Nutanix NCSE Level 1 Exam Prep Notes Part – 2
This “NCSE Level 1 Exam Prep Notes Part – 2” blog covers some of the questions and answers I used for brainstorming and self-learning. Furthermore, the remaining once will follow in subsequent posts. Morover, 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 2
| No: | Questions and Answers |
| 21 | List the supported hypervisor with acropolis files services |
| A | AHV and ESXi |
| 22 | What are the supported file-sharing protocol for AFS |
| A | SMB ( Microsoft) and NFS ( Vmware) |
| 26 | what is the use case for going with multiple AFS clusters |
| A | Usually this is done when there is separate active directory domains |
| 27 | What is the difference between the prism and prims pro |
| A | Prism is included with every edition of Acropolis. Prism Pro used for optimizing capacity, monitoring and resolving anomalies proactively, and automated remediation and operations tasks. |
| 28 | What are the deployment option when it comes to prism central |
| A | There are two deployment options, 1) One VM based installation or 2) Three VM instance installation |
| 29 | From where do you install prism central |
| A | From prism element |
| 30 | Does prism central requires extra license |
| A | No |
| 33 | What is the Nutnaix tool for benchmarking |
| A | X-RAY |
| 34 | What is the Nutanix tool for Sizing |
| A | Sizer |
| 35 | What is the deployment best practice for X-RAY |
| A | As a best practice, the X-RAY should be hosted on a VM outside of the cluster |
| 36 | Does X-RAY supported public cloud benchmarking |
| A | No |
| 37 | What are the hypervisors supported by X-RAY |
| A | Hyper-V, ESXi and AHV |
| 38 | What is the type of tests supported by X-RAY |
| A | Day 0 to Day N |
| 39 | What is the name of the X-RAY test which assesses the infrastructure limit |
| A | Four corners benchmark |
| 40 | What the performance tests available on X-RAY around the applications |
| A | VDI simulator and OLTP simulator |
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 Notes Part – 3 and for the previous part use NCSE Level 1 Exam Notes Part – 1
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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