Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) — Question 2

An administrator is configuring Playbooks and is concerned about adding or reducing CPU and memory resources to VMs.
Which two prerequisites should an administrator take into consideration when configuring the Playbooks? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. CPU can be added to a powered on VM if the guest OS supports it
• B. VM must be powered off to add CPU
• C. VM must be powered off to reduce memory
• D. Memory can be removed from a powered on VM if the guest OS supports it

Correct answer: A, C

Explanation

The correct answer includes option A, which is valid as certain guest OSes allow CPU additions while running. Option C is also correct because reducing memory typically requires the VM to be powered off. Options B and D are incorrect because you can add CPU to a powered-on VM (if supported) and removing memory while powered on is not generally feasible.