Nutanix NCS-Core - Nutanix Certified Services Core Infrastructure Professional (NCS-Core 6.8)

To meet the requirement of having two weeks of daily snapshots and application-consistent snapshots on specific days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), the best approach is to use two separate protection domains. This setup allows for greater flexibility in managing retention policies and ensuring application consistency. One protection domain will handle daily snapshots without application consistency for regular backups, and the other will handle application-consistent snapshots for critical times when databases and applications are updated, ensuring data integrity during these operations.

References:

Nutanix Bible: Data Protection and DR

Nutanix University: Creating and Managing Protection Domains

Ref: https://next.nutanix.com/community-blog-40/scaling-up-vm-sto rage-performance-on-ahv-volume-group-load-balancer-28063

Ref: https://portal.nu tanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Files-v3_6:fil-files-high-availability-c.html

Ref: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/kbs/details?targetId=kA032000000TT8DCAW

Ref: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/solutions/details?targetId=BP-2005_Data_Protection:BP-2005_Data_Protection

During the deployment of a cluster using the Nutanix Foundation, ensuring all IP ranges are correctly configured is crucial for successful connectivity and deployment. "Range Autofill" is a feature in Foundation that automatically populates IP address fields based on the first IP provided, ensuring consistency and correctness across multiple nodes being deployed simultaneously. This feature helps avoid manual entry errors and ensures all nodes are configured with appropriate IP addresses that fall within the specified range. References: Nutanix University (https://university.nutanix.com/ )

Based on the exhibit which shows an NX-3160 block with marked slots, the correct slot for installing a new node in the existing NX-3160 block is slot 2. This configuration is typically aligned with the chassis' design for orderly expansion and maintaining balanced power and cooling distribution among the nodes.References: Nutanix Bible, Nutanix University NCS-Core 6.8 learning materials

If nodes cannot be discovered using the Foundation VM and they are already part of a Nutanix cluster, the best course of action is to bare metal image the nodes. This process involves re-imaging the nodes from scratch, which can resolve discovery and communication issues that may be caused by existing configurations or errors within the cluster's networking setup.References: Nutanix Bible, Nutanix University NCS-Core 6.8 learning materials

The Nutanix Field Installation Guide primarily provides instructions for using Foundation. Foundation is the tool used for deploying, imaging, and configuring Nutanix nodes in a new installation or when expanding existing clusters. This tool is essential for setting up the Nutanix environment correctly and efficiently.References:

Nutanix University - NCS-Core 6.8 Learning Path

The Nutanix Bible, Foundation chapter (https://www.nutanixbible.com/ )

The Foundation version included with an AOS bundle can be found in the AOS Release Notes. These release notes typically provide detailed information about all components and versions included in the bundle, ensuring that users are aware of compatibility and new features.

References:

Nutanix Bible (https://www.nutanixbible.com ), where reference to locating AOS bundle details is mentioned.

Nutanix University: NCS-Core 6.8 Training (https://university.nutanix.com ), providing instructions on how to access and interpret AOS release notes.