Nutanix Certified Associate Practice Exam

What type of Policy Enforcement must an administrator choose to allow unrestricted use of selected images on clusters outside the identified set?

1. Internal

2. External

3. Hard

4. Soft

The correct answer is: Soft

In the context of Nutanix clusters and policy enforcement, selecting a policy that allows for unrestricted use of selected images on clusters outside the identified set requires a flexible and less restrictive approach. The correct choice is soft policy enforcement. Soft policy enforcement allows certain exceptions or flexibility in application, meaning it does not strictly restrict the use of resources based on predefined criteria. In this scenario, it facilitates the usage of specific images across different clusters without being confined to only those identified in a specific set. This is particularly beneficial in environments where workloads can vary and where administrators may want to ensure that operational efficiency is maintained without severe limitations. By contrast, hard policy enforcement would impose strict territorial boundaries around the usage of selected images, leading to potential disruptions and inefficiencies if those images needed to be utilized in other clusters. Internal and external policies relate more to how resources are governed in relation to internal processes or external standards; they do not directly accommodate the need for unrestricted access in the way that soft policy enforcement does.