Free NCM-MCI Sample Questions — Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure

Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCM-MCI) is a master-level Nutanix certification exam. The blueprint splits the exam across 5 domains, starting with Advanced Cluster Management, Multicloud Architecture, Automation and Orchestration. On exam day you face around 65 questions in 120 minutes, in formats such as multiple-choice. The 10 questions below are free samples written to match that style: answer each one first, then reveal the correct answer and note which topics you miss. The NCM-MCI is rated expert in difficulty, and most candidates prepare with at least 24 months of hands-on experience. Because every answer is revealed in place, you can work through the whole set without leaving this page. Work through all 10 samples before deciding whether to buy the full 41+ question PDF.

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Question 1

An administrator is performing a set of routine checks and notes that Prism Central is running with 4 vCPUs and 21 GB RAM. The organizations environment is based on two Nutanix clusters with 170 VMs plus a Legacy vSphere infrastructure. No manual changes have been done on Prism Central VM. Which configuration justifies the current Prism Central configuration?

  • A. Nutanix Move is running on Prism Central to import VMs from the Legacy Cluster
  • B. Prism Central was installed for Large Deployment environments
  • C. Prism Central is running on the legacy cluster and requires more RAM
  • D. Nutanix Leap and Nutanix Flow have been enabled on Prism Central
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Correct Answer:
C. Prism Central is running on the legacy cluster and requires more RAM
Question 2

An administrator wants to utilize Network Visualization to monitor the physical and logical network on the Nutanix cluster. The first-hop switch has LLDP enabled. The network switch information is still not being displayed. What is causing this problem?

  • A. The ISL between switches is not configured
  • B. SNMP is not configured properly
  • C. br0 and br1 are not defined
  • D. The cluster is using RDMA-enabled NICs
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Correct Answer:
D. The cluster is using RDMA-enabled NICs
Question 3

An organization is planning an upgrade to AOS 5.15 and wants to understand which cluster products and/or services are supported for physical traffic isolation. Which Nutanix component supports its network traffic being isolated onto its own virtual network?

  • A. Volumes
  • B. Objects
  • C. Containers
  • D. Files
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Correct Answer:
A. Volumes
Question 4

An administrator is implementing a VDI solution. The workload will be a series of persistent desktops in a dedicated storage container within a four-node cluster. Storage optimizations should be set on the dedicated storage container to give optimal performance including during a node failure event. Which storage optimizations should the administrator set to meet the requirements?

  • A. Compression, Deduplication, and Erasure Coding
  • B. Deduplication and Erasure Coding
  • C. Compression and Deduplication
  • D. Compression only
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Correct Answer:
C. Compression and Deduplication
Question 5

An administrator is trying to convert an ESXi cluster with the existing configurations to AHV: • HA and DRS enabled • vCenter VM resides on the same cluster being converted • Distributed vSwitch • Multiple external vSwitches • Active/active load balancing Which two configurations will cause the cluster conversion process to fail? (Choose two.)

  • A. vCenter VM resides on the same cluster
  • B. Distributed vSwitch
  • C. Multiple external vSwitches
  • D. Active/Active load balancing policy
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Correct Answer:
  • A. vCenter VM resides on the same cluster
  • C. Multiple external vSwitches
Question 6

An administrator configures authentication in Prism Central (PC) for the NTNX-Admins group. Users report that they are unable to log in. The administrator confirms that the Active Directory (AD) settings in PC are correct. Which condition could result in this behavior?

  • A. role mapping needs to be associated with the AD group
  • B. The users must be added to the Domain Admins AD group
  • C. The Local authentication type must also be selected in PC
  • D. client chap certificate must also be added in PC
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Correct Answer:
A. role mapping needs to be associated with the AD group
Question 7

A customer wants to run SAP HANA on a Nutanix cluster with the following characteristics: ✑ AHV nodes ✑ SAP HANA version 2 ✑ Production database files Which configuration should be recommended to the customer?

  • A. Start with a cluster containing three or more nodes
  • B. Enable only compression for the container that contains the Production database
  • C. Do not enable compression, deduplication, or erasure coding on the storage container
  • D. Plate the SAP HANA Database on the same socket as CVM
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Correct Answer:
C. Do not enable compression, deduplication, or erasure coding on the storage container
Question 8

An administrator needs to migrate workloads from a Nutanix cluster running VMware ESXi to Nutanix AHV. The migration process needs to be completed in multiple VM groups and support roll back in case any problems are found during user acceptance testing. Which action should the administrator perform?

  • A. Use Cross Hypervisor DR to replicate VMs from ESXi to AHV
  • B. Use VMware Converter
  • C. Use Nutanix one-click cluster conversion from ESXi to AHV
  • D. Use storage live migration
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Correct Answer:
A. Use Cross Hypervisor DR to replicate VMs from ESXi to AHV
Question 9

An administrator is monitoring the Nutanix v5.15-based AOS cluster performance logs and notices that a SQL server VM is greatly exceeding its intended maximum IOPS. The administrator has confirmed that a QoS policy was previously created for the group of VMs this server is a member of. What are two reasons that this VM would exceed its maximum configured IOPS from the QoS Policy? (Choose two.)

  • A. The VM is missing the required snapshot needed to implement the QoS Policy
  • B. The VM was not created as an AFS virtual machine
  • C. The SQL Server VM has volume groups attached
  • D. It was cloned from another SQL Server VM that was a member of the QoS Policy
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Correct Answer:
  • C. The SQL Server VM has volume groups attached
  • D. It was cloned from another SQL Server VM that was a member of the QoS Policy
Question 10

An organizations Nutanix Cluster is based on VMware vSphere. The cluster is configured to download software updates automatically. The administration needs to verify and eventually upgrade VMware hypervisor via Prism Ul. After logging in to Prism, the administrator receives the message shown: No available versions for upgrade. What is causing the current state?

  • A. VMware support has expired, so downloads are not available
  • B. vSphere binaries need to be manually uploaded
  • C. The environment is running the latest vSphere version, so no update is required
  • D. The cluster is unable to connect to release api.nutanix-ccm:8D
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Correct Answer:
B. vSphere binaries need to be manually uploaded

NCM-MCI sample questions FAQ

Are these NCM-MCI sample questions from the real exam?

No. They are original practice questions written to match the format and topic mix of the Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure exam, which contains around 65 questions. Treat them as representative practice, not leaked exam content.

How many free NCM-MCI sample questions do I get?

This page includes 10 questions, each with its correct answer you can reveal in place. The full study PDF expands that to 41+ questions.

Do the sample questions include the correct answers?

Yes. Open the answer panel under each question to see which option is correct. Answer first, then reveal, so the set works as a self-check rather than a reading exercise.

Is 10 sample questions enough to pass the NCM-MCI?

Not on its own. Use the samples to find weak topics, revise them against the official domains, then work through the full 41+ question set under timed conditions before booking the exam.

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