Nutanix NCP-EUC Questions Answers

According to the Nutanix Hardware Administration Guide and Product Mixing Restrictions, mixing nodes from different hardware vendors (OEMs) in the same cluster is not supported.

Specifically, a cluster must contain nodes from a single vendor (e.g., all Nutanix NX, all Dell XC, or all Cisco UCS). Mixing Nutanix NX nodes with Cisco UCS nodes within the same cluster is explicitly listed as an unsupported configuration due to differences in hardware lifecycle management, firmware updates, and foundation processes.

Therefore, the administrator must create a new, separate cluster for the Cisco UCS nodes. They can then leverage features like Cluster-to-Cluster replication or a multi-cluster VDI broker configuration to manage the environment, but the nodes cannot be merged into the existing NX cluster.

According to standard VDI image preparation best practices (including those for testing with tools like LoginVSI), the foundational step before any benchmarking can occur is to Install and patch the Operating System.

A benchmark is invalid if it is run on an incomplete or vulnerable OS. The standard workflow is:

Install OS and standard runtimes.

Patch fully (to represent a realistic production state).

Optimize (OSOT).

Option A represents the critical mandatory "Action" required to build the base image for the test.

Users may expect some level of personalization and consistency across their virtual desktop sessions, even if they do not save any changes1. To customize this user experience, administrators can use different solutions that manage user profiles and settings1.