Nutanix Exam NCP-MCI-6.10 Topic 3 Question 9 Discussion

Actual exam question for Nutanix's NCP-MCI-6.10 exam

Question #: 9
Topic #: 3

A company is evaluating Nutanix Disaster Recovery (DR) to protect multiple business-critical applications. Some applications are built using a 3-tier architecture and have interdependencies.

After failover, the VM's static IP address is retained, but DNS configuration is lost.

How should an administrator proceed to resolve this issue?

AConfigure Self-Service Restore.

BCreate custom in-guest scripts to preserve the statically assigned DNS IP addresses.

CInstall Network Manager command-line tool (nncli) in the protected Windows VMs.

DConfigure a Protection Domain.

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Suggested Answer: B

During failover in Nutanix Disaster Recovery, VMs retain their static IPs but may lose DNS settings if the network configuration at the DR site is different from the primary site.

Option B (Create custom in-guest scripts) is correct:

Custom scripts allow Windows or Linux VMs to restore DNS settings automatically after failover.

These scripts can be executed using post-failover automation in Nutanix DR policies.

Option A (Self-Service Restore) is incorrect:

Self-Service Restore is used for end-user recovery of deleted files, not for network settings.

Option C (nncli tool) is incorrect:

The nncli tool is used for network troubleshooting, but it does not automatically restore DNS settings.

Option D (Configure a Protection Domain) is incorrect:

Protection Domains define replication policies, but they do not fix DNS settings after failover.

Nutanix Disaster Recovery Guide Failover Automation and Network Configuration

Nutanix Bible VM Recovery and IP Management in DR Scenarios

Nutanix KB Preserving DNS Settings in Disaster Recovery

by Yan at Jun 13, 2025, 02:55 AM

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Svetlana

2 days ago

I disagree, I believe option D is the way to go. Configuring a Protection Domain will ensure that all necessary configurations are retained during failover.

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Vilma

3 days ago

I think option B is the best choice. Preserving the statically assigned DNS IP addresses is crucial for maintaining connectivity after failover.

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