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📊 Nutanix Cloud
Q. What is data locality in Nutanix?
  • (A) Storing data in a remote cloud
  • (B) Keeping VM data close to the VM for better performance
  • (C) Encrypting all data
  • (D) Compressing data before storage
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Keeping VM data close to the VM for better performance

Explanation: Data locality ensures that a VM accesses data stored on the same node whenever possible, reducing latency.

📊 Nutanix Cloud
Q. Which Nutanix feature automatically redistributes data after adding a new node?
  • (A) Curator
  • (B) Genesis
  • (C) Stargate
  • (D) Prism
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Curator

Explanation: Curator automatically rebalances data across the cluster after expansion.

📊 Nutanix Cloud
Q. What is the primary purpose of Genesis service in Nutanix?
  • (A) Run virtual machines
  • (B) Start, stop and monitor Nutanix services
  • (C) Store metadata
  • (D) Manage networking
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Start, stop and monitor Nutanix services

Explanation: Genesis is responsible for managing the lifecycle of Nutanix services.

📊 Nutanix Cloud
Q. Which Nutanix service stores cluster metadata?
  • (A) Cassandra
  • (B) Curator
  • (C) Stargate
  • (D) Prism
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Cassandra

Explanation: Cassandra is the distributed metadata database used by Nutanix.

📊 Nutanix Cloud
Q. Which service processes storage read and write requests in Nutanix?
  • (A) Genesis
  • (B) Stargate
  • (C) Prism
  • (D) Acropolis
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Stargate

Explanation: Stargate handles all storage I/O operations.

📊 Nutanix Cloud
Q. What is the purpose of the Acropolis Dynamic Scheduler (ADS)?
  • (A) Manage backups
  • (B) Balance VM workloads across the cluster
  • (C) Create snapshots
  • (D) Manage DNS
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) Balance VM workloads across the cluster

Explanation: ADS automatically balances VM workloads to optimize performance.

📊 Nutanix Cloud
Q. What is the purpose of Acropolis Dynamic Optimization (ADO)?
  • (A) Move frequently accessed data to faster storage
  • (B) Delete unused VMs
  • (C) Compress memory
  • (D) Manage firewall rules
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Move frequently accessed data to faster storage

Explanation: ADO moves hot data to SSD/NVMe and cold data to HDD automatically.

📊 Nutanix Cloud
Q. Which Nutanix feature protects against accidental deletion or corruption of VMs?
  • (A) Snapshots
  • (B) Replication Factor
  • (C) Deduplication
  • (D) Compression
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Snapshots

Explanation: Snapshots provide point-in-time recovery of virtual machines.

📊 Nutanix Cloud
Q. Which protocol is commonly used by Nutanix Files for Windows file sharing?
  • (A) FTP
  • (B) SMB
  • (C) HTTP
  • (D) SMTP
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) SMB

Explanation: SMB is the standard protocol for Windows file sharing.

📊 Nutanix Cloud
Q. Which protocol is commonly used by Nutanix Files for Linux file sharing?
  • (A) NFS
  • (B) SMTP
  • (C) FTP
  • (D) SSH
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) NFS

Explanation: NFS is commonly used for file sharing in Linux environments.