Nutanix Exam NCP-MCA Topic 3 Question 79 Discussion

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Question #: 79
Topic #: 3

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An administrator needs to reduce the number of vCPUs in a VM on the following Sunday at1:00AM.

How can the administrator automate this task?

ACreate a runbook triggered with an alert.

BCreate a playbook triggered at a specified time.

CCreate a script to call a REST API and configure a cron job.

DCreate a playbook triggered with an alert.

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Suggested Answer: B

To automate the reduction of vCPUs in a VM on a specific schedule, the administrator should create a playbook triggered at a specified time. This playbook can be scheduled to run at 1:00 AM on the following Sunday and perform the task of reducing the number of vCPUs in the VM.

Nutanix documentation on Playbook Scheduling.

Nutanix Best Practices for Automating VM Tasks.

by Shawn at Jul 04, 2025, 07:15 PM

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Lavelle

2 days ago

I'm leaning towards Option B. A playbook triggered at a specific time? That's just too convenient to pass up!

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Sommer

10 days ago

Option C seems like the way to go. Scripting it and scheduling it with a cron job? That's the automation sweet spot right there!

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