Exam NCP-MCI-7.5 Topic 1 Question 67 Discussion

Actual exam question for Nutanix's NCP-MCI-7.5 exam
Question #: 67
Topic #: 1
During an LCM upgrade, the pre-check test_ahv_entering_mm_pinned_vms pre-check fails on an AHV host.
The administrator reviews the listed VMs and finds that:
* One VM is configured as an Agent VM
* Two VMs are running Windows Defender Credential Guard
* One VM has a vGPU-enabled
Based on the behavior of this pre-check, which action is required to allow the host to enter maintenance mode and proceed with the LCM upgrade?

Suggested Answer: D Vote an answer

Nutanix LCM documentation for the pre-check test_ahv_entering_mm_pinned_vms explains that this check identifies VMs that block the host from entering maintenance mode. Nutanix also notes that during host updates, LCM automatically shuts down running non-migratable VMs before updating the host. In practice, VMs using certain pinned or non-migratable features-such as specific agent, passthrough, or unsupported migration cases-must be powered off if they cannot be moved safely. That makes D the best answer. ( portal.
nutanix.com , portal.nutanix.com )
The key is that not every special VM can live-migrate in every environment. Credential Guard migration has CPU-generation limitations, and pinned or specialized VMs can still block maintenance. The safest supported action for the listed blocked VMs is to power them off, let the host enter maintenance mode, and then proceed. So D is the right operational answer.

by Muriel at Aug 19, 2026, 10:21 AM

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