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Nutanix NCS-Core Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Networking and Virtualization | - Network Configuration in Nutanix Clusters - VM Lifecycle Management |
| Topic 2: Nutanix Platform Fundamentals | - Nutanix Architecture Overview (AOS, Prism) - Hyperconverged Infrastructure Concepts |
| Topic 3: Cluster Deployment and Configuration | - Cluster Installation and Initialization - Node Management and Expansion |
| Topic 4: Operations and Troubleshooting | - Basic Troubleshooting Procedures - Prism Monitoring and Alerting |
| Topic 5: Storage and Data Services | - Data Protection and Snapshots - Storage Architecture and Data Distribution |
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The official Nutanix Certified Services Core Infrastructure Professional outline defines 5 domains. The leading three are Cluster Deployment and Configuration, Storage and Data Services, and Networking and Virtualization. See the complete list in the topics section above — the 310 practice questions at ValidVCE cover every domain.
The NCS-Core exam is a Nutanix certification exam built on the Nutanix Certified Services Core Infrastructure Professional syllabus shown above. It contributes to these credential paths: Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA), Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP). As information technology keeps reshaping how industries operate, certified skills remain one of the most portable proofs of capability in 2026. ValidVCE prepares you with 310 practice questions in PDF, Desktop Test Engine, and Online Test Engine formats.
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Nutanix Certified Services Core Infrastructure Professional Sample Questions:
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A Foundation install must be done on four NX nodes for a new customer. A consultant need to set up the network onsite before imaging the nodes through the Foundation tool.
The nodes are equipped with two SFP28 25GbE NICs with dual ports, and a 10GBase-T NIC with dual ports as well The customer's ToR switches are 25GbE datacenter switches, already in production.
What is the appropriate hardware to perform the most reliable imaging of these NX nodes?
- A. The 25GbE production switches. 4 DAC cables, only one Ethernet cable with a 10GBase-T GBIC, and a laptop.
- B. The 25GbE production switches. 4 DAC cables and 5 Ethernet cables with a flat Ethernet switch, and a laptop.
- C. A flat Ethernet switch, 4 compatible IGBase-T GBiCs, five Ethernet cables and a laptop.
- D. A flat Ethernet switch. 9 Ethernet cables, and a laptop.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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An administrator needs to install prism central for their 2550 multi-cluster environment.
How should they deploy the application?
- A. Deploy a large 1-VM Prism Central instance.
- B. Deploy a large 3-VM Prism Central instance
- C. Deploy a small 3-VM Prism Central instance.
- D. Deploy a small 1-VM Prism Central instance.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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An administrator is deploying an application that requires maximum I/O throughput for scratch data. The administrator is concerned that the throughput requirement is greater than what can be provided by a single cluster node.
What should the administrator do to meet this requirement?
- A. Create a volume group with one virtual disk attached to the VM
- B. Create a volume group with several virtual disks and attach to the VM
- C. Create several virtual disks attached to the VM's virtual SCSI controller
- D. Create a virtual disk attached to the VM's PCI interface
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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During a technical call with a customer, it is identified that this installation will be software only on Dell servers. The out-of-band management interfaces will not be given IP addresses until the consultant is onsite.
Which Foundation method should be used for this type of installation?
- A. Bare metal using block serial numbers.
- B. Bare metal using LAN MAC addresses.
- C. Bare metal using iDRAC MAC addresses.
- D. Bare metal using node serial numbers.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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A customer recently set up Async Replication between Site A and Site B. The customer wants to conduct a planned failover and clicks Activate on Site B.
The customer then runs the following command on Site A:
ncli pd deactivate_and__destroy_vms name=<protection_domain_name>
What does this do to the customer environment?
- A. VMs get deleted from Site A and the protection domain is no longer active.
- B. VMs are powered off on Site A and must be manually powered on at Site B.
- C. VMs get deleted from Site B. and the protection domain is now Active.
- D. Customer must then manually power off VMs at Site A and power them on at Site B.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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