Nutanix Certified Associate Practice Exam

What happens when an additional node fails during the recovery process?

1. Recovery designates a new primary node

2. Recovery pauses until the additional node is restored

3. Recovery is delayed for a specified time

4. Recovery starts immediately

The correct answer is: Recovery designates a new primary node

When an additional node fails during the recovery process, the system typically designates a new primary node to ensure continuous availability and prevent data loss. This mechanism is crucial in distributed systems like Nutanix, where redundancy and fault tolerance are key design principles. By designating a new primary node, the environment can continue to operate effectively, allowing for ongoing access to data and services without significant downtime. This approach helps maintain the overall health and performance of the cluster. Without this designation of a new primary node, the system would face challenges in maintaining operations, leading to potential interruptions or degraded performance as it would be unable to re-establish a complete and operational state. The other potential scenarios such as pausing recovery, delaying recovery, or starting recovery immediately generally do not align with the architecture's design goals which aim for resilience and minimal disruption. In a well-designed system, the focus is on active management of node failures to uphold service continuity.