Nutanix NCSE Core Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 06,2026- Exam Code: NCSE Core
- Exam Name: Nutanix Certified Systems Engineer-Core (NCSE-Core)
- Certification Provider: Nutanix
- Latest update: Oct 06,2026
A customer asks for a quote for a hybrid cluster to run general purpose VMs and an ERP application. The customer has a vSAN ReadyNode quote already and is looking for a comparable Nutanix solution. They share the following bill of materials: 3 Hosts, 2x E5-2640v4 CPUs , 512GB RAM , 1 x 480GB SSD , 2 x 8TB HDD , 2 x 1GB NIC What are two reasons to avoid sizing to match a competitor’s bill of materials ? (Choose two)
- A . Sizing data from the competition was shared.
- B . There is no visibility to the actual customer requirement
- C . The assumptions made in the competitor’s sizing cannot be determined.
- D . Nutanix Collector is better at capturing the metrics needed
An administrator needs to report on any alerts generated by a Nutanix cluster that affected the cluster’s availability over the past 10 days.
Which method should be used to locate these events?
- A . On the Health dashboard, use the Log Collector to export data based on time stamp.
- B . Export the cluster event log to a CSV on the Alerts dashboard.
- C . On the Alerts dashboard, filter based on Impact Type and the desired Time Range.
- D . Configure an Alert Policy to generate an email with the data on the Health dashboard.
Where are Leap Availability Zones configured?
- A . Cloud Connect
- B . Controller VM
- C . Prism Element
- D . Prism Central
Which website acts as a single gateway for all Nutanix deal registrations, forums, software downloads, product documentation product alerts and support interactions?
- A . my.nutanix.com
- B . nutanixbible.com
- C . support.nutanix.com
- D . portal.nutanix.com
An SE is building a solution for Federal government prospect that requires FIPS 140-2 Level 2 encryption for data at rest.
Which two items are required to deliver a solution that meets the encryption standard? (Choose two)
- A . Nutanix Acropolis Pro License.
- B . Self-Encrypting Drives.
- C . A supported Key Management Server.
- D . Nutanix Prism Pro Licensing.
- E . Nutanix Software encryption.
Which two VMs require further data analysis to accurately size resources? (Choose two) ??
- A . prodsrv02
- B . prodsrv05
- C . prodsrv06
- D . prodsrv07
Using the Sizing Option shown, which two configurations are possible configurations that Sizer could provide in Automatic mode? (Choose two)
- A . 6x NX-8055-G7 (2 x 7.68TB SSD + 10x 6TB HDD per node)
- B . 4x NX-1075S-G7 (4x 3.85TB SSDs per node) + 4x NX-8035-G7 (6x 3.84TB SSD per node)
- C . 3x NX-3060-G7 (2x 1920GB SSDs per node) + 3x NX-10755-G7 (4x 3.84TB SSDs per node)
- D . 5x NX-3060-G7 (6x 1920GB SSDs per node)
In a competitive POC scenario, the prospect is testing Nutanix against VxRail and Hyperflex. The customer is interested in an ""All in One"" solution that’s simple to deploy, manage, and grow.
Which two test plan items should the SE map to POC success criteria? (Choose two)
- A . Deploy HCIbench to determine maximum IOPS.
- B . Deploy Calm to automate application deployment.
- C . Expand the cluster by adding an additional node.
- D . Use a single interface to manage and monitor the full stack.
- E . Enable all data efficiency settings.
Refer to the exhibit.
Using the Sizing Options shown, which two configurations are valid when using Sizer in Automatic mode? (Choose two.)
- A . 6x NX-3060-G6 (6x 1920GB SSDs per node)
- B . 4x NX-1065-G5 (3x 3840GB SSDs per node) + 4x NX-6035CG5(6x3840GB SSD per node)
- C . 6x NX-8150-G5 (4x 1920GB SSD + 20x 2TB HDD per node)
- D . 3x NX-3060-G5 (2x 1920GB SSD per node) + 3x NX-3055G (4x960GBSSD per node)
- E . 6x NX-165S-G5 (3x 48GB SSD per node)
A VOI environment based on AHV Cluster is not performing well. The current environment is using only one bridge (BridgeO). An administrator need to verify if nodes are using all network card associated to BridgeO.
Which two menus should be used to check the current configuration? (Choose two.)
- A . Host NICs tab in Hardware menu
- B . Host view in Network menu
- C . 1.0 Metrics tab VM menu
- D . Network Configuration item in Setting menu