Free NCP-MCI v6.5 Sample Questions — Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure v6.5

Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure v6.5 (NCP-MCI v6.5) is a professional-level Nutanix certification exam. The blueprint splits the exam across 5 domains, starting with Cluster Configuration, Storage and Virtualization, Networking. On exam day you face around 55 questions in 90 minutes, in formats such as multiple-choice. The 15 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 NCP-MCI v6.5 is rated medium in difficulty, and most candidates prepare with at least 6 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 15 samples before deciding whether to buy the full 63+ question PDF.

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Question 1

An administrator wishes to perform LCM updates as quickly as possible due to time constraints with maintenance windows. Which action should the administrator take, prior to beginning an LCM update, to minimize delays?

  • A. Enable automatic NCC updates
  • B. Manually migrate VMs to a single host
  • C. Add vCPUs to each CVM
  • D. Disable any VM affinity rules
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Correct Answer:
D. Disable any VM affinity rules
Question 2

After logging into Prism Element, an administrator presses the letter A on the keyboard. What is the expected outcome of this input?

  • A. Analysis page will launch
  • B. Alerts page will launch
  • C. About Nutanix page will launch
  • D. API Explorer page will launch
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Correct Answer:
B. Alerts page will launch
Question 3

In the event of a disk failure, which process will immediately and automatically scan Cassandra to find all data previously hosted on the failed disk, and all disks in that node?

  • A. Stargate
  • B. Genesis
  • C. Prism
  • D. Curator
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Correct Answer:
D. Curator
Question 4

An administrator has been asked to enable block awareness and increase the fault tolerance to FT2 on a Nutanix AHV cluster with the following configuration: Four blocks - One node per block - Will the administrator be able to accomplish these tasks?

  • A. No - FT2 requires a minimum of five nodes
  • B. Yes - Block awareness requires a minimum of three blocks
  • C. Yes - FT2 requires a minimum of three nodes
  • D. No - Fault tolerance changes are not supported
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Correct Answer:
A. No - FT2 requires a minimum of five nodes
Question 5

An administrator is concerned about the amount of data that a VM is reading and writing to the storage fabric. Which metric will provide that data?

  • A. Host Hypervisor IO Bandwidth
  • B. VM Storage Controller IOPS
  • C. VM Storage Controller Bandwidth
  • D. Host Disk IOPS
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Correct Answer:
C. VM Storage Controller Bandwidth
Question 6

An administrator needs to increase bandwidth available to the AHV host and to the CVM. How should the administrator complete this task?

  • A. Use manage_ovs commands to update br0 to change the configuration to Active-Active
  • B. In Prism, create vs1 interface and add any remaining uplinks
  • C. Use manage_ovs commands to create br1 and add any remaining uplinks
  • D. In Prism, update vs0 to change the configuration to Active-Active
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Correct Answer:
D. In Prism, update vs0 to change the configuration to Active-Active
Question 7

The administrator has been asked to setup a new Image Placement Policy for a new project. Due to security and compliance requirements, the images in the new policy can only be placed on a specific cluster where the application is going to be deployed. What level of enforcement should be selected to achieve this goal?

  • A. Strict Enforcement
  • B. Hard Enforcement
  • C. Category Enforcement
  • D. Soft Enforcement
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Correct Answer:
B. Hard Enforcement
Question 8

What is a requirement to enable Flow Networking?

  • A. How Microsegmentation must be enabled
  • B. Prism Central is using a three-node scale out deployment
  • C. dedicated virtual switch has been created for Flaw Networking
  • D. Microservices Infrastructure (CMSP) is enabled
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Correct Answer:
D. Microservices Infrastructure (CMSP) is enabled
Question 9

An administrator is performing validation testing of a newly deployed cluster. During this test, the administrator disconnects each LAN interface from each of the nodes while pinging the hypervisor and guest VMs. When the first interface is disconnected, pings continue as expected to the hypervisor, but pings stop responding from the guest. Pings continue when the interface is reconnected. When the second interface is disconnected, pings continue to both the hypervisor and guest VMs. What could be the cause of this error?

  • A. One of the network interfaces has a bad patch cable
  • B. Portfast is not enabled on the switch ports
  • C. Switch ports are configured with different VLANs
  • D. This is normal behavior for LAN Failover
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Correct Answer:
C. Switch ports are configured with different VLANs
Question 10

Which baseline is used to identify a Zombie VM?

  • A. VM has no logins for the past 21 days
  • B. Fewer than 30 I/Os and less than 1000 bytes per day of network traffic for the past 21 days
  • C. Memory usage is less than 15% and memory swap rate is equal to 0 Kbps for the past 21 days
  • D. VM is powered off for the past 21 days
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Correct Answer:
B. Fewer than 30 I/Os and less than 1000 bytes per day of network traffic for the past 21 days
Question 11

During an AHV upgrade, an administrator finds that a critical VM was powered off rather than migrating to another host. Which scenario explains this behavior?

  • A. No AHV hosts were able to be scheduled
  • B. The VM was on the same host as the acropolis leader
  • C. The VM OS hung during migration
  • D. The VM was marked as an agent VM
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Correct Answer:
D. The VM was marked as an agent VM
Question 12

A recently configured cluster is leveraging NearSync with a recovery schedule of 15 minutes. It is noticed that the cluster is consistently transitioning in and out of NearSync. What action should be taken to potentially address this issue?

  • A. Change the NearSync schedule to 30 minutes
  • B. Increase network bandwidth
  • C. Configure a secondary schedule in the same Protection Domain
  • D. Add vCPUs to the user VMs
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Correct Answer:
B. Increase network bandwidth
Question 13

An administrator manages an AHV cluster that is dedicated to a dev/test environment. The administrator is receiving complaints from users that they are unable to create new VMs on the cluster. After reviewing the cluster, the administrator finds that the memory resources are almost fully utilized, with many VMs over-provisioned on memory. What option is the most efficient resolution to enable additional VMs to be created?

  • A. Enable Memory HA on the aver-provisioned VMs
  • B. Upgrade the nodes with additional memory DIMMs
  • C. Enable Memory Overcommit on the over-provisioned VMs
  • D. Disable HA Reservation on the cluster
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Correct Answer:
C. Enable Memory Overcommit on the over-provisioned VMs
Question 14

An administrator needs to configure Prism to send encrypted messages to a set of recipients. Which setting must be applied?

  • A. Set SMTP Security Mode to STARTTLS
  • B. Use SMTP Port 25
  • C. Configure Prism Central to use Cluster lockdown
  • D. Install SSL certificates on Prism Central
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Correct Answer:
A. Set SMTP Security Mode to STARTTLS
Question 15

An administrator needs to configure a new subnet on an AHV cluster and wants to ensure that VMs will automatically be assigned an IP address at creation time. Which type of network does the administrator need to create?

  • A. Unmanaged Network
  • B. DHCP Network
  • C. Managed Network
  • D. Dynamic Network
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Correct Answer:
C. Managed Network

NCP-MCI v6.5 sample questions FAQ

Are these NCP-MCI v6.5 sample questions from the real exam?

No. They are original practice questions written to match the format and topic mix of the Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure v6.5 exam, which contains around 55 questions. Treat them as representative practice, not leaked exam content.

How many free NCP-MCI v6.5 sample questions do I get?

This page includes 15 questions, each with its correct answer you can reveal in place. The full study PDF expands that to 63+ 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 15 sample questions enough to pass the NCP-MCI v6.5?

Not on its own. Use the samples to find weak topics, revise them against the official domains, then work through the full 63+ question set under timed conditions before booking the exam.

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