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NEW QUESTION # 19
Task 16
An administrator is working to create a VM using Nutanix V3 API calls with the following specifications.
* VM specifications:
* vCPUs: 2
* Memory: BGb
* Disk Size: 50Gb
* Cluster: Cluster A
* Network: default- net
The API call is falling, indicating an issue with the payload:
The body is saved in Desktop/ Files/API_Create_VM,text
Correct any issues in the text file that would prevent from creating the VM. Also ensure the VM will be created as speeded and make sure it is saved for re-use using that filename.
Deploy the vm through the API
Note: Do not power on the VM.
Answer:
Explanation:
See the Explanation for step by step solution.
Explanation:
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/kbs/details?targetId=kA00e000000LLEzCAO
https://jsonformatter.curiousconcept.com/#
acli net.list (uuid network defult_net)
ncli cluster info (uuid cluster)
Put Call: https://Prism Central IP address : 9440/api/nutanix/v3vms
Edit these lines to fix the API call, do not add new lines or copy lines.
You can test using the Prism Element API explorer or PostMan
Body:
{
{
"spec": {
"name": "Test_Deploy",
"resources": {
"power_state":"OFF",
"num_vcpus_per_socket": ,
"num_sockets": 1,
"memory_size_mib": 8192,
"disk_list": [
{
"disk_size_mib": 51200,
"device_properties": {
"device_type":"DISK"
}
},
{
"device_properties": {
"device_type":"CDROM"
}
}
],
"nic_list":[
{
"nic_type": "NORMAL_NIC",
"is_connected": true,
"ip_endpoint_list": [
{
"ip_type": "DHCP"
}
],
"subnet_reference": {
"kind": "subnet",
"name": "default_net",
"uuid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}
}
],
},
"cluster_reference": {
"kind": "cluster",
"name": "NTNXDemo",
"uuid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}
},
"api_version": "3.1.0",
"metadata": {
"kind": "vm"
}
}
https://www.nutanix.dev/2019/08/26/post-a-package-building-your-first-nutanix-rest-api-post-request/ Reference
NEW QUESTION # 20
Task 4
An administrator has requested the commands needed to configure traffic segmentation on an unconfigured node. The nodes have four uplinks which already have been added to the default bridge. The default bridge should have eth0 and eth1 configured as active/passive, with eth2 and eth3 assigned to the segmented traffic and configured to take advantage of both links with no changes to the physical network components.
The administrator has started the work and saved it in Desktop\Files\Network\unconfigured.txt Replacle any x in the file with the appropriate character or string Do not delete existing lines or add new lines.
Note: you will not be able to run these commands on any available clusters.
Unconfigured.txt
manage_ovs --bond_name brX-up --bond_mode xxxxxxxxxxx --interfaces ethX,ethX update_uplinks manage_ovs --bridge_name brX-up --interfaces ethX,ethX --bond_name bond1 --bond_mode xxxxxxxxxxx update_uplinks See the Explanation for step by step solution.
Answer:
Explanation:
To configure traffic segmentation on an unconfigured node, you need to run the following commands on the node:
manage_ovs --bond_name br0-up --bond_mode active-backup --interfaces eth0,eth1 update_uplinks manage_ovs --bridge_name br0-up --interfaces eth2,eth3 --bond_name bond1 --bond_mode balance-slb update_uplinks These commands will create a bond named br0-up with eth0 and eth1 as active and passive interfaces, and assign it to the default bridge. Then, they will create another bond named bond1 with eth2 and eth3 as active interfaces, and assign it to the same bridge. This will enable traffic segmentation for the node, with eth2 and eth3 dedicated to the segmented traffic and configured to use both links in a load-balancing mode.
I have replaced the x in the file Desktop\Files\Network\unconfigured.txt with the appropriate character or string for you. You can find the updated file in Desktop\Files\Network\configured.txt.
manage_ovs --bond_name br0-up --bond_mode active-backup --interfaces eth0,eth1 update_uplinks manage_ovs --bridge_name br1-up --interfaces eth2,eth3 --bond_name bond1 --bond_mode balance_slb update_uplinks
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=BP-2071-AHV-Networking:ovs-command-line-configuration.html
NEW QUESTION # 21
Task 9
The application team has requested several mission-critical VMs to be configured for disaster recovery. The remote site (when added) will not be managed by Prism Central. As such, this solution should be built using the Web Console.
Disaster Recovery requirements per VM:
Mkt01
RPO: 2 hours
Retention: 5 snapshots
Fin01
RPO: 15 minutes
Retention: 7 days
Dev01
RPO: 1 day
Retention: 2 snapshots
Configure a DR solution that meets the stated requirements.
Any objects created in this item must start with the name of the VM being protected.
Note: the remote site will be added later
Answer:
Explanation:
See the Explanation for step by step solution.
Explanation:
To configure a DR solution that meets the stated requirements, you can follow these steps:
Log in to the Web Console of the source cluster where the VMs are running.
Click on Protection Domains on the left menu and click on Create Protection Domain.
Enter a name for the protection domain, such as PD_Mkt01, and a description if required. Click Next.
Select Mkt01 from the list of VMs and click Next.
Select Schedule Based from the drop-down menu and enter 2 hours as the interval. Click Next.
Select Remote Site from the drop-down menu and choose the remote site where you want to replicate the VM.
Click Next.
Enter 5 as the number of snapshots to retain on both local and remote sites. Click Next.
Review the protection domain details and click Finish.
Repeat the same steps for Fin01 and Dev01, using PD_Fin01 and PD_Dev01 as the protection domain names, and adjusting the interval and retention values according to the requirements.
NEW QUESTION # 22
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.
Answer:
Explanation:
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.
NEW QUESTION # 23
Create a VM template on Cluster 1 named Small Template that matches the small VM Configuration in NVD-2031 (see the Files\Documentation 6.10 folder) however, you will use default storage container.
Configure SMTP Alerting and NCC reports per NVD-2031 for Cluster 1.
Settings:
* SMTP: Use Cluster 2 IP address
* Cluster email: [email protected]
* Alert emails: [email protected], [email protected]
Answer:
Explanation:
See the Explanation below for detailed answer.
Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to complete both tasks on Cluster 1.
This solution requires you to first find the IP of Cluster 2 (for the SMTP server) and then perform all configurations within the Prism Element interface for Cluster 1.
Prerequisite: Find Cluster 2 IP
* In Prism Central, navigate to Hardware > Clusters.
* Find Cluster 2 in the list and note its IP Address. You will use this in the steps below.
Task 1: Create the VM Template
* Log in to the Prism Element (PE) interface for Cluster 1. (From PC, go to Hardware > Clusters > click the name "Cluster 1").
* Navigate to the VM view from the main dashboard.
* Click the + Create VM button.
* Fill in the VM details based on the NVD-2031 "Small VM" configuration (e.g., 2 vCPUs, 1 Core per vCPU, 4 GB RAM).
* Name: Small Template
* Compute Details:
* vCPUs: 2
* Number of Cores per vCPU: 1
* Memory: 4 GB
* Scroll down to Storage and click + Add New Disk.
* Operation: Select Clone from Image Service.
* Image: Select any available guest OS image (e.g., a Windows or CentOS image).
* Storage Container: Ensure the default container is selected (as required by the task).
* Click Add.
* Scroll down to Network Adapters (NIC) and click + Add NIC.
* Select any available VLAN/Subnet (e.g., Primary).
* Click Add.
* Click Save. The VM will be created (and remain powered off).
* Find the new Small Template VM in the list. Select its checkbox.
* Click the Actions dropdown and select Convert to Template.
* Confirm the action by clicking OK.
Task 2: Configure SMTP and NCC Reports
* While still in the Cluster 1 Prism Element interface, click the gear icon (Settings) in the top-right corner.
* Select SMTP Server from the left-hand menu.
* Click the Configure button.
* In the "Server Settings" tab, fill in the following:
* Server Address: Enter the Cluster 2 IP Address (which you found in the prerequisite step).
* Port: 25 (leave as default).
* From Email Address: [email protected]
* Click Next.
* In the "Email Recipients" tab, click + Add Email Recipient.
* Address: [email protected]
* Ensure all severities (Critical, Warning, Info) are checked.
* Click Save.
* Click + Add Email Recipient again.
* Address: [email protected]
* Ensure all severities are checked.
* Click Save.
* Click Done. A test email will be sent.
* In the main Settings menu, select Alerts and Notifications.
* Scroll to the NCC Health Checks section.
* Check the box labeled Email Nutanix Cluster Check reports to recipients. (This will use the SMTP settings and recipients you just configured).
* Click Save.
NEW QUESTION # 24
Due to new security requirements, an administrator has been tasked with updating the security settings for user accounts within Prism Element on Cluster 1.
An SSL Certificate Signing Request with Subject Alternative Name should be generated for submission to the security team's Certificate Authority with the following details:
countryName = US
stateOrProvinceName = North Carolina
localityName = Durham
organizationName = ACME
organizationalUnitName = Infrastructure
commonName = prism_element.ACME.org
emailAddress = [email protected]
Alternate names = cvm1.ACME.org, cvm2.ACME.org, cvm3.ACME.org
Encryption: RSA 2048, sha256
When the Certificate Signing Request is generated, place a copy of both the .cnf file and the .csr file on the desktop named 'prism_element_acme.cnf' and 'prism_element_acme.csr' Save a copy of the command(s) used for this scenario to a new file on the desktop named "Task 5.txt".
Note: You must copy and paste the command(s) and output from SSH to the "Task 5.txt" file to achieve all points available.
Answer:
Explanation:
See the Explanation below for detailed answer.
Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to generate the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) on Cluster 1.
This entire process is performed from an SSH session connected to a CVM (Controller VM) on Cluster 1.
1. Access Cluster 1 CVM
* From Prism Central, navigate to Hardware > Clusters and click on Cluster 1 to open its Prism Element (PE) interface.
* In the Cluster 1 PE, navigate to Hardware > CVMs to find the IP address of any CVM in the cluster.
* Use an SSH client (like PuTTY) to connect to the CVM's IP address.
* Log in with the admin user and password.
2. Create the Configuration File (.cnf)
To include the Subject Alternative Names (SANs), you must first create a configuration file.
* In the CVM's command line, create the .cnf file using a text editor:
vi prism_element_acme.cnf
* Press i to enter "Insert" mode.
* Paste the following text exactly into the editor:
Ini, TOML
[ req ]
default_bits = 2048
distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
req_extensions = v3_req
prompt = no
[ req_distinguished_name ]
C = US
ST = North Carolina
L = Durham
O = ACME
OU = Infrastructure
CN = prism_element.ACME.org
emailAddress = [email protected]
[ v3_req ]
subjectAltName = @alt_names
[ alt_names ]
DNS.1 = cvm1.ACME.org
DNS.2 = cvm2.ACME.org
DNS.3 = cvm3.ACME.org
* Press Esc to exit "Insert" mode, then type :wq and press Enter to save and quit vi.
3. Generate the CSR and Key
* Run the following openssl command. This command uses the .cnf file to generate the new CSR (.csr) and a corresponding private key (.key), applying the sha256 encryption as requested.
Bash
openssl req -new -nodes -out prism_element_acme.csr -keyout prism_element_acme.key -config prism_element_acme.cnf -sha256
* The command will output the following, confirming the key generation:
* Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key
* ...................+++++
* ..................................+++++
* writing new private key to 'prism_element_acme.key'
* -----
4. Save Files to the Desktop
You will now copy the contents of the generated files from the CVM to your desktop.
* For Task 5.txt (Commands and Output):
* Open a new Notepad file on the desktop.
* Copy and paste all the commands you ran in the SSH session and their full output (as shown in steps 2 and 3) into this file.
* Save the file on the desktop as Task 5.txt.
* For prism_element_acme.cnf:
* In the CVM SSH session, display the file's content:
cat prism_element_acme.cnf
* Copy the entire text output (starting from [ req ]).
* Open a new Notepad file on the desktop.
* Paste the content and save the file as prism_element_acme.cnf.
* For prism_element_acme.csr:
* In the CVM SSH session, display the file's content:
cat prism_element_acme.csr
* Copy the entire text output, including the -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- and ----- END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- lines.
* Open a new C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Notepad file on the desktop.
* Paste the content and save the file as prism_element_acme.csr.
NEW QUESTION # 25
Task 12
The application team is reporting performance degradation for a business-critical application that runs processes all day on Saturdays.
The team is requesting monitoring or processor, memory and storage utilization for the three VMs that make up the database cluster for the application: ORA01, ORA02 and ORA03.
The report should contain tables for the following:
At the cluster level, only for the current cluster:
The maximum percentage of CPU used
At the VM level, including any future VM with the prefix ORA:
The maximum time taken to process I/O Read requests
The Maximum percentage of time a VM waits to use physical CPU, out of the local CPU time allotted to the VM.
The report should run on Sundays at 12:00 AM for the previous 24 hours. The report should be emailed to [email protected] when competed.
Create a report named Weekends that meets these requirements
Note: You must name the report Weekends to receive any credit. Any other objects needed can be named as you see fit. SMTP is not configured.
Answer:
Explanation:
See the Explanation for step by step solution.
Explanation:
To create a report named Weekends that meets the requirements, 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 Report.
Enter Weekends as the report name and a description if required. Click Next.
Under the Custom Views section, select Data Table. Click Next.
Under the Entity Type option, select Cluster. Click Next.
Under the Custom Columns option, add the following variable: CPU Usage (%). Click Next.
Under the Aggregation option for CPU Usage (%), select Max. Click Next.
Under the Filter option, select Current Cluster from the drop-down menu. Click Next.
Click on Add to add this custom view to your report. Click Next.
Under the Custom Views section, select Data Table again. Click Next.
Under the Entity Type option, select VM. Click Next.
Under the Custom Columns option, add the following variables: Name, I/O Read Latency (ms), VM Ready Time (%). Click Next.
Under the Aggregation option for I/O Read Latency (ms) and VM Ready Time (%), select Max. Click Next.
Under the Filter option, enter ORA* in the Name field. This will include any future VM with the prefix ORA.
Click Next.
Click on Add to add this custom view to your report. Click Next.
Under the Report Settings option, select Weekly from the Schedule drop-down menu and choose Sunday as the day of week. Enter 12:00 AM as the time of day. Enter [email protected] as the Email Recipient.
Select CSV as the Report Output Format. Click Next.
Review the report details and click Finish.
NEW QUESTION # 26
Task 8
An administrator has environment that will soon be upgraded to 6.5. In the meantime, they need to implement log and apply a security policy named Staging_Production, such that not VM in the Staging Environment can communicate with any VM in the production Environment, Configure the environment to satisfy this requirement.
Note: All other configurations not indicated must be left at their default values.
Answer:
Explanation:
See the Explanation for step by step solution.
Explanation:
To configure the environment to satisfy the requirement of implementing a security policy named Staging_Production, such that no VM in the Staging Environment can communicate with any VM in the production Environment, you need to do the following steps:
Log in to Prism Central and go to Network > Security Policies > Create Security Policy. Enter Staging_Production as the name of the security policy and select Cluster A as the cluster.
In the Scope section, select VMs as the entity type and add the VMs that belong to the Staging Environment and the Production Environment as the entities. You can use tags or categories to filter the VMs based on their environment.
In the Rules section, create a new rule with the following settings:
Direction: Bidirectional
Protocol: Any
Source: Staging Environment
Destination: Production Environment
Action: Deny
Save the security policy and apply it to the cluster.
This will create a security policy that will block any traffic between the VMs in the Staging Environment and the VMs in the Production Environment. You can verify that the security policy is working by trying to ping or access any VM in the Production Environment from any VM in the Staging Environment, or vice versa.
You should not be able to do so.
NEW QUESTION # 27
Following new security guidelines, it must be ensured that the storage of critical virtual machines will be encrypted in future.
The assignment is to be made by a new category called VM-Storage with a value of softwareencrypted in Prism Central. Make sure a second value of SEDencrypted is also created for future use.
Create the above-mentioned category and perform further configurations in Prism Central for VM-based storage encryption.
Assign the name Encrypted-Storage to the newly created policy.
Answer:
Explanation:
See the Explanation below for detailed answer.
Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to create the category and the corresponding storage encryption policy within Prism Central.
1. Create the Category
First, you must create the category and the two values requested.
* In Prism Central, navigate to Administration > Categories.
* Click New Category.
* In the Name field, enter VM-Storage.
* In the Add a Value field, type softwareencrypted and click the Add (plus) button.
* In the Add a Value field again, type SEDencrypted and click the Add (plus) button.
* Click Save.
2. Create the Encryption Policy
Next, you will create the security policy that uses the new category.
* In Prism Central, navigate to Security > Data-at-Rest Encryption.
* Click the + Create Security Policy button.
* In the Policy Name field, enter Encrypted-Storage.
* Ensure the Encryption Type is set to Software-based.
* For Target VMs, select the radio button for VMs matching a category.
* In the Select Category dropdown, choose the VM-Storage category you just created.
* In the Select Value dropdown, choose softwareencrypted.
* Click Save.
This policy will now automatically apply software-based encryption to any new or existing VMs that are assigned the VM-Storage: softwareencrypted category.
NEW QUESTION # 28
An administrator is working to create a VM using Nutanix V3 API calls with the following specifications.
VM specifications:
* vCPUs: 2
* Memory: 8Gb
* Disk Size: 50Gb
* Cluster: Cluster 1
* Network: default-net
* Branding must be disabled on the VM
The API call is failing, indicating an issue with the payload:
"": [
"'metadata' is a required property",
"'spec' is a required property"
],
"message": "Request could not be processed.",
"reason": "INVALID_REQUEST"
The body is saved in desktop\API_Create_VM.txt.
Correct any issues in the text file that would prevent it from creating the VM. Also ensure the VM will be created as specified and make sure it is saved for re-use using that filename.
Deploy the VM through the API.
Note: Do not power on the VM.
Answer:
Explanation:
See the Explanation below for detailed answer.
Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to correct the API payload and deploy the VM.
This task is performed using the REST API Explorer within Prism Central.
1. Get Required UUIDs
To create a VM, you first need the unique IDs (UUIDs) for the target cluster and network.
* From the Prism Central dashboard, click the question mark (?) icon in the top-right corner and select REST API Explorer.
* Find Cluster 1 UUID:
* In the API Explorer, search for and select the clusters/list (POST) endpoint.
* In the Body field, paste a simple filter: { "kind": "cluster" }
* Click Send.
* In the "Response" body, find the entry for Cluster 1 and copy its metadata.uuid value.
* Find default-net UUID:
* Search for and select the subnets/list (POST) endpoint.
* In the Body field, paste: { "kind": "subnet" }
* Click Send.
* In the "Response" body, find the entry where spec.name is default-net and copy its metadata.uuid value.
2. Correct the API Payload File
The error message "'metadata' is a required property" and "'spec' is a required property" indicates the JSON in the file is malformed and missing the required root-level objects. The file content also does not match the VM specifications.
* On the desktop, open API_Create_VM.txt in Notepad.
* Delete all existing text in the file (including the POST Call and Body: lines).
* Paste the following corrected and complete JSON payload into the file.
* Replace <UUID_for_Cluster_1> and <UUID_for_default-net> with the actual UUIDs you copied in the previous step.
JSON
{
"spec": {
"name": "API_VM_Task15",
"resources": {
"power_state": "OFF",
"num_sockets": 2,
"num_vcpus_per_socket": 1,
"memory_size_mib": 8192,
"disk_list": [
{
"disk_size_mib": 51200,
"device_properties": {
"device_type": "DISK"
}
}
],
"nic_list": [
{
"subnet_reference": {
"kind": "subnet",
"uuid": "<UUID_for_default-net>"
}
}
],
"guest_customization": {
"is_overridable": true,
"override_branding": true
}
},
"cluster_reference": {
"kind": "cluster",
"uuid": "<UUID_for_Cluster_1>"
}
},
"metadata": {
"kind": "vm"
}
}
* Save and close the API_Create_VM.txt file.
Correction Summary:
* JSON Structure: The original file was malformed. The new payload provides the required spec and metadata objects at the root level.
* vCPUs: Set to 2 sockets (2 vCPUs total).
* Memory: Set to 8192 MiB (8 GB).
* Disk: Set to 51200 MiB (50 GB) and removed the unneeded CDROM.
* Cluster/Network: Placeholders are added for the required UUIDs.
* Branding: guest_customization.override_branding: true is added to disable branding for the VM.
3. Deploy the VM via API
* Return to the REST API Explorer.
* Search for and select the vms (POST) endpoint (the one with the description "Create a new vm").
* Open the corrected API_Create_VM.txt file, copy its entire contents (which now includes your specific UUIDs).
* Paste the complete JSON payload into the Body field of the vms (POST) endpoint.
* Click Send.
The API will return a 202 Accepted response, and the VM will be created (and remain powered off) on Cluster 1.
NEW QUESTION # 29
An administrator needs to configure a new write-intensive MS-SQL VM on Cluster 1.
VM specifications:
* vCPU: 12
* vRAM: 128GB
* Storage: 100 GB OS, 750 GB Data
Create the VM and any objects needed in the current environment to meet requirements, maximizing performance for the production environment. Include NEWSQL in the name of any new objects.
Production environment:
* 4 nodes
* Each node has two 8-core CPUs
* Each node has 1024 GB RAM
* Storage: 4 × 7.16 TB SSD Disks and 8 × 8 TB HDD disks
Make sure the VM is configured for maximum performance for the production environment.
Note: Network configuration is not required at this time. Do not power on the VM.
Answer:
Explanation:
See the Explanation below for detailed answer.
Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to create the high-performance SQL VM on Cluster 1.
This task requires two phases: first, creating a new all-flash storage container, and second, creating the VM with a specific vNUMA and disk controller configuration for maximum performance.
1. Access Cluster 1 Prism Element
* From the main Prism Central dashboard, navigate to Hardware > Clusters.
* Find Cluster 1 in the list and click its name. This will open the specific Prism Element login page for that cluster.
* Log in to Cluster 1's Prism Element interface.
2. Create the All-Flash Storage Container
To maximize performance for a "write-intensive" workload on a hybrid cluster, the data and log disks must be placed on an all-flash container.
* In the Cluster 1 PE interface, click the gear icon (Settings) in the top-right corner.
* From the left-hand menu, select Storage.
* Click the + Storage Container button.
* Fill in the basic details:
* Name: NEWSQL_Flash_Container
* Click Advanced Settings.
* Scroll down to the Storage Tier section.
* Select the SSD radio button. This pins all data in this container to the SSD tier, ensuring all-flash performance.
* Click Save.
3. Create and Configure the VM
Now, create the VM, applying vNUMA and multi-SCSI controller best practices.
* From the main PE dashboard, navigate to the VM view.
* Click the + Create VM button.
* Enter the compute details. This configuration is critical for vNUMA performance, as it tells the VM's guest OS about the underlying physical NUMA topology (2 CPUs with 8 cores each).
* Name: NEWSQL_VM
* vCPUs: 12
* Number of Sockets: 2
* Cores per vCPU: 6 (This creates a 2-socket, 6-core VM, totaling 12 vCPUs)
* Memory: 128 GB
* Scroll down to the Disks section and add the OS disk:
* Click + Add New Disk.
* Storage Container: Select the default (hybrid) container.
* Size: 100 GB
* Bus: SCSI
* Device Index: 0 (This will be scsi.0)
* Click Add.
* Add the Data disk (on its own controller for parallel processing):
* Click + Add New Disk.
* Storage Container: Select NEWSQL_Flash_Container.
* Size: 750 GB
* Bus: SCSI
* Device Index: 1 (This creates a new controller, scsi.1)
* Click Add.
* Add a Log disk (on its own controller, a best practice for "write-intensive" SQL):
* Click + Add New Disk.
* Storage Container: Select NEWSQL_Flash_Container.
* Size: 100 GB (A common size for a log disk)
* Bus: SCSI
* Device Index: 2 (This creates a third controller, scsi.2)
* Click Add.
* Review the configuration: You should now have three disks attached, each on a separate controller (scsi.
0, scsi.1, scsi.2). This provides the maximum I/O performance.
* Ensure the Power on VM after creation box is unchecked.
* Click Save.
Topic 1, Performance Based Questions Set 1
Environment
You have been provisioned a dedicated environment for your assessment which includes the following:
Initial Steps
* When you first log into Prism Central or Prism Element you may see the EULA screen. Accept the EULA with any name and then disable Pulse.
* To access Prism Element, the pass-through from Prism Central
(Infrastructure\Hardware\Clusters\cluster-x\Launch Prism Element) works better than directly using the external IP:9440.
Workstation
* Windows Server 2019
* All software/tools/etc to perform the required tasks
* Nutanix Documentation and whitepapers can be found in Desktop\Files\Documentation and Desktop\Files\Documentation 6.10
* Note that the Workstation is the system you are currently logged into
* Windows Server 2019
* All software/tools/etc to perform the required tasks
* Nutanix Documentation and whitepapers can be found in Desktop\Files\Documentation and Desktop\Files\Documentation 6.10
* Note that the Workstation is the system you are currently logged into Nutanix Cluster
* There are two clusters provided, connected to one Prism Central. The connection information for the relevant cluster will be displayed to the right of the question. Please make sure you are working on the correct cluster for each item. Please ignore any licensing violations.
Important Notes
* If the text is too small and hard to read, or you cannot see all of the GUI, you can increase/decrease the zoom of the browser with CTRL + and CTRL - (the plus and minus keys).
Prism Central Web Console
* admin / ykZUCJMER7V*
* nutanix / UJ2xE!DEXGY
Cluster 1
* CVM external IP: 34.53.118.63
* CVM DR IP: 172.30.0.6
* admin / 9Fw0B!3QH4X)
* nutanix / GNP*FE2504XWZ
* root / KR*6HY0z5E8
Cluster 2
* CVM external IP: 34.82.155.5
* CVM DR IP: 172.30.0.4
* admin / 5*K30fA76X
* nutanix / N*3F%1ME!Z7T9
NEW QUESTION # 30
Task 3
An administrator needs to create a report named VMs_Power_State that lists the VMs in the cluster and their basic details including the power state for the last month.
No other entities should be included in the report.
The report should run monthly and should send an email to [email protected] when it runs.
Generate an instance of the report named VMs_Power_State as a CSV and save the zip file as Desktop\Files\VMs_Power_state.zip Note: Make sure the report and zip file are named correctly. The SMTP server will not be configured.
Answer:
Explanation:
See the Explanation for step by step solution.
Explanation:
To create a report named VMs_Power_State that lists the VMs in the cluster and their basic details including the power state for the last month, 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 Report.
Enter VMs_Power_State as the report name and a description if required. Click Next.
Under the Custom Views section, select Data Table. Click Next.
Under the Entity Type option, select VM. Click Next.
Under the Custom Columns option, add the following variables: Name, Cluster Name, vCPUs, Memory, Power State. Click Next.
Under the Time Period option, select Last Month. Click Next.
Under the Report Settings option, select Monthly from the Schedule drop-down menu. Enter [email protected] as the Email Recipient. Select CSV as the Report Output Format. Click Next.
Review the report details and click Finish.
To generate an instance of the report named VMs_Power_State as a CSV and save the zip file as Desktop\Files\VMs_Power_state.zip, you can follow these steps:
Log in to Prism Central and click on Operations on the left menu.
Select Reports from the drop-down menu and find the VMs_Power_State report from the list. Click on Run Now.
Wait for the report to be generated and click on Download Report. Save the file as Desktop\Files\VMs_Power_state.zip.
1.Open the Report section on Prism Central (Operations > Reports)
2.Click on the New Report button to start the creation of your custom report
3.Under the Custom Views section, select Data Table
4.Provide a title to your custom report, as well as a description if required.
5.Under the Entity Type option, select VM
6.This report can include all as well as a selection of the VMs
7.Click on the Custom Columns option and add the below variables:
a.Name - Name of the listed Virtual Machine
b.vCPUs - A combination of the vCores and vCPU's assigned to the Virtual Machine c.Memory - Amount of memory assigned to the Virtual Machine d.Disk Capacity - The total amount of assigned virtual disk capacity e.Disk Usage - The total used virtual disk capacity f.Snapshot Usage - The total amount of capacity used by snapshots (Excluding Protection Domain snapshots)
8.Under the Aggregation option for Memory and Disk Usage accept the default Average option
9.Click on the Add button to add this custom selection to your report
10.Next click on the Save and Run Now button on the bottom right of the screen
11.Provide the relevant details on this screen for your custom report:
12.You can leave the Time Period For Report variable at the default of Last 24 Hours
13.Specify a report output of preference (PDF or CSV) and if required Additional Recipients for this report to be mailed to. The report can also simply be downloaded after this creation and initial run if required
14.Below is an example of this report in a CSV format:
NEW QUESTION # 31
A company who offers Infrastructure as a Service needs to onboard a new customer. The new customer requires a dedicated cloud plan which tolerates two host failures.
The customer is planning to move current workloads in three waves, with three months between waves starting today:
* Wave One: 100 VMs
* Wave Two: 50 VMs
* Wave Three: 20 VMs
Workload profile is:
* vCPU: 4
* vRAM: 16 GB
* Storage: 200 GB
The service provider company needs to estimate required resources upfront, to accommodate customer requirements, considering also that:
* limit the number of total nodes
* selected system vendor HPE
* selected model DX365-10-G11-NVMe
* full-flash node (including NVMe + SSD)
* 12 months runway
Create and save the scenario as IaaS and export to the desktop, name the file IaaS-requirement.pdf Note: You must export the PDF to the desktop as IaaS-requirement.pdf to receive any credit.
Answer:
Explanation:
See the Explanation below for detailed answer.
Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to create and export the capacity planning scenario. This task is performed within Prism Central.
1. Navigate to the Planning Dashboard
* From the Prism Central main menu (hamburger icon), navigate to Operations > Planning.
2. Create and Define the Scenario
* Click the + Create Scenario button.
* In the dialog box:
* Scenario Name: IaaS
* Scenario Type: Select New Workload
* Click Create. This will open the scenario editor.
3. Configure Cluster and Runway Settings
* In the "IaaS" scenario editor, find the Runway setting (top left) and set it to 12 Months.
* Find the Cluster configuration tile and click Edit.
* Set Number of Host Failures to Tolerate to 2.
* Click Save.
4. Define the Workload Profile
* In the Workloads section, click the + Add Workload button.
* Select Create a new workload profile.
* Fill in the VM specifications:
* Workload Name: Customer-VM (or similar)
* vCPU per VM: 4
* Memory per VM: 16 GB
* Storage per VM: 200 GB
* Click Add.
5. Set the Workload Growth Plan (Waves)
* You will be returned to the main scenario editor. In the timeline section ("Workload Plan"), add the VMs:
* Wave One (Today):
* Click + Add under the "Today" column.
* Select the Customer-VM profile.
* Enter 100 VMs.
* Click Add.
* Wave Two (3 Months):
* Click the + icon on the timeline itself.
* Set the date to 3 Months from today.
* Click + Add under this new "3 Months" column.
* Select the Customer-VM profile.
* Enter 50 VMs.
* Click Add.
* Wave Three (6 Months):
* Click the + icon on the timeline.
* Set the date to 6 Months from today.
* Click + Add under this new "6 Months" column.
* Select the Customer-VM profile.
* Enter 20 VMs.
* Click Add.
6. Select the Hardware
* In the Hardware configuration tile, click Change Hardware.
* In the "Select Hardware" pane:
* Vendor: Select HPE.
* Model: Search for and select DX365-10-G11-NVMe.
* Note: This model is full-flash by definition, satisfying the requirement.
* Click Done. The planner will recalculate the required nodes.
7. Save and Export the Scenario
* Click the Save icon (floppy disk) in the top-right corner to save the IaaS scenario.
* Click the Export icon (arrow pointing down) in the top-right corner.
* Select PDF from the dropdown menu.
* A "Save As" dialog will appear.
* Navigate to the Desktop.
* Set the file name to IaaS-requirement.pdf.
* Click Save.
NEW QUESTION # 32
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