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Nutanix NCSE-Core Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Nutanix |
| Exam Name: | Nutanix Certified Systems Engineer-Core (NCSE-Core) |
| Exam Number: | NCSE-Core |
| Passing Score: | 3000 (scale 1000–6000) |
| Exam Price: | $199 USD |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Format: | Multiple-choice, Multiple-response, Scenario-based |
| Real Exam Qty: | 75–85 |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Related Certifications: | Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) |
| Recommended Training: | Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) Nutanix SE Academy Curriculum |
| Exam Registration: | Nutanix University Portal Pearson VUE Registration |
| Sample Questions: | Nutanix NCSE-Core Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Proctored online or at authorized Pearson VUE test centers |
| Pre Condition: | No mandatory prerequisites; recommended: basic IT infrastructure knowledge, hands-on experience with Nutanix, familiarity with NCP-MCI content |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.nutanix.com/services/certification/ncse-core |
Nutanix NCSE-Core Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Conduct Validation & Post-Deployment Tasks | 30% | - Data protection and resiliency validation - Documentation and handover - Performance testing and optimization - Cluster health verification |
| Conduct Pre-Delivery Activities | 25% | - Hardware and firmware validation - Network design and configuration planning - Requirements gathering and site assessment - Compatibility matrix review |
| Conduct the Cluster Deployment | 45% | - Storage container configuration - AOS installation and configuration - Foundation deployment process - Network segmentation and VLAN configuration - Prism setup and initial configuration |
Nutanix Certified Systems Engineer-Core (NCSE-Core) Sample Questions:
1. Which three cluster operations require an administrator to reclaim licenses?(Choose three)
A) Upgrade a cluster
B) Remove a Node from a cluster
C) Move Nodes between clusters.
D) Destroy a cluster.
E) Migrate a cluster
2. During an initial meeting with a prospect the storage administrator learns that Nutanix does not use RAID for application data. The prospect's storage array is configured with RAID 10 and the full capacity of the array is required. As a result no hot spares have been allocated. The storage administrator must respond immediately to any disk failures, even outside standard business hours.
Which aspect of Nutanix replication factor (RF) will reduce the storage administrator's break/fix burden?
A) Automatic data re-protection using available cluster capacity
B) Checksumming for data integrity
C) Distribution of multiple copies of data across various nodes in a cluster
D) Block awareness
3. A customer needs to increase availability in their Nutanix environment by enabling rack awareness. The current configuration consists of : 1 RF2 cluster consisting of 7 identical NX-3170 1U nodes , All Storage efficiencies are disabled , Which two changes should the systems engineer propose to meet the customer requirements ? (Choose two)
A) Distribute nodes across 3 separate racks.
B) Add 2 additional NX-3170 1U nodes.
C) Add 1 additinal NX-3170 1U node.
D) Distribute nodes across 2 separate racks.
4. A Nutanix customer needs to migrate 1000VMs from ACME Public Cloud to a local Nutanix cluster ACME Public Cloud operates on VMware ESXi, Hp ProLiant Servers with 3PAR storage. ACME Public Cloud denies customers access to vCenter or ESXi hosts But they do replicate a copy of the virtual disks to external storage.
Which method should the customer use to migrate the VMs to a local Nutanix Cluster?
A) Use Xtract for VMs to migrate VMs from ACME Public Cloud vCenter to local Nutanix cluster.
B) Use the latest copy of VMs on external storage to import on the local Nutanix cluster
C) Use Calm to automate and orchestrate deployment on the local Nutanix cluster.
D) Deploy Nutanix Community Edition in ACME Public Cloud and replicate VMs to local Nutanix cluster.
5. When planning an Oracle database deployment on Nutanix, which best practice should the SE consider?
A) Creating one storage container per database
B) Choosing nodes with higher clock speed and fewer cores.
C) Ensuring deduplication is enabled.
D) Choosing nodes with more cores and lower clock speed
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: B,C,D | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: B,D | Question # 4 Answer: B | Question # 5 Answer: B |
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