Nutanix NCP-MCA Exam - Topic 5 Question 72 Discussion

Actual exam question for Nutanix's NCP-MCA exam

Question #: 72
Topic #: 5

Refer to the exhibit.

An administrator created the Playbook shown in the exhibit to allow for manual reduction of vCPU count on any selected VM within their environment. During a test run of the play on one of the VMs running in development, the administrator ran into an error that the Playbook cannot be completed against the selected VM.

Here are the details of the affected VM:

VM Name: VM2

vCPU: 4

RAM: 8 GB

OS: Windows 2016

Hypervisor: AHV

What caused this Playbook to fail?

AThis play cannot be executed against a VM on AHV.

BThe VM needs to be powered off before vCPU can be reduced.

CReduction of vCPU cannot be done on a VM with a running snapshot.

DThe play will cause the VM to go below the minimum vCPU.

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Georgiann

6 months ago

Seems odd, but could it really go below the minimum vCPU?

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Darrin

6 months ago

Wait, can you really not change vCPU with a snapshot running?

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Beatriz

6 months ago

Definitely not AHV related, that's a common misconception.

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Refugia

7 months ago

I think it's because of the running snapshot issue.

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Yoko

7 months ago

The VM needs to be powered off before vCPU can be reduced.

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Jillian

7 months ago

I recall that reducing vCPU could cause issues if it goes below a certain threshold. Is there a minimum requirement for this VM?

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Judy

7 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like AHV might have specific limitations on vCPU adjustments. Maybe that's why it's failing?

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Samira

7 months ago

I think I saw a similar question where it mentioned something about snapshots affecting vCPU changes. Is that relevant in this case?

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Wayne

8 months ago

I remember something about needing to power off the VM before making changes to the vCPU count. Could that be the issue here?

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Rodolfo

8 months ago

I'm a bit confused here. The details about the VM seem pretty straightforward, but I'm not sure which option best explains the failure. I'll need to think this through a bit more carefully.

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Mattie

8 months ago

The question also doesn't say anything about the VM having a running snapshot, so I don't think option C is correct either. I'm leaning towards option D, since the play might be trying to reduce the vCPU below the minimum.

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Rory

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. The question doesn't mention anything about the VM needing to be powered off, so I don't think option B is the right answer.

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Nakita

8 months ago

I'm pretty sure this has to do with the hypervisor. The question mentions the VM is running on AHV, so option A seems like the most likely cause of the failure.

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Glory

1 year ago

I dunno, this whole thing sounds like a case of 'user error' to me. Maybe the admin needs to take a step back and read the manual a little more carefully. Or, you know, just ask Alexa for help. She's always down to troubleshoot some server shenanigans.

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Carin

11 months ago

Alexa could probably figure this out in no time.

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Barrett

11 months ago

Yeah, they should double-check the requirements before running the Playbook.

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Joesph

12 months ago

Maybe the admin missed a step in the manual.

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Joaquin

1 year ago

A, huh? Nah, man, this is an AHV environment. Surely the play should work, right? Unless... the admin forgot to pay their hypervisor subscription. Gotta keep those licenses up to date, folks!

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Mike

11 months ago

A) Nah, man, this is an AHV environment. The play should work.

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Oretha

12 months ago

C) Reduction of vCPU cannot be done on a VM with a running snapshot.

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Mabel

12 months ago

A) This play cannot be executed against a VM on AHV.

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Ardella

1 year ago

D? Really? Reducing vCPU below the minimum? That's like trying to take the engine out of a car while it's still running. Not gonna end well.

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Tyra

11 months ago

Yeah, trying to reduce vCPU below the minimum is definitely risky. It's like messing with the core functionality of the VM.

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Shelton

12 months ago

C) Reduction of vCPU cannot be done on a VM with a running snapshot.

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Rodney

1 year ago

A) This play cannot be executed against a VM on AHV.

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Melita

1 year ago

Hold up, are we sure it's not C? I mean, a snapshot could definitely throw a wrench in the works here. Gotta make sure that VM is clean before trying to mess with the hardware.

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Sheridan

1 year ago

Hmm, I think the correct answer is B. The documentation clearly states that the VM needs to be powered off before reducing vCPU. Trying to do it on a running VM is a big no-no.

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