated Nutanix account.
Downloading and uploading the new blueprint also fails with
Launch with Variables’ Profile expected to fall as Windows Server VWs attached with deleted Account.
Please modify them to use different account and try again.
Why is the administrator seeing this issue?

The account is in a failed state.

The has not been created.

The account is not verified.

The account been deleted.

Q48. An administrator wants to automate the process of restarting a VM whenever it exceeds 90% CPU usage.
What steps should the administrator take to implement this automation?

Schedule a Runbook to restart all VMs daily and assign it to a project.

Configure a Project and set a policy to restart the VM when the CPU quota is exceeded.

Create a Playbook with a manual trigger with an action to reboot the VM.

Create a Playbook with an alert-based trigger with an action to reboot the VM.

Q49. A DevOps team created a Calm blueprint that includes the scale-out of the application layer (made with Linux VMs). Now the DevOps team would like to automate the scale-out using a third-party tool so they can further automate the CI/CD environment with a single command.
Which action should the administrator take to accomplish this task?

Contact professional services to modify the third-party tool to add the Calm integration.

Create a Playbook with a webhook as a trigger and a REST API call as an action

Create script to run the Calm scale out action.

Configure an alert to notify the administrator.

Q50. An administrator would like to be notified each time a subset of VMS within the Environment:Dev category is restored from snapshot.
Which trigger should the administrator use to satisfy this requirement?

Event, where event type is Restored VM from Snapshot and Target VM is the specific VMS.

Event, where the event is Snapshot Restoration, and the Target VM is VMS in Environment: Dev

Alerts Matching Criteria. where alert type is Snapshot Restoration, and the criteria is the VM names.

Alert. where alert type is Restored VM from Snapshot and target VM Category is Environment: Dev

Q51. Which is the correct Macro syntax?

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Q52. What should be done to scale out an existing Calm environment?

Create new prism Central Scale-Out VMS end enable Calm within the GUI,

Back up the data and create three Calm VMS from the Calm VM QCOW2 image.

Run cluster destroy on the VM that will be the master Calm VM.

Beck up the data and create three Calm VMS from the Calm VM OVA template.

Q53. An administrator has a Linux VM that does batch processing out of a queue. Currently, a technician connects to the VM console and runs a command on the VM to initiate or terminate the batch processing application, as there is no programmatic interface for the application.
The application is processor intensive, so it should only run outside of business hours. The VM has the ability to send REST API calls to Prism.
How should the administrator configure a Playbook to satisfy the needs of this process with minimal external interaction?

Manual Trigger > Power On > VM SSH > Wait for Some Time > Power Off VM

Time Trigger > VM SSH > Wait for Some Time > VM SSH

Webhook Trigger > REST API > Wait for Some Time > REST API

Manual Trigger > VM SSH > Wait for Some Time > VM SSH

A Playbook is a collection of tasks that can be executed based on a trigger, such as a time, a webhook, or a manual action. A Playbook can be used to automate workflows across different systems and services, such as Nutanix Prism, VMs, hosts, and external APIs. A Playbook can also use variables, conditions, and loops to customize the execution logic and data.
In this scenario, the administrator wants to automate the batch processing application on the Linux VM, which can only be controlled by a command on the VM console. The application should run only outside of business hours, and the VM should send REST API calls to Prism to report its status.
The best way to configure a Playbook for this process is to use a Time Trigger, which allows the administrator to specify a schedule for the Playbook execution, such as daily, weekly, or monthly. The Time Trigger can also be configured to run only on certain days or hours, such as weekdays or nights. This way, the administrator can ensure that the Playbook runs only outside of business hours, without requiring any manual intervention.
The Playbook should then have two VM SSH tasks, one to initiate the batch processing application, and one to terminate it. A VM SSH task is a task that executes a command or script on a target VM using SSH. A VM SSH task can be used to control applications or services that do not have a programmatic interface, such as the batch processing application in this scenario. The VM SSH task can also use variables to pass data to or from the command or script, such as the VM name, IP address, or output.
The Playbook should also have a Wait for Some Time task, which is a task that pauses the Playbook execution for a specified duration or until a condition is met. A Wait for Some Time task can be used to ensure that the batch processing application has enough time to complete its work, or to wait for a certain event or state to occur, such as a file creation, a service status, or a VM power state.
The Playbook should also have two REST API tasks, one before and one after the Wait for Some Time task. A REST API task is a task that executes an HTTP request to a specified URL, with optional headers, body, and authentication. A REST API task can be used to interact with external systems or services that expose an API, such as Nutanix Prism in this scenario. The REST API task can also use variables to pass data to or from the HTTP request, such as the VM name, IP address, or response.
The REST API tasks should be configured to send the VM status to Prism, such as the start and end time of the batch processing, the CPU and memory usage, or the output of the application. This way, the administrator can monitor and manage the VM and the application from Prism, without having to connect to the VM console.
The Playbook configuration should look something like this:
Time Trigger: Set the schedule to run daily, only on weekdays, and only at night (e.g., 10 PM to 6 AM).
VM SSH: Set the target VM to the Linux VM, and set the command or script to initiate the batch processing application (e.g., ./batch.sh start).
REST API: Set the URL to the Prism API endpoint, and set the HTTP method, headers, body, and authentication as required. Use variables to pass the VM name, IP address, and start time of the batch processing to the HTTP request (e.g., {“vm_name”: “{{vm_name}}”, “vm_ip”: “{{vm_ip}}”, “start_time”: “{{start_time}}”}).
Wait for Some Time: Set the duration to the expected time for the batch processing to finish, or set a condition to wait until a certain event or state occurs (e.g., wait until file /tmp/batch.done exists).
REST API: Set the URL to the Prism API endpoint, and set the HTTP method, headers, body, and authentication as required. Use variables to pass the VM name, IP address, end time, and output of the batch processing to the HTTP request (e.g., {“vm_name”: “{{vm_name}}”, “vm_ip”: “{{vm_ip}}”, “end_time”: “{{end_time}}”, “output”: “{{output}}”}).
VM SSH: Set the target VM to the Linux VM, and set the command or script to terminate the batch processing application (e.g., ./batch.sh stop).
Reference:
https://www.nutanix.com/content/dam/nutanix/resources/datasheets/ds-ncp-mca-6-5.pdf
https://www.nutanix.com/content/dam/nutanix/resources/support/ds-ncp-mca.pdf

Q54.

A company has the following departments:
HR
Accounting
Support
Sales
e-commerce
An administrator has created a Playbook that will add memory to the affected VMS when the configured alert is triggered.
Which VMS will get more memory?