NCP-EUC Exam Dumps - Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) Questions and Answers

gold image is a term used to describe a template for a virtual machine (VM) that contains a preconfigured operating system and applications1. A gold image can be used to create multiple session hosts that share the same configuration1. However, a gold image needs to be properly prepared before being used as a template123.

One of the steps involved in preparing a gold image is to run sysprep on the VM. Sysprep is a tool that removes system-specific data such as computer name, security identifier (SID), and driver cache from Windows23. This allows the VM to be generalized and duplicated without causing conflicts or errors23.

One of the options that can be set when running sysprep is CopyProfile. CopyProfile is a setting that determines whether the user profile settings of the built-in administrator account are copied to the default user profile2. The default user profile is used as a template for creating new user profiles on Windows2. If CopyProfile is set to True, then any changes made by the administrator account (such as desktop wallpaper, screen saver, Start menu items, etc.) will be applied to all new user profiles2.

Therefore, if users are being disconnected from their sessions consistently after 10 minutes, it could be because the gold image has some incorrect settings in the default user profile that cause session timeout or termination. To resolve this issue, one possible solution is to sysprep the gold image with CopyProfile set to True, and make sure that there are no settings in the administrator account that could affect session stability (such as power saving options or Windows Store applications)2.

roaming profiles are a way to deliver user settings across physical and virtual desktops. However, they can also cause issues such as profile unload failures2 and slow log-on and log-off times1.

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According to Microsoft RDS and Nutanix Best Practices:

GPO Configuration: The specific Group Policy Object (GPO) setting used to define which license servers an RD Session Host should contact is titled "Use the specified remote desktop license servers".

Redundancy: In this policy setting, the administrator can input a list of multiple license servers (IP addresses or FQDNs). If the first server in the list is unreachable (due to a cluster failure or maintenance), the host automatically attempts to contact the subsequent servers, thereby achieving the required redundancy.

This error is a known issue related to the Nutanix AHV Plugin for Citrix (MCS plugin) when interacting with a Nutanix cluster that has a high number of snapshots (as indicated by the 4797 count).

Older versions of the plugin utilized a JSON serializer with a default character limit (maxJsonLength). When the plugin attempts to fetch the inventory of snapshots (GetContent) to present them in the Citrix Studio wizard, the resulting JSON string exceeds this limit, causing the serialization exception and failing the catalog creation process.

The resolution, documented in Nutanix/Citrix Knowledge Base articles, is to upgrade the Nutanix AHV Plugin for Citrix to the latest version. Newer versions of the plugin handle large datasets more efficiently (often through pagination or increased limits), allowing the inventory to load successfully despite the large number of existing snapshots.

Nutanix leverages the Security Configuration Management Automation (SCMA) framework to ensure that services are constantly inspected for variance to the security policy. This framework checks multiple security entities for both Nutanix storage and AHV, automatically reporting log inconsistencies and reverting them to the baseline where applicable.

To prevent these continuous inspections from negatively affecting the cluster's operation, the Nutanix Security Guide specifies that STIG (Security Technical Implementation Guide) scans have the lowest system priority within the virtual storage controller. This design ensures that security checks do not interfere with platform performance or user workloads, regardless of whether the schedule is set to run hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly.

 Nutanix recommends using separate containers for persistent and non-persistent VMS. For persistent VMS, enable compression and deduplication. For non-persistent VMS, enable compression only1

According to Nutanix documentation, it is recommended to use multiple containers, with each container representing an individual performance workload. This allows for better performance isolation and easier management. For example, one container could be used for VDI workloads, while another container could be used for general-purpose workloads.

As for compression and deduplication, it is recommended to enable them for all VMs. Compression reduces the amount of storage space required and increases the performance of the system, while deduplication reduces the amount of duplicate data stored on the system. Erasure coding can also be used as an alternative to replication for data protection.

View Composer API for Array Integration (VCAI) is a feature of VMware Horizon that leverages the native cloning abilities in the storage array to offload storage operations within a VMware View environment12. This feature allows customers to offload the creation of linked clones to the storage array3.

When using Nutanix IPAM (Managed Network) for DHCP, the built-in DHCP service has limitations regarding UEFI PXE boot support (specifically regarding the dynamic delivery of architecture-specific boot files like bootx64.efi vs undionly.kpxe).

To successfully provision UEFI VMs in this scenario—particularly for Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS)—the BDM (Boot Device Manager) ISO (referred to here as SDM boot ISO due to common industry acronym variance in exam banks) is required. The BDM ISO allows the VM to boot directly from a virtual CD-ROM that contains the bootstrap information needed to contact the provisioning server, bypassing the limitations of the IPAM PXE implementation for UEFI workloads.

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According to Nutanix Storage Best Practices for Citrix/VDI:

Workload Type: The question specifies Persistent VDI, which typically uses Full Clones.

Deduplication: For Full Clones/Persistent Desktops, the data (OS and Apps) is identical across many VMs but stored independently. Deduplication (specifically Capacity Tier Deduplication) is Enabled to eliminate these redundant blocks and save significant capacity.

Compression: Inline Compression is Enabled by default and recommended for all VDI workloads to improve performance and capacity usage.

Erasure Coding (EC-X): Nutanix documentation explicitly states that Erasure Coding is Disabled for active VDI workloads. EC-X provides capacity savings for "write-cold" data (like backups or archives) but introduces a performance penalty (parity calculation overhead) on random writes, which are common in persistent desktop usage.

Correction: While option D suggests enabling everything, the specific best practice table for "Citrix MCS: Full Clone" lists Erasure Coding as Disabled to maintain optimal user experience.

regarding replicating AppStacks between Nutanix clusters, it is likely that the correct answer would involve configuring some form of replication or disaster recovery technology on the Nutanix clusters themselves.

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