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1.An administrator needs to configure a Prism Central automation task to be notified if production
VMs
exceed the CPU threshold of 70%.
How can this be achieved?
A. Create an NCC alert based on performance data.
B. Create an Alert policy for Category Env:Production.
C. Create an Alert policy for all VMs.
D. Create a script from the Guest OS for the alert.
Answer: B
Explanation:
To create a custom alert policy, the administrator needs to specify the entity type, the impact, the
severity, the condition, and the notification method. In this case, the entity type is VM, the impact is
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performance, the severity is warning, the condition is CPU usage > 70%, and the notification method
is email. Additionally, the administrator can use categories to filter the entities that are affected by the
alert policy. By selecting the category Env:Production, the administrator can limit the alert policy to
only apply to the production VMs.
Reference:
Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) v6.5, Section 2 - Deploy and
Configure Self-service and Related Components, Objective 2.5 - Identify required configuration
settings for a Self-Service deployment
How to create custom alert policies | Prism central | Nutanix Community
Reference: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Prism-Central-Guide-Prism-
v6_0:mul-alerts-management-pc-c.html
2.An administrator is tasked with setting up a Policy Engine for a Calm VM.
What information does the administrator require to complete this task?
A. Public key of the Calm VM. For the Scale-Out Calm VIVI, provide the public key of all VMs,
B. Private Key of the Calm VX'L For the Scale-Out Calm VMU provide the private key of all VMs.
C. Every Prism Central Virtual IP address to be managed by the policy engine for Calm.
D. Networking information for all devices to be managed by the policy engine for Calm.
Answer: D
Explanation:
The policy engine is a single VM setup for the single or scale-out Prism Central. When you enable the
policy engine for your Calm instance, a new VM is created and deployed for the policy engine. All you
need is an available IP address that belongs to the same network as that of your Prism Central VM
for the policy engine VM. You do not need to provide any public or private keys, or any Prism Central
virtual IP addresses for this task.
Reference: Nutanix Support & Insights, Calm on ESXi Deployment | Nutanix Community
3.An administrator wants to create two database VMS using replicas and needs to access the same
mount_path for hosting the backup files during the deployment on both VMs.
What should the administrator do on the Blueprint to achieve this requirement?
A. Set mount_path = u01/app/backup as a runtime variable
B. Set mount_path = u01/app/backup as a runtime replica
C. Set mount_path = u01/app/backup as a runtime task
D. Set mount_path = u01/app/backup as a runtime service
Answer: A
Explanation:
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Runtime variables are used to pass information between different components of a Blueprint, such as
VMs, services, tasks, and replicas. They can be defined in the Blueprint YAML file or in the UI. By
setting the mount_path as a runtime variable, the administrator can ensure that both database VMs
use the same value for the mount_path during the deployment. This way, the backup files can be
hosted on the same location for both VMs.
Reference: Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) 6.5 Exam, page 25,
section 2.1.1:
“Runtime Variables”
[Nutanix University: NCP-MCA 6.5 Exam Prep - Runtime Variables], video 2: “Runtime Variables”
4.How should an administrator enable Calm?
A. Prism Central -> Services -> Calm -> Enable
B. Prism Element -> LCM -> Calm -> Enable
C. Prism Central -> Settings -> Calm -> Enable
D. Prism Central -> Settings -> Upgrade Prism Central -> Calm -> Enable
Answer: A
Explanation:
To enable Calm, the administrator needs to log on to Prism Central with a local ADMIN account and
click Services -> Calm -> Enable. This will install the Calm service on Prism Central and allow the
administrator to access the Calm UI and features. The other options are incorrect because they either
refer to Prism Element, which is not the correct platform for Calm, or they involve unnecessary or
incorrect steps.
Reference: [Enabling and Accessing Calm | Nutanix Community] (https://next.nutanix.com/installation-
configuration-23/enabling-and-accessing-calm-40191); [Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud
Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam Blueprint Guide]
(https://www.nutanix.com/content/dam/nutanix/resources/support/ds-ncp-mca.pdf), section 2.1.
Reference: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Calm-Admin-
Operations-Guide-v3_2_7:nuc-install-configure-nutanix-calm-t.html
5.An administrator had provided Linux VM console access to the OS Team. However, the team is
unable to access one of the newly-created Linux VMS within Prism Central.
How can the administrator resolve this issue?
A. Create and assign the Linux OS Category to the newly-created VM,
B. Create and assign the Linux OS Category to the OS Team Active Directory Group,
C. Create a role for the OS Team Active Directory Group and add the VMS to it.
D. Create a local user in Linux OS and provide access to the OS Team.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Categories are a way of organizing and managing resources in Nutanix Calm. Categories can be
used to define access policies, filter resources, and group applications. By creating and assigning the
Linux OS Category to the newly-created VM, the administrator can grant access to the OS Team
based on their Active Directory Group membership. The OS Team can then use the web SSH
console to access the Linux VM from the Calm UI.
Reference: Nutanix Support & Insights, section “Categories”
Nutanix Support & Insights, section “Accessing the Web SSH Console”
6.Save Playbook
Given input is invalid. No existing secret params found. password cannot XXXXXXX have value.
An administrator is receiving the error shown in the exhibit while saving the Playbook.
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What is causing this issue?
A. Password Policy does not match for the given password.
B. There are no saved credentials found in the Playbook.
C. The given credentials do not have the access for execution.
D. The Playbook is cloned from another playbook with a password.
Answer: D
Explanation:
The error message indicates that the password parameter is not a secret parameter, which means it
is not encrypted and stored securely in the Calm database. This can happen when a Playbook is
cloned from another Playbook that has a password parameter defined as a secret parameter. The
cloned Playbook will inherit the password value from the original Playbook, but it will not be a secret
parameter. To resolve this issue, the administrator needs to either delete the password parameter
and create a new one as a secret parameter, or edit the password parameter and mark it as a secret
parameter.
Reference: Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam BlueprintGuide,
page 15, section 4.2.1
Nutanix Calm Playbooks
Nutanix Calm Parameters
7.An administrator has an existing set of VMs that were deployed before the company started using
Calm. The administrator would like to now use Calm to manage those existing VMs.
What should the administrator do to manage the existing VMs?
A. Create a Greenfield Application, select the snapshots of the VMs to manage and redeploy the VMs
from the latest snapshot.
B. Create a Brownfield Application, select the VMs that are needed for each deployment from the
drop down list.
C. Create a Greenfield Application, select the VMs that are needed for each deployment from the
drop down list.
D. Create a Brownfield Application, select the snapshots of the VMs to manage and redeploy the VMs
from the latest snapshot.
Answer: B
Explanation:
A Brownfield Application is a type of application that allows you to import and manage existing VMs
that were not deployed by Calm. You can use a Brownfield Application to perform actions such as
start, stop, restart, delete, or execute scripts on the imported VMs. You can also add services,
credentials, variables, and policies to the Brownfield Application blueprint. To create a Brownfield
Application, you need to select a multi-VM blueprint and then choose the VMs that you want to
include in the application from the drop down list. You can also filter the VMs by name, cluster, or
power state.
A Greenfield Application is a type of application that allows you to deploy new VMs from scratch using
Calm. You can use a Greenfield Application to provision and configure VMs on different cloud
platforms, such as Nutanix AHV, VMware ESXi, AWS, Azure, or GCP. You can also add services,
credentials, variables, and policies to the Greenfield Application blueprint. To create a Greenfield
Application, you need to select a single-VM or a multi-VM blueprint and then specify the VM
properties, such as name, image, flavor, network, storage, etc.
Reference: Nutanix Calm DSL C Brownfield Apps the Easy Way
Nutanix Support & Insights
Getting started with Nutanix Calm
8.What are two valid trigger types available for executing Playbooks? (Choose two.)
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A. Manual
B. Alert
C. Report
D. Audit
Answer: A, B
Explanation:
Playbooks are a collection of tasks that can be executed on demand or based on a trigger. There are
two types of triggers available for executing Playbooks: manual and alert. A manual trigger allows you
to run a Playbook on demand from the Prism Central UI or the Calm API. An alert trigger allows you
to run a Playbook automatically when a specific alert is generated by Prism Central or a third-party
system. Report and audit are not valid trigger types for Playbooks.
Reference: Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA), page 9; Nutanix Certified
Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA), section 1.
Reference: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Prism-Central-Guide-Prism-
v6_0:mul-playbook-creation-using-triggers-pc-c.html
9.An administrator has been tasked with creating a multicloud, three-tier application using Calm.
The application needs to consist of:
A MongoDB backend database
A NodeJS Javascript runtime environment
An NGINX webserver
The administrator has access to an AWS account, as well as a locally hosted Nutanix cluster. The
three parts of the application should be fully redundant, and be able to tolerate either a cloud provider
outage, or a local Nutanix cluster outage.
What is the most appropriate solution the administrator should choose in order to meet the
requirements?
A. Create a Calm blueprint with MongoDB, Node/S, and NGINX VMs running on Nutanix, as well as
an NGINX server running in AWS on US-WEST-1 and US-EAST-1.
B. Create a Calm blueprint with MongoDB, Node/S and NGINX VMs running on Nutanix, and a
separate blueprint for MongoDB, NodeJS, and NGINX running in AWS on US-WEST-1 and US-
EAST-1.
C. Create a Calm blueprint with MongoDB, NodelS, and NGINX VMs running on Nutanix, as well as
MongoDB, NodeJS, and NGINX servers running in AWS on US-WEST-1 and US-EAST-1.
D. Create a Calm blueprint with MongoDB, NodelS, and NGINX VMs running on Nutanix, then
manually create three EC2 instances for MongoDB, NodeJS and NGINX in AWS running on US-
WEST-1 and
US-EAST-1.
Answer: C
Explanation:
This solution meets the requirements of creating a multicloud, three-tier application using Calm. It
ensures that each tier of the application has a redundant copy running on both Nutanix and AWS, and
that the application can tolerate either a cloud provider outage or a local Nutanix cluster outage. The
other options do not provide full redundancy for each tier, or require manual intervention to create the
AWS instances.
Reference: Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam Blueprint Guide,
page 10; Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA) Course, Module 5: Blueprints.
10.Refer to the exhibit.
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Saving the Calm Blueprint gives the validation error for VMware Blueprints shown in the exhibit.
What could be the cause of the error?
A. Number of Template vCPU components should be equal to the number of pCPU configured.
B. Number of Template NICs components should be equal to the number of Network Settings
configured.
C. Number of Template devices components should be equal to the number of Devices configured.
D. Number of Template VMXNET3 components should be equal to the number of Virtual e1000
adapters configured.
Answer: B
Explanation:
The error message in the exhibit indicates a mismatch between the number of network settings and
the number of NICs on the VM. This is a common validation error when saving Calm Blueprints for
VMware, where it is essential to ensure that these configurations match to avoid issues with VM
deployment and operation1.
Reference: 1: Nutanix NCP-MCA Certification Exam Sample Questions2
11.An administrator is providing users with access to the company's LOB applications through a VDI
solution. The administrator received information that the company are going to hire 200 new
employees who will be using these applications.
The environment is monitored by a third-party tool that notifies the administrator when the VDI
solution is about to run out of capacity. This gives the administrator time to create additional
resources and add them to the VDI solution.
What should the administrator use when creating a playbook to automate this?
A. A trigger based on a REST API
B. A trigger based on an email
C. A trigger based on an event
D. A trigger based on an alert
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Answer: C
Explanation:
The administrator should use a trigger based on an event when creating a playbook to automate the
scaling of the VDI solution. An event trigger is a type of trigger that executes a playbook when a
specific event occurs in the Nutanix environment or in a third-party system. An event trigger can be
configured to listen to events from various sources, such as Prism alerts, Calm actions, or external
webhooks. In this scenario, the administrator can use an event trigger to listen to the webhook from
the third-party monitoring tool and execute a playbook that creates additional resources and adds
them to the VDI solution.
A trigger based on a REST API is not the best option, because it requires the administrator to
manually invoke the playbook using an API call. This is not as efficient or reliable as using an event
trigger that automatically executes the playbook when the capacity threshold is reached.
A trigger based on an email is also not the best option, because it requires the administrator to
configure an email server and a mailbox to receive the notification from the third-party tool. This adds
complexity and overhead to the automation process and may not be as secure or timely as using an
event trigger.
A trigger based on an alert is a valid option,but it depends on the availability and compatibility of the
Prism alert system with the third-party tool. If the third-party tool can send alerts to Prism, then the
administrator can use an alert trigger to execute the playbook. However, if the third-party tool does
not integrate with Prism, then the administrator cannot use an alert trigger and has to use an event
trigger instead.
Reference: Nutanix Calm User Guide: Chapter 8: X-Play
Nutanix Calm DSL User Guide: Chapter 5: Playbooks
Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) Exam Blueprint Guide: Section 1:
Describe and Differentiate Automation Concepts and Principles
12.A director would like to have an up to date Cluster Efficiency Summary report emailed on the first
of every month to keep management up to date on how the cluster is being utilized.
How could a playbook be configured to satisfy this request with the least human interaction?
A. Manual Trigger > Wait Until Day of Month > Generate Report > Email
B. Manual Trigger > Generate Report > Email
C. Report Trigger > Wait Until Day of Month > Email
D. Time Trigger > Generate Report > Email
Answer: D
Explanation:
A time trigger is a type of playbook trigger that allows the user to specify a schedule for running a
playbook. This trigger is useful for automating tasks that need to be performed periodically or at a
specific time. A manual trigger requires the user to initiate the playbook execution manually, which is
not ideal for a recurring task. A report trigger is a type of playbook trigger that allows the user to run a
playbook when a specific report is generated. However, this trigger does not guarantee that the report
will be generated on the first of every month, as it depends on the report settings. A wait until day of
month action is a type of playbook action that pauses the playbook execution until a specified day of
the month. This action is unnecessary if the playbook already has a time trigger that specifies the
desired schedule.
Reference: Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA) course, Module 4: Playbooks,
Lesson 4.1:
Playbook Triggers
Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) 6.5 Exam Blueprint Guide,
Section 3.1: Create a playbook to automate IT operations using X-Play
Reference: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/kbs/details?targetId=kA00e000000LU6BCAW
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13.Within a Calm blueprint, which two actions can an administrator apply to a Service under the
Guest Customization section? (Choose two.)
A. Apply a Cloudinit Script
B. Apply a Sysprep file
C. Modify the base OS image
D. Choose UEFI or Legacy BIOS
Answer: A, B
Explanation:
Within a Calm blueprint, an administrator can apply two actions to a Service under the Guest
Customization section: Apply a Cloudinit Script and Apply a Sysprep file. These actions allow the
administrator to customize the configuration and behavior of the virtual machines that are provisioned
from the blueprint. A Cloudinit Script is a set of commands or scripts that run on Linux-based virtual
machines during the boot process. A Sysprep file is a configuration file that specifies the Windows
settings and options for the virtual machines. These actions can be used to perform tasks such as
setting the hostname, network configuration, user accounts, software installation, and more.
Reference: Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) v6.5, Section 2 -
Deploy and Configure Nutanix Calm and Related Components, page 3
Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA), Module 2 - Nutanix Calm, Lesson 2.2 -
Blueprint Management, page 9
Nutanix Calm User Guide, Blueprint, Guest Customization
Reference: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Calm-Admin-
Operations-Guide-v3_2_7:nuc-nucalm-blueprints-intro-c.html
14.An administrator wants to create a blueprint for a development environment that uses an existing
on-premise GitLab repository. Every new development environment requires a new user in the GitLab
repo.
Which two tasks should the administrator perform within a Calm blueprint to automate this process?
(Choose two.)
A. Create an HTTP pre-create task to create the user in GitLab via REST API.
B. Create runtime-editable variables for user and password in the blueprint.
C. Add a task within the service in order to ask for user and password at runtime.
D. Create a task script in order to login with ssh to GitLab and create a random user and password.
Answer: A, B
Explanation:
To automate the creation of a new user in GitLab for every new development environment, the
administrator should perform the following tasks within a Calm blueprint:
Create an HTTP pre-create task to create the user in GitLab via REST API. This task will send an
HTTP request to the GitLab server with the user information and credentials, and receive a response
with the user ID and status. The administrator can use the response to verify the user creation and
store the user ID as a variable for later use.
Create runtime-editable variables for user and password in the blueprint. These variables will allow
the administrator to specify the user name and password for the new GitLab user at the time of
launching the blueprint. The variables can be passed as parameters to the HTTP pre-create task and
used in the REST API call.
The other two options are not correct because:
Adding a task within the service to ask for user and password at runtime is redundant and
unnecessary, as the runtime-editable variables can already provide this functionality.
Creating a task script to login with ssh to GitLab and create a random user and password is not a
good practice, as it exposes the GitLab server to security risks and does not use the REST API that
GitLab provides for user management.
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Reference: Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) 6.5 Exam, page 17
Nutanix Calm User Guide, section “HTTP Task” GitLab API Documentation, section “Create user”
15.An administrator is notified of changes made to VMs on an AHV cluster and wants to verify the
changes inside of a Calm application.
Where should the administrator check for synchronized changes between Prism Central and Calm?
A. On the Prism Central Tasks page
B. On the Audit tab of the Calm application
C. On the Environments tab of the Calm project
D. On the Overview tab of the Calm application
Answer: B
Explanation:
The Audit tab of the Calm application shows the history of actions performed on the application, such
as create, update, delete, launch, stop, etc. It also shows the status of the synchronization between
Prism Central and Calm, which indicates if the changes made to the VMs on the AHV cluster are
reflected in the Calm application. The administrator can check the Audit tab to verify the changes and
troubleshoot any issues with the synchronization.
Reference: Nutanix NCP-MCA Certification Exam Sample Questions, Question 15 Nutanix Certified
Professional - Multicloud Automation, Page 17 Nutanix Calm User Guide
16.Where would a Calm administrator find the archived application logs within Prism Central?
A. Services > Calm > Projects
B. Services > Calm > Settings
C. Services > Calm > Applications
D. Services > Calm > Blueprints
Answer: B
Explanation:
The archived application logs within Prism Central can be found under Services > Calm > Settings.
Calm automatically archives run logs of the deleted applications and custom actions that are older
than three months. The administrator can download the archives within 7 days from the time of
archive creation. For a running application, data is not archived for the system-generated Create
actions.
Reference: Nutanix Support & Insights
Reference: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Calm-Admin-
Operations-Guide-v3_3_1:nuc-application-log-archive-download-t.html
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The variable VM_NAME is giving a warning that indicates that the variable is not found.
When checking the Service tab, the variable is found to match the VM_NAME field entry as shown in
the exhibit below:
What is causing this warning message?
A. VM_NAME variable must be defined under Application Profile
B. Service Name matches the variable name
C. @@{calm_time}@@ output is longer than allowed for a Service Name
D. User modifiable variable for VM_NAME is not allowed
Answer: D
Explanation:
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Calm-Admin-Operations-Guide-
v3_6_2:nuc-macros-variables-overview-c.html
18.Which method will result in unique names per VM when scaling out a Service in a Calm Blueprint?
A. Guest OS customization using sysprep contains
<ComputerName>@@{name}@@</ComputerName>.
B. Service VM Name field contains the macro variable @@{calm_array_index}@@.
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C. Call an external Python eScript that uses an IPAM API to register the VM name in DNS.
D. Set the VM Name field to allow user edits at launch so the user can enter a custom value at
launch.
Answer: B
Explanation:
The correct method to result in unique names per VM when scaling out a Service in a Calm Blueprint
is to use the macro variable @@{calm_array_index}@@ in the Service VM Name field (Option B).
This variable will append a unique index number to each VM name based on the scale-out count. For
example, if the Service VM Name is MyAppVM-@@{calm_array_index}@@ and the scale-out count
is 3, the resulting VM names will be MyAppVM-0, MyAppVM-1, and MyAppVM-2. Option A is
incorrect because the <ComputerName> tag in the sysprep file will only affect the hostname of the
guest OS, not the VM name in the cloud provider. Option C is incorrect because calling an external
Python eScript to register the VM name in DNS will not change the VM name in the cloud provider
either. Option D is incorrect because setting the VM Name field to allow user edits at launch will
require manual input from the user for each VM, which is not scalable or automated.
Reference: The information can be verified from Nutanix official training and certification documents
available at Nutanix Training & Certification. You can also check out the Nutanix Certified
Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) 6.5 Exam guide for more details on the exam
objectives and format. Additionally, you can watch the Nutanix Calm - Multicloud Automation playlist
on YouTube for some video tutorials on Nutanix Calm features and functionalities.
Reference: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Calm-Admin-
Operations-Guide-v3_2_7:nuc-multi-vm-blueprints.html
19.An administrator has created a task for a blueprint that could be applied to another blueprint. The
administrator wants to reuse the task with the least amount of effort.
How can the administrator accomplish this?
A. Publish the task to Github select the task from the Github Repository from the other blueprint.
B. Publish the task to the Marketplace, select the task from the Marketplace from the other blueprint.
C. Publish the task to the Task Repository, select the task from the Task Repository from the other
blueprint.
D. Publish the task to the Task Library select the task from the Task Library from the other blueprint.
Answer: D
Explanation:
The Task Library is a centralized repository of tasks that can be reused across multiple blueprints.
The administrator can publish a task to the Task Library by clicking on the Publish icon in the task
editor. The task will then be available in the Task Library tab under the Tasks section in the Calm UI.
The administrator can select the task from the Task Library and drag and drop it into another
blueprint. This way, the administrator can reuse the task with the least amount of effort.
Reference: Nutanix Certified Professional Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) 6 Exam, page 11
Nutanix University - NCP-MCA 6 Exam Prep - Tasks and Task Library
Reference: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Calm-Admin-
Operations-Guide-v3_2_2:nuc-library-task-overview-c.html
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