August 2, 2020
Nutanix NCSE Level 1 Exam Prep Notes Part – 11
This is the Nutanix “NCSE Level 1 Exam Prep Notes Part – 11” blog that covers the questions and answers I used for brainstorming and self-learning. Furthermore, the remaining once will follow in subsequent posts. Please note, these notes are based on the recommended topics mentioned in NCSE level 1 blueprint, the topics covered are such as
- Apply Pre-Sales Knowledge
- Match Workloads to Solutions
- Size Nutanix Solutions
- Apply Tools and Resources
Questions & Answers – Part 11
141 | After a meeting with a new customer to demo Nutanix for a Splunk opportunity, the customer requests a POC. As a result, to qualify the need for a POC, which question should an SE ask the customer first? |
A | Without a doubt, should ask, is this project budgeted? |
142 | What are the two main option to enable Flash mode |
A | VM level and vDisk Level |
143 | In a competitive POC scenario, the customer is interested in an “All in One” solution that’s simple to deploy, manage, and grow. Which two test plan items should the SE map to POC success criteria? |
A | Expand the cluster by adding an additional node & use a single interface to manage and monitor the full stack. |
144 | What are the main reason customer should go for ultimate licensing for dataprotection and disaster recovery use cases |
A | If customer want to go for multiple sites DR, Metro availability and sync or near sync replications (1 to 15 min) |
145 | If customer is interested in data at rest encryption which is the license tier to go for |
A | As a rule, it should be ultimate or add-on license for DARE |
146 | When sizing for Splunk, the customer states the daily ingest rate is 800GB and they are currently using search factor 2 and Splunk replication factor 2. Which two additional inputs are required by Sizer? |
A | 1) Data Retention length 2) Concurrent Search Users |
147 | Which website acts as a single gateway for all Nutanix deal registrations, forums, software downloads, product documentation product alerts, and support interactions? |
A | Indeed, it is my.nutanix.com |
148 | if the identified customer who is up for refresh what are the upsell opportunities interms of application performance and renewal cost savings |
A | Obviously, it is All -flash and SW ELA |
149 | Four years after their last infrastructure refresh, the customer’s core data center is only running at 40% utilization. Additionally, they have 25 satellite offices. Each office has a requirement to run 4 to 6 VMs locally. Which two Nutanix platform capabilities should the SE highlight to address the customer’s concerns? |
A | Firstly, Multi-site management & secondly, pay as you grow |
150 | What is the correct solution to upsell if the identified exisitng customer with growth plan but no budge |
A | Particularly, here it should upsell prism pro and Beam |
Clearly, for passing the NCSE Level 1 exam, the topics covered part of these QA notes is not enough. However, this could be a good starting point for you to get deep into each of the topics. Additionally, I would strongly recommend you to read the remaining part also to get the full scenarios and topics.
For the remaining part of this NCSE-Level 1 series, please visit section Nutanix. Happy learning