Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) — Question 28

CPU utilization climbs above 90% on several VMs. This causes performance degradation for a business-critical application.
How can alerts be configured to notify the administrator before VM CPU utilization hits 90%?

Answer options

• A. On the Health dashboard, locate the VM CPU Check and lower the alert threshold below 90%.
• B. On a CVM, use ncli to set the VM CPU Check threshold for the critical VMs to a value below 90%.
• C. On the Alerts dashboard, ensure that the VM CPU usage alert is not set to auto-resolve.
• D. On a CVM, configure a cron job to run the VM CPU Check more frequently and email the result.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because adjusting the alert threshold in the Health dashboard allows for earlier notifications before CPU utilization reaches critical levels. Option B, while it provides a method to set thresholds, does not directly indicate the dashboard necessary for alert configuration. Option C does not prevent high CPU usage; it only ensures the alert remains visible, and Option D is impractical as it does not directly set alert thresholds.