NCP-CI-AWS Practice Questions

When deploying Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on AWS, administrators have two primary workflows: allowing the NC2 portal to automate resource creation or using existing resources. The " Bring Your Own " (BYO) model is characterized by the requirement that the administrator manually prepares the underlying AWS infrastructure before initiating the Nutanix cluster deployment. Specifically, the actions ofcreating an AWS VPCandcreating the required subnets(such as management and User VM subnets) are exclusive to the BYO workflow. In the automated " Nutanix-managed " workflow, the NC2 portal uses CloudFormation to provision these network resources automatically. While setting up IAM users and permissions is necessary for both models to allow the NC2 console to interact with the AWS API, the pre-existence of the VPC and subnet architecture is the defining prerequisite for a BYO deployment.

Within an NC2 environment, the Cluster Protect feature can ensure the protection of:

Nutanix Files: This provides file services within the Nutanix ecosystem, and Cluster Protect can safeguard the data stored in Nutanix Files.

Virtual Machine Disks: This ensures that the data stored on virtual machine disks is protected, providing backup and recovery options for the virtual machines running within the cluster.

Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS Administration

Nutanix AOS 6.7 Documentation

Nutanix offers a free trial to allow organizations to test NC2 capabilities.

This trial is flexible; users can initiate a separate 30-day free trial for each supported cloud provider, such as AWS and Azure, allowing for independent evaluations of different cloud environments. It is important to note that the " free " aspect of the trial applies only to theNutanix software licensing. The user is still responsible for allAWS infrastructure costs(bare-metal instances, storage, and data transfer) incurred during the trial period. Additionally, users are not restricted to the trial alone; they can choose to activate aPay-As-You-Go (PAYG)subscription even while the free trial is active to ensure a smooth transition to production after the evaluation ends.

When reserving licenses for Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2), administrators must understand the inclusion of add-ons within different tiers. For organizations requiring multi-protocol storage, the Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) add-on is flexible and can be associated with either the NCI Pro or NCI Ultimate licensing tiers. Furthermore, the NCI Ultimate tier is designed to be comprehensive; it automatically includes high-value features such as Advanced Replication and Security (Microsegmentation) by default. This simplifies the licensing process because these features do not require separate manual applications once the Ultimate tier is selected. While NCI Ultimate is feature-rich, it does not include the NUS add-on by default, which remains a capacity-based selection that must be specifically managed alongside the base license tier.