Free NCP-MCI-6.10 Practice Test Questions and Answers (2026)

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Q: 1
An administrator is experiencing storage performance issues on a Windows Server 2019 VM with the following configuration: vCPU: 1 VRAM: 8 GB vSCSI: VirtIO SCSI Controller vDisk: 2 (100 GB, 250 GB) vNIC: VirtIO Fast Ethernet The AHV cluster is healthy, and other Windows VMs are performing well. Which configuration change should be reviewed to enhance VM performance?
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28 comments in the community discussion
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Why not A if the VM had super high disk I/O instead of just generic lag?
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Its D. With just 1 vCPU, the VM is probably hitting a CPU bottleneck and that slows down disk ops too. Adding more vCPUs lets the system handle I/O better. I think this is the main thing to fix here, unless there was way heavier disk activity than described. Anyone see a reason to pick A instead?
Q: 2
An administrator has two identical clusters managed by separate Prism Central instances. The guest VMs have pass-through GPUs. A scheduled maintenance is set for one of the clusters. Which option would migrate VMs minimizing downtime?
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B , saw a similar question in a practice set where Cross-Cluster Live Migration was called out for keeping downtime super low, even with pass-through GPUs. The async protection domains need failover which means more outage. I think B is the safest pick here, but wouldn't mind if someone disagrees.
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I don’t think it’s D, because async protection domains involve more downtime. B is what Nutanix recommends for live moves.
Q: 3
An administrator has been tasked with performing firmware upgrades for all Nutanix sites. When attempting to perform firmware upgrades via Life Cycle Manager (LCM) at a remote site with a single-node cluster, no firmware updates are listed as available. The administrator confirmed that the currently installed firmware is several revisions behind. Why are no firmware upgrades listed in LCM for this cluster?
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29 comments in the community discussion
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Makes sense to go with C here.
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C . Had something like this in a mock, and yeah LCM can't do firmware updates on single-node clusters. That's why nothing shows up in the list even if you're outdated.
Q: 4
What happens if an agent VM is powered off and then manually started on another host?
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30 comments in the community discussion
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Option A here, because once you power up an agent VM on a different host by hand, the cluster can't recognize it due to broken affinity. That's what makes the VM go unresponsive in a Nutanix cluster, pretty sure about that.
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Seen similar in some Nutanix official docs and practice exams, usually points to A because of those affinity restrictions. Good idea to check the admin guide or do a lab on this for extra clarity if you're not sure.
Q: 5
An administrator is protecting an application and its data stored on Volume Groups using Protection Domains. During failover tests, all application VMs restore successfully, but the application data is completely missing. How can the Protection Domain configuration be adjusted to avoid this issue in the future? (Choose two.)
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33 comments in the community discussion
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A and B imo. Without those, the Volume Groups won’t be included in the Protection Domain, so app data doesn’t come back on failover. Saw a similar question in exam reports too, pretty sure that's it.
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A and B per Nutanix official guide and labs, these are called out for protecting app data correctly.
Q: 6
An administrator has successfully configured Metro Availability for a Protection Domain. However, after a few days, an NCC warning is raised: "Following VMs are accessing data from remote clusters: VM-1 from remote cluster Remote-ML" What is the first action an administrator must take to fix the issue?
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37 comments in the community discussion
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C vs B-I've seen similar questions pop up in official practice. Migrating the VM first (option C) then using affinity or rules is usually what the guide says, not just applying affinity right away.
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C . You need to actually move the VM back to the primary site so it stops pulling data remotely, that’s what resolves the warning. A and D are more about checking or listing, not fixing. B is a trap since you set affinity rules after the migration.
Q: 7
What guest customization options are available when creating a VM template?
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32 comments in the community discussion
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Option A makes sense here. The others are tricky but Bash, PowerShell, Python and YAML aren't directly listed as guest customization tools for Nutanix VM templates. Pretty sure the trap is picking one of those script types instead of the actual supported options.
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A's definitely the one that matches Nutanix templates. Sysprep for Windows, Cloud-init for Linux, then you get options for custom or guided scripts on top. Bash and Powershell (B) are just languages you'd use within those scripts, but they're not the actual selectable guest customization types in Prism. Pretty sure abo
Q: 8
An administrator has been tasked with monitoring performance across a number of different entities in the Nutanix cluster. The CIO has asked the administrator to provide Analysis charts that show performance as granularly as possible. Given this request, what is the smallest preset time interval (in hours) that the administrator can select in a Metric or Entity Chart?
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30 comments in the community discussion
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Probably A. A lot of people mix up with B, but on current Prism Central the smallest preset is 1 hour. The 3 hour option was more common in Element or much older versions. Open to other inputs though if someone has seen different in production.
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B or A? I thought 3 hours was the limit for preset intervals unless you customize it manually. Not totally certain, but I’ve always seen 3h as the lowest on some older clusters. If anyone’s sure about A, let me know.
Q: 9
An administrator is working with a network engineer to design the network architecture for a DR failover. Because DNS is well-designed, the DR site will use a different subnet but retain the same last octet in the IP address. What is the best way to achieve this?
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40 comments in the community discussion
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Option D for sure. Offset-based mapping is built into Nutanix and handles subnet changes so easily without manual edits. Agree?
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B . IPAM seems like the right tool if you want dynamic address assignment at DR and not tied down to manual or offset schemes. It lets you handle subnet changes automatically too but maybe doesn't guarantee last octet stays the same, depending on config. I think D is more Nutanix-native, but B sounded workable to me. A
Q: 10
An administrator using a dark site deployment for LCM is attempting to upgrade to the latest BIOS. After completing an inventory scan, the administrator does not see the expected BIOS version available for upgrade. What is the most likely reason the latest BIOS is not shown?
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33 comments in the community discussion
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C or B. I keep seeing arguments for both, but without knowing if the compatibility bundle was put in, B makes sense. Still, sometimes specific hardware wants BMC updated first so that’s why I’m hesitating.
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I don’t think it’s C, BMC upgrades aren’t always needed just to see the latest BIOS. B is the real issue here, since LCM won’t list new firmware unless the latest compatibility bundle’s been uploaded manually on a dark site. C tends to be a distractor on these kinds of questions. Disagree?
Q: 11
A consultant is configuring syslog monitoring and wants to receive CRITICAL logs from the Audit module. Which severity level setting should be configured to get the desired output?
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Wouldn't C catch more info? CRITICAL plus everything less severe, right?
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Yeah, B is the one that matches CRITICAL in standard syslog mapping. Level 2 always lines up with "critical" events, not just on Nutanix. Makes sense from what I've seen, but open if anyone's hit exceptions.
Q: 12
An administrator has been tasked with developing a Prism Central Recovery Plan for 50 workloads that will be assigned new IP addresses and will need to utilize a new DNS server upon instantiation of workloads in the Disaster Recovery (DR) location. What is the best way to accomplish this?
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Option B scripting is built for this and C is just a common trap since manual edits don't scale.
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A is wrong, B. Nutanix Guest Tools doesn't always set the DNS so scripting is safer here.
Q: 13
An administrator receives complaints about VM performance. Nutanix NCP MCI 6 question After reviewing the VM’s CPU Ready Time data shown in the exhibit, which step should the administrator take to diagnose the issue further?
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B , CPU Ready is all about host contention, not SSD space like C. Easy trap.
Option C. seen similar on practice tests and admin guides.
Q: 14
An administrator wants to ensure that VMs can be migrated and restarted on another node in the event of a single-host failure. What action should be taken in Prism Element to meet this requirement?
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Don’t think C fits, since that’s more for DR. This one needs B for actual VM restart on node failure.
Always confusing how Nutanix mixes up HA and storage stuff. Pretty sure it's B, enable HA Reservation lets the cluster restart VMs on another node if a host fails. Storage settings like RF only protect data, not running VMs.
Q: 15
An administrator is managing a 4-node cluster with different hardware generations: Two G5 Nodes → 2 CPUs (12 cores), 1 SSD (1.92 TB), 2 HDDs (4 TB). Two G7 Nodes → 2 CPUs (16 cores), 2 SSDs (1.92 TB), 4 HDDs (4 TB). The cluster will be decommissioned from production and used for Disaster Recovery (DR) purposes with an RPO of 1 hour. What is the best approach when replacing G5 nodes without impacting performance?
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12 comments in the community discussion
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I don’t think it’s C. A lines up better since Nutanix clusters push for balanced SSD resources per node to avoid performance issues, especially in DR with a low RPO. Matching the G7's 2 SSDs ensures you’re not creating a bottleneck. Pretty sure from exam reports this is what they're looking for.
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I get why people are picking D, but I'd say A makes more sense for DR. Matching SSD count is key so you don't end up with storage bottlenecks on those new nodes. D is a trap option because hybrid type alone isn't enough to guarantee balanced performance.
Q: 16
An administrator wants to ensure that user VMs on AHV hosts can take advantage of bandwidth beyond a single adapter in a bond. Which uplink Bond Type should the administrator configure to accomplish this?
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8 comments in the community discussion
B , not C. The trap here is MAC pinning (C) sounds like it spreads traffic but really just assigns per-VM, so you don’t get aggregate bandwidth like with true active-active. Similar question on practice tests.
Its B. Only Active-Active lets VMs use both adapters at the same time for more bandwidth.
Q: 17
An administrator attempted to enable Data-in-Transit Encryption on a Scale-Out Prism Central cluster to encrypt service-level traffic between nodes. However, the feature did not work correctly due to a firewall restriction. Which CVM-specific port should be allowed through the firewall for Data-in-Transit Encryption?
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19 comments in the community discussion
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Option A
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A tbh
Q: 18
A user created a report in the Intelligent Operations Analysis Dashboard but forgot to download it. However, after logging back into Prism Central, the administrator finds that the report is no longer available. What is the most likely cause?
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15 comments in the community discussion
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Pretty sure C is right, reports in Prism Central get wiped after 24 hours unless they're scheduled. Don't think Nutanix archives them by default. Someone correct me if I'm off here.
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B , I've seen some places say reports could be archived, so I picked that. Not totally sure though since Nutanix docs can be a bit confusing about what gets saved where.
Q: 19
Per organizational requirements, an administrator has uploaded a signed SSL certificate to Prism for Common Access Card (CAC) authentication. Once the certificate has been uploaded successfully, the certificate appears to be valid but CAC authentication is not functional. What is a potential cause of this problem?
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15 comments in the community discussion
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Option A makes sense here. Without a CRL, Prism can't verify if a certificate has been revoked, which breaks CAC auth even if the cert looks valid. I've seen similar issues in Nutanix docs. Pretty sure A is right, but correct me if I missed something.
A tbh, Prism won't process CAC logins without a CRL even if the cert is uploaded and says valid.
Q: 20
An administrator would like to plan for new project-related growth. New project workload requirements have been included for a cluster named ClusterXYZ: · 2 Medium Sized SQL Servers · 10 VMs with 16Gb RAM, 4 vCPU, 100GB Storage Which two additional information items should be added to the capacity planning scenario to provide a proper capacity runway expectation? (Choose two.)
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A and B make sense here. You need storage compression ratios to estimate actual usable capacity, and the dates for workload rollout are key to runway planning. C's a common trap since cluster specs are already factored in as baseline. If I'm off let me know.
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C , since knowing the current cluster hardware specs helps predict real capacity runway. Official guide and practice exams push that kind of detail too. Maybe I’m missing something, but option A feels less immediate here. Agree?
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