Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) — Question 82

An administrator has a 4-node Nutanix cluster running on AHV. The administrator creates a new storage container and makes that all available to all hosts.
Which storage protocol is used for VMs to access virtual disks on the storage container?

Answer options

• A. NFS
• B. SMB/CIFS
• C. iSCSI
• D. Fiber Channel

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, iSCSI, as it is the protocol used in Nutanix environments for VM access to virtual disks. NFS (A) and SMB/CIFS (B) are file-based protocols and not typically used for accessing virtual disks in this context, while Fiber Channel (D) is a high-speed network technology primarily used for storage area networks, which is not the case here.