Exam NCP-MCI-6.10 Topic 1 Question 47 Discussion

Actual exam question for Nutanix's NCP-MCI-6.10 exam
Question #: 47
Topic #: 1
An administrator has configuredAHV Metro Availability with Witnessand is testing failover scenarios.
During testing, the administratordisconnects the primary and recovery clustersbutPrism Central remains connected to the recovery site.
What are two expected system behaviors? (Choose two.)

Suggested Answer: A,C Vote an answer

When connectivity between Metro clusters is lost, Nutanix Metro Availability ensures data integrity using Witness for automatic failover.
* Option A (Guest VM I/O operations pause until connectivity is restored) is correct:
* Metro Availability enforces data consistency, so I/O operationspauseuntil failover is confirmed.
* Option C (Guest VMs failover automatically to the recovery cluster) is correct:
* TheWitness VM detects the failureand initiates anautomatic failoverto the secondary cluster.
* Option B is incorrect:
* Prism Centraldoes not control VM failover in Metro Availability.
* Option D is incorrect:
* The primary cluster isunreachable, so VMs cannot continue running there.
References:
* Nutanix Metro Availability Guide#How Witness Handles Failover Scenarios
* Nutanix KB#I/O Freezing and Failover Behavior in Metro Clusters

by Elsa at Mar 27, 2025, 02:23 AM

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