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Nutanix NCS-Core Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Core Infrastructure Configuration | 30% | - Storage configuration
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| Operations and Maintenance | 20% | - Backup and recovery
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| Cluster Deployment and Expansion | 35% | - Cluster expansion procedures
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| Troubleshooting and Support | 15% | - Log collection and analysis
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The official Nutanix Certified Services Core Infrastructure Professional outline defines 4 domains. The leading three are Cluster Deployment and Expansion (35%), Operations and Maintenance (20%), and Troubleshooting and Support (15%). The full list is in the topics section above, and GuideTorrent's 310 practice questions cover each one.
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The NCS-Core exam is a Nutanix certification exam validating the Nutanix Certified Services Core Infrastructure Professional syllabus shown above. It belongs to these credential paths: Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI), Nutanix Certified Services (NCS) Professional Track. Candidates in 2026 prepare for it with GuideTorrent's 310 practice questions, available as a printable PDF, a Windows Desktop Test Engine, and an Online Test Engine — three versions of the same materials.
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Nutanix Certified Services Core Infrastructure Professional Sample Questions:
Which two files should be downloaded to deploy Foundation VM on VMware ESXI or AHV Hypervisors?
(Choose two.)
- A. foundation_VM-version-disk-0.geow2
- B. foundation_VM-version. vmdk
- C. foundation-version.tar.gz
- D. foundation_VM-version. tar
Correct Answer: B,D 🗳️
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A customer is considering increasing the Redundancy Factor from 2 to 3 for a Nutanix cluster in their existing environment.
Which option would provide the company with the optimal solution?
- A. Five Compute Nodes with 40% available disk space
- B. Three Compute Nodes with 40% available disk space
- C. Four Compute Nodes with 25% available disk space
- D. Six Compute Nodes with 25% available disk space
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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A consultant successfully completes a Foundation using a flat switch. The consultant then works with the customer to move the cluster over to their production network. After the move, the CVMs and hypervisors can no longer communicate, which prevents the cluster from starting.
Which option should be used to resolve this issue?
- A. Make sure that the IPMI and CVM VLAN is manually tagged on the Host and CVM.
- B. If the IPMI is in use, check that the IPMI can ping the default gateway over IPv6.
- C. Verify that IPv6 Link Local and DHCP is enabled on all switch ports.
- D. If using VLANs, confirm the hypervisor/CVM VLAN is set as Native on the switch ports.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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An administrator is planning to deploy a Nutanix cluster to support a few high-performance VMs. This deployment will have the following considerations:
* Individual VMs will likely generate network throughputs in the range of 90-100Mbps
* Due to the configuration of the VMs, it is unlikely that a node will host more than one or two of them at a time
* Individual VMs will communicate with only a few (one or two) remote hosts at a time
* Multicast will not be used in the environment
* The hosts are connected via two 1GbE network connections
How should the administrator configure the network bonds to meet this requirement while maintaining the simplest switch configuration?
- A. Configure bond0 as balance-sib
- B. Configure bond0 as active-backup
- C. Configure bond0 as balance-lacp
- D. Configure bond0 as balance-tcp
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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During a six-node cluster deployment, one node fails to image successfully and Foundation is unable to automatically configure the cluster. The consultant decides to manually complete cluster formation with the successful nodes, then expand the cluster with the remaining unconfigured node.
Which command should be used to begin the process?
- A. cluster start
- B. cluster create
- C. cluster status
- D. cluster expand
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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