Nutanix NCP-MCI Exam - Topic 1 Question 19 Discussion

Actual exam question for Nutanix's NCP-MCI exam

Question #: 19
Topic #: 1

An administrator initially performed a cluster Foundation using a flat switch without any VLAN configuration. After the Foundation, the administrator moved the dual 25Gb data ports and single 1Gb IPMI port to the actual switches with the below network configurations:

. All VLANs are tagged

. VLAN 1000 for CVM\Hypervisor traffic

* VLAN 1001 for User VM traffic

. VLAN 100 for IPMI traffic

After moving the IPMI network links, the administrator can no longer ping the IPMI IPs.

Which two changes does the administrator need to make? (Choose two.)

ASSH to AHV and set the VLAN ID using IPMI Tool.

BSSH to CVM and restart network services on all host.

CSSH to AHV and change the IP address using IPMI tool.

DSSH to CVM and restart Genesis on all CVMs.

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Suggested Answer: A, C

The issue described pertains to the inability to ping the IPMI IPs after moving the IPMI network links to the actual switches with specific VLAN configurations. The two changes that the administrator needs to make are:

A . SSH to AHV and set the VLAN ID using IPMI Tool: Since all VLANs are tagged in the new network configuration, the IPMI network interface needs to be aware of the VLAN it's supposed to communicate on. This can be achieved by setting the VLAN ID using the IPMI Tool on the AHV.

C . SSH to AHV and change the IP address using IPMI tool: If the IPMI IP addresses were initially set in a different subnet that is not routable in the new network configuration, the administrator would need to change the IPMI IP addresses to match the new network configuration. This can be done by SSHing to the AHV and using the IPMI Tool to change the IP address.

by Venita at Sep 16, 2024, 09:24 PM

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Ruby

3 months ago

I disagree, changing the IP address isn't the first step here.

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Teddy

3 months ago

Wait, why can't you ping the IPMI IPs? That seems odd.

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Tori

3 months ago

I think restarting network services on the hosts could help too.

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Brianne

4 months ago

Definitely need to set the VLAN ID for IPMI.

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Claudia

4 months ago

Sounds like a VLAN misconfiguration issue.

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Yolando

4 months ago

I definitely recall that restarting Genesis on CVMs was part of our practice, but I can't remember if it's necessary here.

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Sharika

4 months ago

I’m a bit confused about the IP address change. I thought the IPMI tool was only for VLAN settings, not for changing IPs.

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Norah

4 months ago

This question feels familiar; I think we practiced something similar where we had to restart network services on the hosts.

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Gerry

5 months ago

I remember something about needing to set the VLAN ID for IPMI, but I'm not sure if it's through AHV or CVM.

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Hui

5 months ago

This seems straightforward to me. The administrator just needs to restart the network services on the CVMs to get the IPMI traffic working again. I'll go with option B.

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Jospeh

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure about the IPMI tool and how to use it, but I think option A might be the way to go here. I'll make a note to research that a bit more.

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Dalene

5 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. The key is that the IPMI port is on a separate VLAN, so the administrator needs to make sure the VLAN is configured correctly on the switches.

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Arthur

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused about the VLAN configurations. I'll need to make sure I understand how the VLANs are set up before I can determine the right changes to make.

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Hobert

5 months ago

This seems like a tricky networking question. I'll need to carefully read through the details and think through the possible solutions.

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Dortha

5 months ago

I'm pretty sure use case is a requirements viewpoint, so I'll go with option A.

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Tyra

1 year ago

The admin must have used the IPMI tool to order a pizza instead of configuring the network. I'd go with B and D just to be safe.

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Dorinda

1 year ago

Wait, the admin moved the IPMI port but forgot to move the admin's caffeine intake too? Looks like they need to restart their brain before the network!

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