Free NCP-US v6.5 Sample Questions — Nutanix Certified Professional – Unified Storage

Nutanix Certified Professional – Unified Storage (NCP-US v6.5) is a professional-level Nutanix certification exam. The blueprint splits the exam across 4 domains, starting with Unified Storage Architecture, File and Object Storage, Storage Management. On exam day you face around 50 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-US 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 47+ question PDF.

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Question 1

What is the binary image extension of File Analytics?

  • A. ISO
  • B. QCOW2
  • C. JSON
  • D. VMDK
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Correct Answer:
B. QCOW2
Question 2

An existing Objects bucket was created for backups with these requirements: WORM policy of one year - Versioning policy of one year - Lifecycle policy of three years - A recent audit has reported a compliance failure. Data that should be retained for three years has been deleted prematurely. How should the administrator resolve the compliance failure within Objects?

  • A. Recreate a new bucket with the retention policy of three years
  • B. Modify the existing bucket versioning policy from one year to three years
  • C. Create a tiering policy to store deleted data on cold storage for three years
  • D. Modify the existing bucket WORM policy from one year to three years
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Correct Answer:
D. Modify the existing bucket WORM policy from one year to three years
Question 3

Which Nutanix Unified Storage capability allows for monitoring usage for all Files deployments globally?

  • A. Files Manager
  • B. Data Lens
  • C. Nutanix Cloud Manager
  • D. File Analytics
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Correct Answer:
B. Data Lens
Question 4

An administrator is tasked with creating an Objects store with the following settings: Medium Performance (around 10,000 requests per second) 10 TiB capacity Versioning disabled - Hosted on an AHV cluster - Immediately after creation, the administrator is asked to change the name of Objects store. How will the administrator achieve this request?

  • A. Delete and recreate a new Objects store with the updated name
  • B. The Objects store can only be renamed if hosted on ESXi
  • C. Enable versioning and then rename the Objects store, disable versioning
  • D. Update the name of the Objects store by using a CORS XML file
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Correct Answer:
A. Delete and recreate a new Objects store with the updated name
Question 5

Which action is required to allow the deletion of file server audit data in Data Lens?

  • A. Update the data retention period
  • B. Configure the audit trail target
  • C. Enable the File Server
  • D. Disable the File Server
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Correct Answer:
D. Disable the File Server
Question 6

An administrator is having difficulty enabling Data Lens for a file server. What is the most likely cause of this issue?

  • A. The file server is in a Protection Domain
  • B. SSR is enabled on the file server
  • C. The file server has been cloned
  • D. The file server has blacklisted file types
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Correct Answer:
C. The file server has been cloned
Question 7

An administrator needs to protect a Files cluster with unique policies for different shares. How should the administrator meet this requirement?

  • A. Create a protection domain in the Data Protection view in Prism Element
  • B. Configure data protection policies in File Server view in Prism Element
  • C. Create a protection domain in the Data Protection view in Prism Central
  • D. Configure data protection policies in Files view in Prism Central
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Correct Answer:
C. Create a protection domain in the Data Protection view in Prism Central
Question 8

Which two platforms are currently supported for Smart Tiering? (Choose two.)

  • A. Google Cloud Storage
  • B. Azure Blob
  • C. AWS Standard
  • D. Wasabi
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Correct Answer:
  • B. Azure Blob
  • D. Wasabi
Question 9

An administrator created a bucket for an upcoming project where internal users as well as an outside consultant will be uploading data via Object Browser. The administrator needs to provide both internal and consultant access to the same bucket. The organization would like to prevent internal access to the consultant, based on their security policy. Which two items are required to fulfill this requirement? (Choose two.)

  • A. Generate access keys using third-party software
  • B. Install third-party software for bucket access to all users
  • C. Configure Directory Services under the Access Keys section
  • D. Generate access keys based on directory and email-based users
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Correct Answer:
  • C. Configure Directory Services under the Access Keys section
  • D. Generate access keys based on directory and email-based users
Question 10

What are two network requirements for a four-node FSVM deployment? (Choose two.)

  • A. Five available IP addresses on the Storage network
  • B. Four available IP addresses on the Storage network
  • C. Four available IP addresses on the Client network
  • D. Five available IP addresses on the Client network
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Correct Answer:
  • A. Five available IP addresses on the Storage network
  • C. Four available IP addresses on the Client network
Question 11

An administrator has performed an AOS upgrade, but noticed that the compression on containers is not happening. What is the delay before compression begins on the Files container?

  • A. 30 minutes
  • B. 60 minutes
  • C. 12 hours
  • D. 24 hours
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Correct Answer:
B. 60 minutes
Question 12

Life Cycle Manager must have compatible versions of which two components before installing or upgrading Files? (Choose two.)

  • A. Acropolis Operating System
  • B. File Server Module
  • C. Active Directory Services
  • D. Nutanix Cluster Check
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Correct Answer:
  • A. Acropolis Operating System
  • B. File Server Module
Question 13

What is a prerequisite for deploying Smart DR?

  • A. Requires one-to-many shares
  • B. The primary and recovery file servers must have the same domain name
  • C. Open TCP port 7515 on all client network IPs (uni-directionally on the source and recovery file servers)
  • D. The Files Manager must have at least three file servers
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Correct Answer:
B. The primary and recovery file servers must have the same domain name
Question 14

What process is initiated when a share is protected for the first time?

  • A. local snapshot is created for the share
  • B. remote snapshot is created for the share
  • C. The share is created on the recovery site with a similar configuration
  • D. Share data movement is started to the recovery site
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Correct Answer:
D. Share data movement is started to the recovery site
Question 15

An administrator has discovered that File server services are down on a cluster. Which service should the administrator investigate for this issue?

  • A. cassandra
  • B. insights_collector
  • C. minerva_nvm
  • D. sys_stats_server
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Correct Answer:
C. minerva_nvm

NCP-US v6.5 sample questions FAQ

Are these NCP-US 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 – Unified Storage exam, which contains around 50 questions. Treat them as representative practice, not leaked exam content.

How many free NCP-US 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 47+ 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-US v6.5?

Not on its own. Use the samples to find weak topics, revise them against the official domains, then work through the full 47+ question set under timed conditions before booking the exam.

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