Exam NCP-NS-7.5 Topic 1 Question 44 Discussion
Actual exam question for Nutanix's NCP-NS-7.5 exam
Question #: 44
Topic #: 1
Question #: 44
Topic #: 1
An administrator needs to delegate the management of security policies to a dedicated SecOps team. To enforce the principle of least privilege, the administrator assigns the predefined Flow Policy Author role to a user on the team. The user confirms they can create, monitor, and enforce security policies. However, when attempting to build a new application security policy for a set of newly deployed VMs, the user reports they are unable to create a new category to group these VMs. The option is not available in the Prism Central UI.
Which statement explains this behavior?
Which statement explains this behavior?
Suggested Answer: C Vote an answer
A reliable method here is to translate the scenario into Nutanix terms-VPC routing, external connectivity, policy scope, identity mapping, or upgrade readiness-and then choose the answer that directly addresses that domain. The correct response is C, meaning "The user is missing the Flow Admin role, which is required for category management.". The winning option is the one tied to the native Nutanix object or control that governs the outcome described in the scenario. This is a Flow policy design question, so categories, secured entities, rule direction, policy mode, and policy precedence matter more than simple IP connectivity assumptions.
Notice that A sounds plausible, but it does not align with the specific Flow policy object or precedence rule that controls this case. B does not fit because it targets a different layer of the Nutanix networking and security stack than the one causing the outcome here. In practice, administrators who anchor their decisions to Prism Central constructs-such as VPCs, external networks, ERPs, categories, and policy modes-arrive at the correct answer faster and avoid unnecessary changes.
Notice that A sounds plausible, but it does not align with the specific Flow policy object or precedence rule that controls this case. B does not fit because it targets a different layer of the Nutanix networking and security stack than the one causing the outcome here. In practice, administrators who anchor their decisions to Prism Central constructs-such as VPCs, external networks, ERPs, categories, and policy modes-arrive at the correct answer faster and avoid unnecessary changes.
by Modesty at Aug 23, 2026, 09:00 AM
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