Nutanix Exam NCP-MCI-6.10 Topic 4 Question 3 Discussion

Actual exam question for Nutanix's NCP-MCI-6.10 exam

Question #: 3
Topic #: 4

An administrator notices high CPU usage on a VM and wants to determine whether adding more vCPUs would improve performance.

Which two metrics should be analyzed to make this decision? (Choose two.)

AVM CPU Ready Time

BVM CPU Usage

CHost CPU Usage

DHost Memory Swap Out Rate

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Suggested Answer: A, B

When diagnosing CPU performance issues, CPU Ready Time and CPU Usage are the key indicators of whether more vCPUs are needed.

Option A (VM CPU Ready Time) is correct:

High CPU Ready Time means the VM is waiting for CPU resources, indicating CPU contention.

Option B (VM CPU Usage) is correct:

If CPU usage is consistently high, adding more vCPUs may improve performance.

Option C (Host CPU Usage) is incorrect:

Host-wide CPU usage does not indicate whether a specific VM needs more vCPUs.

Option D (Host Memory Swap Out Rate) is incorrect:

Memory swapping affects RAM performance, not CPU allocation.

Nutanix Prism Central Guide Analyzing VM CPU Performance

Nutanix KB Understanding CPU Ready Time and VM Performance

by Brinda at Mar 25, 2025, 12:27 AM

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24 days ago

VM CPU Ready Time and Host CPU Usage for sure! Gotta analyze those metrics to see if adding more vCPUs will really help. Anything else is just a distraction.

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Cory

7 days ago

I agree, VM CPU Ready Time and Host CPU Usage are key metrics to consider.

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Val

29 days ago

I agree, that's an important metric to consider.

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Malcolm

1 months ago

I think we should analyze VM CPU Ready Time.

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