Nutanix Certified Associate Practice Exam

What is the required configuration item to set up email alerts in a Nutanix environment?

1. SMTP

2. HTTP

3. FTP

4. POP3

The correct answer is: SMTP

To set up email alerts in a Nutanix environment, the required configuration item is SMTP, which stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. SMTP is the standard protocol used for sending emails across the Internet. When configuring email alerts, Nutanix uses SMTP to communicate with the mail server to send notifications regarding cluster status, alerts, and other significant events. In this context, other protocols such as HTTP, FTP, and POP3 serve different purposes. HTTP is primarily used for transmitting web pages over the Internet, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used for transferring files between systems, and POP3 (Post Office Protocol) is used for retrieving email from a server. They do not facilitate the sending of alerts or notifications in the way that SMTP is designed to do. Hence, SMTP stands as the essential choice for enabling email alerts within a Nutanix environment.