Nutanix Certified Services – Core v6.8 (NCS-Core) — Question 22

During the cluster deployment, a consultant conducts operational tests on a vCenter-managed ESXi hypervisor.
As a part of tests, vCenter must place the host into maintenance mode, however, the task is stuck and the CVM is not shutting down automatically.
What should the consultant do to resolve the issue?

Answer options

• A. Shutdown the CVM using cvm_shutdown -P now.
• B. Shutdown the CVM using shutdown -h now.
• C. Put the node into maintenance mode using ~/serviceability/bin/esx-shutdown -s cvm_ip_addr
• D. Put the node into maintenance mode using acli host.enter_maintenance_mode Hypervisor address.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because it directly uses the appropriate command to enter maintenance mode for the host in the vCenter environment. Options A and B are incorrect as they involve shutting down the CVM rather than putting the host into maintenance mode. Option C is also incorrect because it uses a different command that is not the recommended method for this situation.