Discuss Nutanix NCP-MCI Exam Topic 6 Question 36

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?

ARecovery Plan

BHost Affinity

CHigh Availability

DAgent VM

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

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35 comments · newest first

Remedios 10 months ago

Yeah, A is correct, but I’m surprised it’s not more obvious!

Leana 10 months ago

I’m not sure about that, seems a bit off.

Lauran 10 months ago

A makes sense, but what about D?

Norah 10 months ago

I thought it was C, High Availability?

Beatriz 11 months ago

Definitely A, Recovery Plan is the way to go!

Dalene 11 months ago

I don't think Agent VM is the answer; it seems more related to monitoring or management rather than startup order.

Kattie 11 months ago

High Availability sounds familiar, but I can't recall if it specifically addresses the order of VM startups.

Kaitlyn 11 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.

Mariko 11 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.

Terry 12 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.

Arthur 12 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.

Alesia 12 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.

Shasta 1 year ago

This one seems pretty straightforward. I think the answer is Recovery Plan, since that allows you to specify the boot order of VMs.

Pearline 1 year 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!

Magnolia 1 year ago

↳ replying to Pearline

B) Host Affinity

Lura 1 year ago

↳ replying to Pearline

A) Recovery Plan

Carin 1 year 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!

Rosalind 1 year ago

↳ replying to Carin

A: I think the answer is B) Host Affinity.

Alton 1 year 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?

Sharen 1 year ago

↳ replying to Alton

User 2: I think so too. It's all about that VM-host bond.

Keneth 1 year ago

↳ replying to Alton

User 1: Host Affinity sounds like the right choice.

Izetta 1 year 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.

Weldon 1 year ago

↳ replying to Izetta

B) Host Affinity

Hermila 1 year ago

↳ replying to Izetta

A) Recovery Plan

Aleta 1 year ago

I agree with Herminia, Host Affinity makes more sense in this scenario.

Herminia 1 year ago

But Host Affinity allows you to specify which VMs should start first on a host.

Dick 1 year ago

I disagree, I believe it's C) High Availability.

Sharika 1 year 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.

Sherman 1 year ago

↳ replying to Sharika

I think Host Affinity might be the better option.

Lai 1 year ago

↳ replying to Sharika

Actually, I believe High Availability is the correct configuration option for this scenario.

Lisha 1 year ago

↳ replying to Sharika

Recovery Plan sounds like the right choice.

Lashunda 1 year ago

↳ replying to Sharika

C) High Availability

Herman 1 year ago

↳ replying to Sharika

I think you're right, Recovery Plan sounds like the best option.

Sarina 1 year ago

↳ replying to Sharika

A) Recovery Plan

Herminia 1 year ago

I think the answer is B) Host Affinity.

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