Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) — Question 131

An administrator needs to bring down a host in a Nutanix Cluster for maintenance reasons. The administrator puts the host in maintenance mode.
What should the administrator do to perform an orderly shutdown of the CVM?

Answer options

• A. Execute the cvm_shutdown -P now command from the CVM
• B. Enter Power off Server ג€" Immediate Shutdown from the IPMI console
• C. Enter Power off Server ג€" Orderly Shutdown from the IPMI console
• D. Execute the cvm_shutdown -P now command from the host

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because executing the cvm_shutdown -P now command from the CVM ensures an orderly shutdown of the Controller VM (CVM). Options B and C are related to the IPMI console but do not guarantee the same level of orderly shutdown as the cvm_shutdown command. Option D is incorrect because the shutdown command should be executed from the CVM, not from the host.