Free Nutanix NCP-MCA Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 6

To enable scaling for a blueprint, the developer needs to add scaling actions to the application profile. Scaling actions are scripts that define how to scale out (add more instances) or scale in (remove instances) of an application tier. The developer can also specify the minimum and maximum number of instances allowed for each tier, and the scaling policy (manual or automatic) based on metrics or schedules. The developer can access the application profile from the Blueprint Editor by clicking on the application name and then selecting the Actions tab. References: Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration (NMCAA) course, Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) 6.5 Exam Guide, [Nutanix Calm User Guide]

To create a Category via automation in Nutanix, the required items are:

Name: The identifier for the category.

Value: The specific value assigned to the category.

Categories help in organizing and managing resources by tagging them with meaningful identifiers.

References:

Nutanix documentation on Creating Categories.

Nutanix Best Practices for Category Management.

The port 5986 is used for PowerShell Remoting over HTTPS, which is a secure way of executing PowerShell commands on a remote Windows VM. Calm uses PowerShell Remoting to run scripts on Windows VMs as part of the blueprint actions. Therefore, the port 5986 needs to be opened on the VM firewall to allow the communication between Calm and the VM. The other ports are not related to PowerShell Remoting, as they are used for SQL Server (1433), Remote Desktop Protocol (3389), and PowerShell Remoting over HTTP (5985). References: Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) 6.5 Exam Blueprint Guide, page 10; Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA), section 3; Nutanix Calm User Guide, page 93.

To make a custom variable type available for all deployments, the developer should publish the variable type to the Marketplace. By publishing it to the Marketplace, the variable type becomes accessible to all administrators and users across different projects, ensuring consistency and reusability.

References:

Nutanix Calm documentation on Publishing to Marketplace.

Nutanix Best Practices for Variable Management.