Nutanix Exam NCP-MCA 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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Glory

2 months 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

12 days ago

Alexa could probably figure this out in no time.

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Barrett

20 days ago

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

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Joesph

1 months ago

Maybe the admin missed a step in the manual.

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Joaquin

2 months 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

21 days ago

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

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Oretha

26 days ago

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

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Mabel

27 days ago

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

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Ardella

2 months 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

23 days 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

25 days ago

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

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Rodney

1 months ago

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

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Melita

2 months 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

2 months 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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