Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation V6.10 NCP-MCA Exam Questions
An administrator's environment has a complex Sysprep script that must be applied to all new VMs.
Which feature could be used to accomplish this?
Correct Answer: C
Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation
Nutanix Calm supports OS customization through Guest Customization , which:
Applies Sysprep for Windows
Injects configuration files
Sets hostnames, time zones, networking, and more
Runs scripts post-deployment
Sysprep is specifically executed during Windows Guest Customization .
Therefore, Option C: Guest Customization is correct.
Which feature allows for publishing blueprints for consumption?
Correct Answer: B
The feature within Nutanix Self-Service (Calm) designed specifically for publishing blueprints to end-users is the Marketplace .
Marketplace: This component acts as an app store for the organization. Administrators and developers create Blueprints and then publish them to the Marketplace.
Process: The "Marketplace and Application Management" capability encompasses the workflow of submitting a blueprint for approval, versioning it, and making it visible to users based on their Project entitlements.
Consumption: Once published, users do not access the raw blueprint design canvas; instead, they access the Marketplace Item to launch (consume) the application.
While "Unified Multi-Cloud Orchestration" describes the platform's broad goal, and "DSL" is a method for creating code-based blueprints, "Marketplace" is the specific functional area for publishing and consumption.
There is a Security Policy that blocks access to VMs on all ports, except for HTTPS (port 443) for VMs with category AppType: Web-Servers.
The policy also allows SSH (port 22) traffic for VMs categorized as AppType: Admin-VM. Additionally, a Protection Policy takes snapshots every 24 hours for VMs categorized as Protection: 24_hr_RPO, and an Anti-Affinity Policy is defined for AppType: Web-Servers.
A developer created a blueprint to deploy VMs for Administrators, but the VM cannot be accessed via SSH.
What change must be done to the blueprint?
Correct Answer: A
The scenario describes a "Zero Trust" style Security Policy (Flow Network Security) where all traffic is blocked unless explicitly allowed by a rule matching a Category.
The Rule: The policy specifically states that SSH (port 22) traffic is allowed only for VMs tagged with the category AppType: Admin-VM.
The Issue: The deployed VM cannot be accessed via SSH. This indicates that the VM does not match the allow rule.
The Fix: The Blueprint used to deploy these Administrator VMs must be updated to assign the AppType: Admin-VM category to the VM service definition.
Once the VM is deployed with this tag, the Flow Security Policy will recognize it and permit the inbound SSH traffic. Assigning Web-Servers (Option B) would open port 443, not 22.
Which tool provides a graphic visual representation of a Blueprint?
Correct Answer: C
Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation
Nutanix Calm documentation states:
The Blueprint Editor is the graphical interface used to design, visualize, and modify a blueprint’s components, such as services, packages, substrates, dependencies, and tasks.
The editor provides a visual topology of the multi-tier application.
Thus, the correct answer is C. Blueprint Editor .
Which role is required to create a playbook?
Correct Answer: C
Creating and managing Playbooks within the Intelligent Operations (X-Play) feature of Prism Central requires an administrative role with sufficient privileges to define system-wide automation rules.
Prism Admin: The Prism Admin (or Super Admin) role is explicitly required to create, edit, enable, and manage Playbooks. This role grants full control over the Intelligent Operations module.
Prism Viewer (A): This role has read-only access and can view Playbooks but cannot create or modify them.
Self-Service Admin (D): This role is specific to the Self-Service (Calm) application and its blueprints/projects, not the X-Play automation engine in Prism Central.