Nutanix NCP-MCA Exam - Topic 4 Question 45 Discussion

Actual exam question for Nutanix's NCP-MCA exam

Question #: 45
Topic #: 4

An administrator at a busy software development company is looking to roll out Calm for automation and estimates they will be creating 200 Projects, 500 Runbooks, 1500 Blueprints and automating the deployment of 7500 VMs for their development teams.

What size of Prism Central VM(s) is recommended to host the Calm environment?

A3 nodes Large - 10vCPU and 52GB Memory per node.

B1 node Small - 6vCPU and 30GB Memory per node.

C3 nodes Small - 6vCPU and 30GB Memory per node.

D1 node Large - 10vCPU and 52GB Memory per node.

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Suggested Answer: A

by Adelina at Dec 23, 2023, 06:03 PM

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Reed

3 months ago

Are we sure 3 nodes Small can handle all that? Seems low.

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Bernardo

3 months ago

I disagree, 1 node Large should be enough for that workload.

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Geraldo

4 months ago

1500 Blueprints? Wow, that's ambitious!

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Nicolette

4 months ago

Definitely not going with 1 node Small, that's too risky.

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Oliva

4 months ago

I think 3 nodes Large is the way to go.

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Dominga

4 months ago

I’m confused about the node sizes. I thought a single large node could handle a lot, but with 7500 VMs, maybe we really do need multiple nodes like in option A.

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Rickie

4 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I think the large node options are better for performance. So, I’m leaning towards option A or D.

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Weldon

4 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like the number of projects and VMs could mean we need at least 3 nodes. Maybe option C?

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Pete

5 months ago

I remember that for larger deployments, we usually need more resources, so I think option A might be the best choice.

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Gail

5 months ago

This seems like a tricky one. I'm not sure exactly how to size the Prism Central VM based on the details given. I'll need to review the Calm sizing recommendations and try to map the environment details to the appropriate VM configuration. Might be worth double-checking my work on this one.

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Pamella

5 months ago

Okay, let's see. They're looking to roll out Calm for a large software development company, with 200 Projects, 500 Runbooks, 1500 Blueprints, and 7500 VMs to automate. That's a pretty substantial environment. I'm thinking the 3 nodes Large option might be the best fit to handle that kind of scale.

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Karma

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The question is asking about the recommended Prism Central VM size, but it's not clear to me how to determine that based on the information provided. I'll need to think through the requirements carefully.

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Willodean

5 months ago

This looks like a straightforward question about sizing the Prism Central VM for a Calm environment. I'll need to consider the scale of the environment they're describing to determine the appropriate VM size.

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Robt

5 months ago

Okay, let's think this through. If we're dealing with attribute data, then a larger sample size would likely be needed to ensure the analysis is statistically sound. I'm leaning towards True on this one.

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Daniela

5 months ago

I'm a bit unsure about the "DefaultFixed NCP is enabled" option. I'll need to double-check what that refers to in the context of this question.

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Veronique

5 months ago

I remember that respect means valuing others, but picking the best answer is tricky. C feels like hard work, but I don't see much respect in that context.

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Glynda

5 months ago

This seems like a tricky question, but I think I have a good strategy. I'll focus on applying security patterns like Data Origin Authentication and Data Confidentiality to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the messages. That should help prove the data is coming from the right sources.

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