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Nutanix NCP-MCI Exam - Topic 6 Question 36 Discussion

Actual exam question for Nutanix's NCP-MCI exam
Question #: 36
Topic #: 6
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An administrator needs to ensure that a VM is powered on before the rest of the VMs when starting a host.

Which configuration option allows this behavior?

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Suggested Answer: D

High Availability (HA) in Nutanix provides priority-based VM restart capabilities to ensure that certain VMs are powered on before others in the event of a host reboot or failure.

Option C (High Availability) is correct:

Nutanix HA policies allow administrators to prioritize VM startup order to ensure that critical services (such as database VMs or management VMs) are available before others.

Option A (Recovery Plan) is incorrect:

Recovery Plans are used in Disaster Recovery (DR) scenarios and do not control boot order during normal host restarts.

Option B (Host Affinity) is incorrect:

Host Affinity is used to keep a VM pinned to a specific host, but it does not control boot sequencing.

Option D (Agent VM) is incorrect:

Agent VMs (such as Witness VMs) are specialized virtual machines used for Metro Availability, not general boot priority settings.


Nutanix Prism Element Guide Configuring HA Reservation and VM Priority

Nutanix Bible High Availability (HA) and VM Failover

Nutanix KB VM Restart Priority in High Availability Configurations

by Tamekia at Jul 12, 2025, 04:42 AM

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Remedios
2 months ago
Yeah, A is correct, but I’m surprised it’s not more obvious!
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Leana
2 months ago
I’m not sure about that, seems a bit off.
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Lauran
3 months ago
A makes sense, but what about D?
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Norah
3 months ago
I thought it was C, High Availability?
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Beatriz
3 months ago
Definitely A, Recovery Plan is the way to go!
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Dalene
3 months ago
I don't think Agent VM is the answer; it seems more related to monitoring or management rather than startup order.
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Kattie
4 months ago
High Availability sounds familiar, but I can't recall if it specifically addresses the order of VM startups.
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Kaitlyn
4 months ago
I remember practicing a question about VM dependencies, and I feel like Host Affinity was mentioned, but that seems more about resource allocation.
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Mariko
4 months ago
I think the Recovery Plan might be the right choice since it deals with VM startup sequences, but I'm not entirely sure.
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Terry
4 months ago
Recovery Plan sounds like the right answer to me. That's the option that allows you to control the startup order of VMs, so it should let you ensure a specific VM powers on first.
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Arthur
4 months ago
Okay, let's see. High Availability is about ensuring VMs are restarted if the host fails, so that's not quite what we're looking for here. Agent VM is for running a management agent on a specific VM, which also doesn't seem relevant. I'm leaning towards Recovery Plan, but I'll double-check the details on that.
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Alesia
4 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. I'm trying to think through the different options, but I'm a bit confused on how they would each work in this scenario.
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Shasta
5 months ago
This one seems pretty straightforward. I think the answer is Recovery Plan, since that allows you to specify the boot order of VMs.
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Pearline
7 months ago
Recovery Plan, huh? Sounds like a plan, Stan. Though I'm pretty sure that's not the right answer. Unless, of course, the admin has a time machine to recover the past. Now that would be a neat trick!
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Magnolia
5 months ago
B) Host Affinity
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Lura
5 months ago
A) Recovery Plan
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Carin
7 months ago
Wait, wait, wait. Did someone say 'recovery'? I'm already picturing the IT team scrambling to recover that VM. Let's hope it doesn't come to that!
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Rosalind
5 months ago
A: I think the answer is B) Host Affinity.
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Alton
7 months ago
Host Affinity? Now we're talking! That's gotta be the answer, right? I mean, who doesn't love a good VM-host relationship?
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Sharen
5 months ago
User 2: I think so too. It's all about that VM-host bond.
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Keneth
6 months ago
User 1: Host Affinity sounds like the right choice.
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Izetta
7 months ago
High Availability? Nah, that's more about keeping the VM up and running, not the startup order. Agent VM? Interesting, but I'm not convinced.
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Weldon
6 months ago
B) Host Affinity
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Hermila
7 months ago
A) Recovery Plan
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Aleta
7 months ago
I agree with Herminia, Host Affinity makes more sense in this scenario.
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Herminia
7 months ago
But Host Affinity allows you to specify which VMs should start first on a host.
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Dick
7 months ago
I disagree, I believe it's C) High Availability.
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Sharika
8 months ago
Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'm thinking Recovery Plan might be the way to go, but I'm not entirely sure.
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Sherman
7 months ago
I think Host Affinity might be the better option.
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Lai
7 months ago
Actually, I believe High Availability is the correct configuration option for this scenario.
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Lisha
7 months ago
Recovery Plan sounds like the right choice.
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Lashunda
7 months ago
C) High Availability
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Herman
7 months ago
I think you're right, Recovery Plan sounds like the best option.
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Sarina
7 months ago
A) Recovery Plan
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Herminia
8 months ago
I think the answer is B) Host Affinity.
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