Nutanix NCSE Level 1 Exam Prep Notes Part – 1
It is hard to keep the entire question in one post as the topics are very vast and detailed. Because of this, I created multiple posts to share the learning. This “NCSE Level 1 Exam Prep Notes Part – 1” blog covers some of the questions and answers I used for brainstorming and self-learning. Furthermore, the remaining once will follow in subsequent posts. Furthermore, these notes are based on the recommended topics mention in NCSE level 1 blueprint, the topics covered are such as
- Apply Pre-Sales Knowledge
- Match Workloads to Solutions
- Size Nutanix Solutions
- Apply Tools and Resources
Indeed, this exam is one of the hardest in the field with most of the questions are based on scenarios. As a result, I tried capturing all the relevant pre-sales questions covering architecture, planning, sizing, and positioning and here it comes!
Questions & Answers – Part 1
| No: | Questions and Answers |
| 1 | List the main three storage efficiency features part of Nutanix Solution? |
| A | Erasure-coding, Compression, and Deduplication |
| 2 | What is the targeted data for erasure coding |
| A | Cold Data such as write-once and read many types of workload (WORM) |
| 3 | What are the two types of data at rest encryption (DARE) solutions with Nutanix |
| A | Software and hardware-based data at rest-encryption |
| 4 | Can you convert the replication factor from 2 to 3 |
| A | This can be done from the container replication factor level |
| 5 | what is the default redundancy factor |
| A | RF2 |
| 7 | What are the main two solutions out there for taking snapshots |
| A | Redirect on write and copy on write |
| 8 | What is the name of Nutanix Hypervisor |
| A | AHV |
| 9 | What is the name of Nutanix mangment interface |
| A | Prism |
| 10 | What is the new name of the x-tract |
| A | Nutanix Move |
| 11 | What are the supported GPU enabling options with AHV |
| A | Passthrough or vGPU mode |
| 12 | What is the option of controlling the run time of the VM on AHV |
| A | Affinity and Anti-affinity |
| 13 | What is the internal queueing technique used for AHV |
| A | AHV Tubo |
| 14 | What is the old queuing technique used by AHV |
| A | QEMU |
| 15 | What is the in-place conversion ( DIAL) supported in AHV hypervisors |
| A | ESXi to AHV |
| 16 | What is the name of the default management element on each of the clusters |
| A | Prism Element |
| 17 | What is the use case of prism Central |
| A | Prism central allows to manage multiple Nutanix Clusters |
| 18 | What is the new name of acropolis block services |
| A | Volume |
| 20 | What is the new name of Acropolis file servces |
| A | Nutanix Files |
Summary & Next Steps
For passing the exam, the topic I am covering part of these QA notes is not enough however this could be a good starting point for you to get deep into each of the topics. Additionally, I would strongly recommend you to read the remaining part also to get the full scenarios and topics. Moreover, for the next part of questions and answers please use NCSE Level 1 Exam Prep Notes Part – 2 link
Above all, also please read “Nutanix solutions from an architectural perspective” blog post for doing architectural discussion around the Nutanix solutions – Happy Learning
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