Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCM-MCI) Sample Questions:

1. An administrator regularly sees a WARN for backup_schedule_check and also receives alerts for Pulse not being enabled on Cluster 1.
Detailed information for backup_schedule_check:
Node xx.xx.xx.xx:
WARN: Backup schedule(s) exist for protection domain NoVMs; however, there are no entities in the protection domain.
Refer
to KB 1910 (http://portal.nutanix.com/kb/1910) for details on backup_schedule_check or Recheck with: ncc health_checks data_protection_checks protection_domain_checks backup_schedule_check.
This shows up in NCC, however, it is something set up by the company and they do not want the NCC check to be run.
Configure Cluster 1 to no longer have messages in NCC about the backup_schedule_check.
Turn off the alert for Pulse not being enabled, and resolve the alert. They would like messages about Pulse to be recorded, but do not want an alert.
Note: You may need to run the "Pulse is not enabled" check in order to have one to resolve.

2. The DB team is requesting an SQL database instance and has requested it be configured for best performance.
This VM has been migrated from a 3 tier solution into Nutanix.
The database VM hosts 4 databases, each set to a 20 GB limit. Logs are expected to not grow beyond 20 GB and should be limited to within 25% to avoid runaway processes. Do not configure more storage than is needed.
The VM that has been migrated is identified as sql3532. Once the VM has been properly reconfigured, the DBA team will reconfigure the OS and database.
The VM should be configured as per KB-3532.
While this VM is being tested, make sure it is the first VM to power up in the event the node it is on goes down.
To maximize performance, ensure as much of the VM as possible will be kept on SSD drives.
Note: The VM does not need to be powered on. The VM should remain on the default container and should not be configured with a volume group. No network is required at this time.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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