Nutanix NCSC-LEVEL-1 Exam
Nutanix Certified Services Consultant (NCSC): Level 1 (Page 5 )

Updated On: 7-Feb-2026

A consultant is onsite with a customer running Foundation VM (FVM) and discovers that there is no connectivity between the FVM and their laptop. The consultant verifies the following:
* The consultant's laptop and Nutanix nodes are plugged into a flat switch.
* The laptop, switch and nodes are plugged into supported power supplies.

* The laptop network adapters and FVM are configured with their corresponding IP addresses.
What is the cause for the connectivity failure to the FVM?

  1. The switch is not plugged into the power supply.
  2. Desktop Firewall is blocking ping requests.
  3. Network cables are not connected.
  4. Laptop WiFi configured to use DHCP.

Answer(s): B



Refer to the exhibit.



A consultant is installing AOS 5.10 and ESXi 6.5 on three nodes. During the Foundation process, ESXi 6.5 is not available as one of the choices for hypervisor.
Which solution should the consultant use?

  1. Upload ESXi image to /home/Nutanix/foundation/nos/hypervisor/esx.
  2. Restart Foundation VM and refresh Foundation page.
  3. Update the Foundation whitelist from the support portal.
  4. Upload ESXi image to /home/Nutanix/foundation/isos/hypervisor/esx.

Answer(s): D



A consultant is planning an installation and needs to collect configuration items to be used during the install. The data needed from the customer are IP addresses, Gateway, DNS servers, and NTP Servers.
Which Cluster Deployment document must be completed with the customer?

  1. Project Plan
  2. Operations Guide
  3. Questionnaire
  4. Technical Checklist

Answer(s): D



A consultant is deploying a Nutanix cluster at a customer location. The consultant will be deploying the latest AOS along with the latest Nutanix hardware.
Which three references should the consultant review prior to this installation? (Choose three.)

  1. Release Notes
  2. Software Product Interoperability
  3. Field & Security Advisories
  4. End-Of-Life (EOL) Information
  5. Acropolis Advanced Administration Guide

Answer(s): A,B,C



A consultant is performing a Nutanix Cluster installation on Dell XC Core hardware. The consultant decides to use Foundation Portable for Mac to perform the installation.
When the consultant arrives onsite, Foundation Portable is unable to locate the new nodes.
Which log should the consultant check to troubleshoot this issue?

  1. /home/nutanix/foundation/log
  2. ~/data/logs/foundation.out
  3. foundation.app/contents/resouces/log
  4. ~/data/logs/foundation

Answer(s): A






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