Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) — Question 100

A guest VM should be able to tolerate simultaneous failure of two nodes or drives.
What are the minimum requirements for the Nutanix cluster?

Answer options

• A. 3 nodes with cluster RF 3 and container RF 3
• B. 3 nodes with cluster RF 3 and container RF 2
• C. 5 nodes with cluster RF 2 and container RF 3
• D. 5 nodes with cluster RF 3 and container RF 3

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because a Nutanix cluster requires a minimum of 5 nodes with a replication factor (RF) of 3 to tolerate the failure of two nodes or drives. Options A and B do not provide enough nodes to meet the failure tolerance requirement, while option C has a lower cluster RF which also does not support the needed resiliency.