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NEW QUESTION # 54
A new Blueprint has been created for the Marketing Department and published to the Marketplace but is not visible to the Marketing Project Developers/Consumers.
What needs to be done to allow the Marketing Project to consume to the Marketplace Blueprint?
- A. The Blueprint needs to have e higher version number than previous Blueprints.
- B. The Blueprint needs to have the Marketing Category assigned in the Marketplace Item.
- C. The Blueprint needs to have the Published Category applied in the Marketplace Item.
- D. The Blueprint needs to be Approved and Published with the Marketing Project.
Answer: D
Explanation:
To make a Blueprint visible to a specific Project, it needs to be approved and published with that Project. This ensures that only authorized Blueprints are available for consumption by the Project members. Applying a Category or a version number to the Blueprint does not affect its visibility to the Project. References: Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam Blueprint Guide, page 14, section 3.1.2
NEW QUESTION # 55
Save Playbook
Given input is invalid. No existing secret params found. password cannot XXXXXXX have value.
An administrator is receiving the error shown in the exhibit while saving the Playbook.
What is causing this issue?
- A. There are no saved credentials found in the Playbook.
- B. Password Policy does not match for the given password.
- C. The Playbook is cloned from another playbook with a password.
- D. The given credentials do not have the access for execution.
Answer: C
Explanation:
The error message indicates that the password parameter is not a secret parameter, which means it is not encrypted and stored securely in the Calm database. This can happen when a Playbook is cloned from another Playbook that has a password parameter defined as a secret parameter. The cloned Playbook will inherit the password value from the original Playbook, but it will not be a secret parameter. To resolve this issue, the administrator needs to either delete the password parameter and create a new one as a secret parameter, or edit the password parameter and mark it as a secret parameter. References:
* Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam Blueprint Guide, page 15, section 4.2.1
* Nutanix Calm Playbooks
* Nutanix Calm Parameters
NEW QUESTION # 56
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?
- A. Developer created a post-create task for reserving the IP address
- B. Developer created a pre-create task for reserving the IP address
- C. Developer forgot to publish the updated blueprint
- D. Developer forgot to save the updated blueprint
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 57
Which method will result in unique names per VM when scaling out a Service in a Calm Blueprint?
- A. Set the VM Name field to allow user edits at launch so the user can enter a custom value at launch.
- B. Service VM Name field contains the macro variable @@{calm_array_index}@@.
- C. Call an external Python eScript that uses an IPAM API to register the VM name in DNS.
- D. Guest OS customization using sysprep contains <ComputerName>@@{name}@@</ComputerName>.
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 58
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?
- A. Create a role for the OS Team Active Directory Group and add the VMs to it.
- B. Create a local user in Linux OS and provide access to the OS Team.
- C. Assign new VMs to a category and provide category access to the OS Team.
- D. Provide Prism Admin access to the OS Team Active Directory Group.
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 59
An end user for an application that has been assigned the Consumer role within the project has noticed multiple issues with a blueprint that need to be addressed. The decision has been made to bring the end user onto the team to be able to modify the blueprints for this project.
Using the concept of least privilege, what role should the end user be assigned?
- A. Operator
- B. Developer
- C. Project Admin
- D. Consumer
Answer: B
Explanation:
The Developer role is the most appropriate role for the end user who needs to modify the blueprints for the project. The Developer role allows the user to create, edit, and delete blueprints and runbooks within the project, as well as launch and manage applications from the Marketplace. The Developer role does not have the privileges to create or manage projects, users, roles, or categories, which are reserved for the Project Admin role. The Consumer role only allows the user to launch and manage applications from the Marketplace, but not to modify the blueprints or runbooks. The Operator role allows the user to monitor and manage the infrastructure and applications within the project, but not to create or edit the blueprints or runbooks.
References:
* Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) v6.5, Section 1 - Describe and Differentiate Automation Concepts and Principles, Objective 1.5 - Identify the capabilities of Projects
* Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA), Module 3 - Self-Service Projects, Lesson
* 3.1 - Project Roles and Permissions
NEW QUESTION # 60
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?
- A. Event, where event type is Restored VM from Snapshot and Target VM is the specific VMS.
- B. Alerts Matching Criteria. where alert type is Snapshot Restoration, and the criteria is the VM names.
- C. Event, where the event is Snapshot Restoration, and the Target VM is VMS in Environment: Dev
- D. Alert. where alert type is Restored VM from Snapshot and target VM Category is Environment: Dev
Answer: C
Explanation:
An event trigger is a type of trigger that can be used to execute a playbook when a specific event occurs in the Nutanix platform. An event trigger can be configured with various parameters, such as the event type, the target VM, the target VM category, the target project, and the target user. In this scenario, the administrator wants to be notified when a subset of VMs within the Environment:Dev category is restored from snapshot.
Therefore, the event trigger should have the following parameters:
* Event type: Snapshot Restoration. This is the event that indicates a VM has been restored from a snapshot.
* Target VM: VMS in Environment: Dev. This is the filter that specifies which VMs are relevant for the trigger. By selecting VMS in Environment: Dev, the trigger will only apply to the VMs that belong to the Environment:Dev category.
* Other parameters: These can be left as default or customized as needed.
References:
* Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA) Course, Module 3: X-Play, Lesson 3.2:
Creating and Managing Playbooks, Slide 13: Event Trigger
* Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam Blueprint Guide, Section 3:
Validate Blueprints, Playbooks, and Automation Settings, Objective 3.1: Determine the causes of a Playbook execution failure
NEW QUESTION # 61
Which two statements are true regarding the Nutanix public Github repository? (Choose two.)
- A. Nutanix publishes official vetted blueprints and tasks to Nutanix's public Github Calm repository.
- B. Nutanix provides a documented process to seed Github based scripts into the Calm Task Library.
- C. Calm's public repository contains Nutanix-vetted custom scripts created and published by community members.
- D. Nutanix provides documented processes to seed scripts from any source repository.
Answer: B,C
NEW QUESTION # 62
Refer to exhibits.
The variable VM_NAME is giving a warning that indicates that the variable is not found. When checking the Service tab, the variable is found to match the VM_NAME field entry as shown in the exhibit below:
What is causing this warning message?
- A. @@{calm_time}@@ output is longer than allowed for a Service Name
- B. User modifiable variable for VM_NAME is not allowed
- C. Service Name matches the variable name
- D. VM_NAME variable must be defined under Application Profile
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 63
An Application team has provided an administrator the following high level requirements for infrastructure they require:
5 Application VMs
2 Database VMs
2 Web VMs
Which two pieces of information are needed, at a minimum, to effectively automate the scaling of the environment? (Choose two.)
- A. If the application needs to be highly available
- B. Steady state resource utilization
- C. SLA uptime of the application
- D. Expected resource utilization under load
Answer: B,D
Explanation:
To effectively automate the scaling of the environment, the administrator needs to know the steady state resource utilization and the expected resource utilization under load of the application, database, and web VMs. These two pieces of information will help the administrator to define the scaling policies, thresholds, and actions for the blueprint service that deploys the infrastructure. The administrator can use the Self-Service feature of Nutanix Multicloud Automation to create a blueprint service that can scale up or down based on the resource utilization metrics. The administrator can also use the Runbook feature to automate the scaling actions using scripts or APIs.
The other options are incorrect because:
* SLA uptime of the application: This is not a piece of information that is needed to automate the scaling of the environment. The SLA uptime of the application is a performance indicator that measures the availability and reliability of the application. The administrator can use the X-Play feature of Nutanix Multicloud Automation to create event-driven playbooks that can trigger actions based on alerts or schedules to ensure the SLA uptime of the application.
* If the application needs to be highly available: This is not a piece of information that is needed to automate the scaling of the environment. The high availability of the application is a design consideration that affects the architecture and configuration of the infrastructure and the application. The administrator can use the Projects feature of Nutanix Multicloud Automation to create projects that can define the availability domains, networks, and storage for the infrastructure and the application.
References:
* Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam Blueprint Guide, Section
2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5
* Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA) Course, Module 2: Self-Service, Module 3:
Runbook, Module 5: Projects
* Training Spotlight: Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA), Video 2: Self-Service, Video 3: Runbook, Video 5: Projects
NEW QUESTION # 64
Which products or features are dependencies of Calm? (Choose two.)
- A. Block Storage IP
- B. Prism Central
- C. Data Service IP
- D. Prism Element
Answer: B,D
Explanation:
Nutanix Calm is a feature of Prism Central that enables you to automate the deployment and management of infrastructure and applications across multiple clouds. Prism Central is a centralized management plane that provides unified visibility and control over Nutanix clusters and services. Prism Element is the local management plane for each Nutanix cluster that runs the Acropolis Operating System (AOS). Both Prism Central and Prism Element are required for Nutanix Calm to function properly and access the resources and services of the Nutanix platform. References:
* Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) v6.5, Section 2 - Deploy and Configure Nutanix Calm and Related Components, page 1
* Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA), Module 1 - Introduction to Nutanix Multicloud Automation, Lesson 1.1 - Nutanix Multicloud Automation Overview, page 4
* Nutanix Calm User Guide, Introduction to Nutanix Calm, Nutanix Calm Architecture
NEW QUESTION # 65
Which Calm feature enables the ability to enforce project quotas for the ESXi hypervisor?
- A. Project Quotas
- B. Project Environments
- C. Runbooks
- D. Policy Engine
Answer: D
Explanation:
The Policy Engine is a Calm feature that allows you to define and enforce policies for your projects, such as quotas, approvals, and actions. You can use the Policy Engine to set project quotas for the ESXi hypervisor, such as the number of VMs, CPU cores, memory, and storage that can be provisioned by the project. This helps you to control the resource consumption and allocation of your ESXi clusters. References:
* Nutanix Support & Insights: This is the official Nutanix documentation for Calm on ESXi, where you can find information about the Policy Engine and how to configure it for your projects.
* Nutanix Exam NCP-MCA Topic 2 Question 28 Discussion: This is a forum where you can find discussions and explanations for Nutanix certification exam questions, including question 28 from topic
2, which is similar to your question.
* Calm on ESXi Deployment: This is a Nutanix community post where you can learn more about how to deploy and use Calm on ESXi.
NEW QUESTION # 66
Refer to the exhibit.
A subset of Linux VMs are required to be gracefully shutdown each evening. A Playbook is created to shutdown the targeted VMs, however the error message shown in the exhibit is displayed when the Playbook is executed.
What is causing the error message?
- A. User executing the Playbook does not have Admin privileges.
- B. The VM is missing Nutanix Guest Tools.
- C. The VM is already powered off.
- D. The SSH Service is not running on the VMs.
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 67
What is the correct method to upgrade Calm?
- A. LCM via Prism Element
- B. Calm Marketplace
- C. Calm Dashboard
- D. LCM via Prism Central
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION # 68
In order to give Consumers the ability to modify attributes, what should the Blueprint creator implement in the design?
- A. Runtime variables
- B. HTTP task with built-in macros
- C. eScript task with custom macros
- D. Custom actions
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 69
An administrator has been tasked with automating the optimization of plays with the autopilot feature.
What must the administrator be aware of before configuring autopilot?
- A. Autopilot only applies to new playbooks.
- B. Autopilot feature only applies to metric-based alerts as triggers.
- C. Autopilot never waits for approvals.
- D. Autopilot will only attempt to apply the playbook a single time
Answer: C
Explanation:
Autopilot is a feature of Nutanix Calm that allows the administrator to automate the execution of playbooks based on predefined conditions or triggers. Autopilot can optimizethe performance, availability, and cost of applications by applying the appropriate actions in response to events or metrics. Before configuring autopilot, the administrator must be aware of the following limitations12:
* Autopilot never waits for approvals. This means that the administrator must ensure that the playbooks
* are tested and verified before enabling autopilot. Autopilot will execute the playbooks without any human intervention or confirmation.
* Autopilot feature only applies to metric-based alerts as triggers. This means that the administrator can only use metrics from the Nutanix Prism Central or the Nutanix Karbon clusters as the conditions for triggering the playbooks. Autopilot does not support other types of triggers such as schedules, webhooks, or manual triggers. References: Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam Blueprint Guide, page 10; Nutanix Calm SaaS User Guide, section 4.3.
NEW QUESTION # 70
An application team wants faster releases and starts an initiative to automate the entire database and application deployments.
The current manual process involves:
Creating virtual machines to host the databases and applications
Allocate right amount of storage for the database and applications
Deploy database software and create database
Schedule backup and recovery process for the database
Deploy applications
How can application releases be repeatedly deployed in the least amount of time?
- A. Deploy databases manually and create a Calm blueprint to automate application deployment
- B. Deploy databases through Era and create a Calm blueprint to automate application deployment
- C. Create a Calm blueprint deploying applications and calling Era APis to automate database deployments
- D. Create a Calm blueprint calling Calm APIs for both database and applications deployments
Answer: C
Explanation:
The best way to automate the entire database and application deployments is to use a combination of Nutanix Calm and Nutanix Era. Nutanix Calm is a multicloud automation platform that allows you to create blueprints to deploy and manage infrastructure and applications across different cloud environments. Nutanix Era is a database management platform that allows you to provision, clone, patch, refresh, and restore databases in a simplified and automated way. By creating a Calm blueprint that deploys applications and calls Era APIs to automate database deployments, you can achieve faster and consistent releases, as well as reduce the manual effort and complexity involved in the process. You can also leverage the features of Calm and Era, such as self-service, governance, showback, backup, and recovery, to enhance the efficiency and security of your deployments. References:
https://www.nutanix.com/support-services/training-certification/certifications/certification-details-nutanix-certifi
https://www.nutanix.com/content/dam/nutanix/resources/support/ds-ncp-mca.pdf
NEW QUESTION # 71
An administrator needs to configure a Prism Central automation task to be notified if production VMs exceed the CPU threshold of 70%.
How can this be achieved?
- A. Create an Alert policy for Category Env:Production.
- B. Create an NCC alert based on performance data.
- C. Create a script from the Guest OS for the alert.
- D. Create an Alert policy for all VMs.
Answer: A
Explanation:
To create a custom alert policy, the administrator needs to specify the entity type, the impact, the severity, the condition, and the notification method. In this case, the entity type is VM, the impact is performance, the severity is warning, the condition is CPU usage > 70%, and the notification method is email. Additionally, the administrator can use categories to filter the entities that are affected by the alert policy. By selecting the category Env:Production, the administrator can limit the alert policy to only apply to the production VMs.
References:
Nutanix
https://www.bing.com/th?id=OSK.rK3sz-kbZCnJ9cwhAmYELm3vDpqzAZFHBIZFgLsHbGQ&pid=cdx&w=1
* Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) v6.5, Section 2 - Deploy and Configure Self-service and Related Components, Objective 2.5 - Identify required configuration settings for a Self-Service deployment
* How to create custom alert policies | Prism central | Nutanix Community
NEW QUESTION # 72
An administrator has built a Playbook to run a Powershell script in a VM when a specific alert is generated.
Several days later, the alert is generated, but the script does not execute and there are no Plays recorded for the Playbook.
What is causing this issue?
- A. The script executed, but closed with an error code.
- B. The path to the script was not correct.
- C. The Playbook was never enabled.
- D. The version of Playbooks is not correct for the version of Prism Central.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 73
An administrator is trying to save new settings for an Azure integration. but is having issues applying the changes.
What log should the administrator check?
- A. / home/calm/log/sytx.log
- B. / home/calm/log/hercules.log
- C. / home/espilon/log/arjun.log
- D. / home/espilon/log/durga.log
Answer: B
Explanation:
The hercules.log file is the log file for the Calm service, which is responsible for managing the integration with various cloud providers, including Azure. The administrator can check this log file to troubleshoot any issues related to the Azure integration, such as authentication, configuration, or communication errors. The other log files are not relevant for the Azure integration. The sytx.log file is the log file for the Sytx service, which is responsible for managing the Calm UI and API. The durga.log file is the log file for the Durga service, which is responsible for managing the Calm Marketplace and blueprints. The arjun.log file is the log file for the Arjun service, which is responsible for managing the Calm runbooks and playbooks.
References:
* Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) v6.5, Section 2 - Deploy and Configure Nutanix Calm and Related Components, Objective 2.4 - Identify required configuration settings for a Nutanix Calm deployment
* [Troubleshooting Calm | Nutanix Community]
NEW QUESTION # 74
Refer to the exhibit.
A subset of Linux VMs are required to be gracefully shutdown each evening. A Playbook is created to shutdown the targeted VMs, however the error message shown in the exhibit is displayed when the Playbook is executed.
What is causing the error message?
- A. User executing the Playbook does not have Admin privileges.
- B. The SSH Service is not running on the VMs.
- C. The VM is missing Nutanix Guest Tools.
- D. The VM is already powered off.
Answer: B
Explanation:
According to the Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA) course1, one of the prerequisites for using X-Play to automate tasks on VMs is to have SSH enabled and configured on the target VMs. This allows X-Play to connect to the VMs and execute commands or scripts remotely. If the SSH service is not running on the VMs, then X-Play will fail to connect and perform the actions, resulting in the error message shown in the exhibit. The other options are not likely to cause this error, as they are either unrelated to X-Play (A and B) or not required for X-Play to work . References: Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA) course
NEW QUESTION # 75
What two pieces of information can an administrator obtain from Plays? (Choose two.)
- A. Execution result status
- B. Host where the action runs
- C. Start time and end time of each action
- D. CVM IP where the alert was triggered
Answer: A,B
NEW QUESTION # 76
An administrator needs to restore a snapshot from a VM running in AWS that was created with a single VM blueprint Within.
which Calm tab should the administrator perform this task?
- A. Snapshots
- B. Recovery
- C. Manage
Answer: A
Explanation:
According to the Nutanix Calm documentation1, the Snapshots tab allows the administrator to view, create, and restore snapshots of the VMs that are part of a blueprint. The Manage tab only shows the status and actions of the blueprint, and the Recovery tab is used for disaster recovery operations2. References:
* 1 Nutanix Calm: Introducing Snapshot and Restore Actions3
* 2 Nutanix Calm User Guide: Blueprint Operations
NEW QUESTION # 77
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