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Nutanix NCP-DS Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Nutanix |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Nutanix Certified Professional – Data Services 5 |
| Exam Number: | NCP-DS 5 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Available Languages: | English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese |
| Related Certifications: | NCP-MCI Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Passing Score: | 3000 (scaled 1000–6000) |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Response, Scenario-based, Multiple Choice |
| Real Exam Qty: | 75 |
| Exam Price: | $199 USD |
| Recommended Training: | Nutanix University Data Services Training Nutanix Files, Objects, Volumes Administration |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Nutanix Certification Portal |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online remote proctored exam |
| Pre Condition: | No mandatory prerequisites; recommended 6+ months experience with Nutanix AOS, AHV, and storage services |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.nutanix.com/content/dam/nutanix/en/resources/support/ncp-ds-ebg.pdf |
Nutanix NCP-DS Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Configure Nutanix Data Services | 40% | - Configure data protection and replication - Deploy and configure Nutanix Objects
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| Topic 2: Analyze and Monitor Nutanix Data Services | 20% | - Capacity planning and scaling - Use File Analytics for usage insights - Alerts and health monitoring - Monitor performance and capacity via Prism |
| Topic 3: Describe Nutanix Data Services | 20% | - Nutanix Objects architecture and use cases - Nutanix Files architecture and use cases - Nutanix Volumes architecture and use cases - Data protection and disaster recovery concepts |
| Topic 4: Troubleshoot Nutanix Data Services | 20% | - Troubleshoot Volumes iSCSI and multipathing - Resolve replication and protection issues - Troubleshoot Files connectivity and permissions - Troubleshoot Objects access and performance |
NCP-DS Exam FAQ — No Limits
The Nutanix Certified Professional - Data Services blueprint spans 4 domains — including Troubleshoot Nutanix Data Services (20%), Configure Nutanix Data Services (40%), Describe Nutanix Data Services (20%). Weightings show where the exam concentrates; the full outline above covers every subtopic.
Through the vendor's official registration channels:
The Nutanix Certified Professional - Data Services is delivered Online remote proctored exam — choose the arrangement that suits you when booking.
$199 USD per attempt, 3000 (scaled 1000–6000) to pass. Every retake bills the full fee, so make practice thorough first — the 100 practice questions for the NCP-DS exam at ValidVCE are the affordable rehearsal.
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Training covers theory; interactive practice covers readiness. After any course, rehearse with the 100 practice questions for the Nutanix Certified Professional - Data Services — every answer expert-verified.
The Nutanix Certified Professional - Data Services is Nutanix's certification exam for Nutanix Certified Professional - Data Services, at the Professional level. It demonstrates verified, job-relevant capability to employers. Related credentials include Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP), NCP-MCI.
120 minutes for 75 questions. Rehearse the format interactively: the ValidVCE online engine recreates the test atmosphere, so pacing is trained before it counts.
Yes — a free Nutanix Certified Professional - Data Services demo is available to download on our exam page. Evaluate the material yourself; purchases include 365 days of free updates, emailed immediately upon release, renewable at 50% off afterward.
No mandatory prerequisites; recommended 6+ months experience with Nutanix AOS, AHV, and storage services Eligibility rules change from time to time, so confirm the current requirements on the official page (official NCP-DS exam page) before booking.
Nutanix Certified Professional - Data Services Sample Questions:
An administrator must configure the storage environment to allow 40 physical and virtual clients to access the same storage simultaneously in a secured manner, while each client has an activeconnection and works with a portion of the data. The client should not be able to talk directly to the CVMs subset.
Which solution should the administrator implement to satisfy this requirement?
- A. Implement calm with a blueprint which deploys 40 windows file servers connected to AD on a separate subset.
- B. Implement Volumes with default number of virtual targets per VG,CHAP andnetwork segmentation.
- C. Implement objects with RBAC access and 40 buckets and enable ISCSI network segmentation
- D. Implement Files with one network only and create a distributed share with ABE enabled and 40 folders in it.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Exhibit.
An administrator is experiencing the Objects error message shown in the exhibit The administrator needs to verify these health aspects of the underlying Kubernetes MSP cluster
* All pods are healthy and running
* All nodes are ready
* All components in Kubernetes platform are healthy
Which commands should the administrator execute to obtain these health validations?
- A. * kubectl get pods-all-namespaces
* kubectl get nodes -o wide
* kubectl get componentstatus - B. * kubectl config show-kind pods --all-namespaces
kubect1 config show-kind nodes -o wide
* kubectl config show-kind componentstatus - C. * kubectl config pods --all-namespaces
* kubectl config nodes -o wide
kubectl config componentstatus - D. kubectl get cluster pods --all-namespaces
kubectl get cluster nodes -o wide
* kubectl get cluster component status
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
A company's Marketing department requires the ability to recover files hosted in a Files share.
They also require the ability to restore files with a timeframe of 14 days.
Which two configurations are required to meet these requirements? ( Choose Two)
- A. Enable Self service restore at share level.
- B. Change the Protection domain settings to keep at least 14 days of snapshots.
- C. Install Nutanix Guest Tools on clients who need to perform Self service Restore.
- D. Change Default settings in the protection configuration window
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
The CIO has informed the administrator that the CFO is unable to upload a presentation for the board of directors to their home directory After reviewing the users home directory, the administrator was able to determine that other presentations were previously uploaded without any issues What Files configuration is causing this issue?
- A. The Quota Policy has been configured with a Soft LUmit and the presentation file ure s larger than the available space
- B. The Quote Policy has been configured with a Hard Limit and the presentation file sire is largerthan the available space
- C. The presentation file format is on the Blocked File Types list on the share
- D. The presentation file format is on the Blocked File Type list on the file server
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
An administrator followed best practice using Prism Central to perform an upgrade to objects.
However, the following warning was received:
A Nutanix Objects Upgrade failed to complete properly.
The administrator needs to review the logs specific to the upgrade process.
Which 2 log files should the administrator review to determine the failure? (Choose Two)
- A. /home/Nutanix/msp/logs/msp_controller.out
- B. /home/Nutanix/aoss/logs/aoss_service_manager.out
- C. /home/Nutanix/data/logs/msp_controller.out
- D. /home/Nutanix/data/logs/aoss_service_manager.out
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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