After attempt 3: 60-day lockout (or email university@nutanix.com for a reset).
With a July 1 deadline: first attempt by June 23-24 preserves one retake window. Do not book the first attempt on June 30.
Delivery
Remote proctored: locked-down browser session, webcam, clean desk, no second monitor, government ID. Test your machine + network the day before.
Test center: arrive 15 minutes early with government ID.
Integrity: Nutanix revokes certifications for exam security violations (copying questions, study material during the exam, false identity). Braindump familiarity is also how Customers lose trust in a badge. We built this package clean for a reason.
Final 48 hours
Mock exam score 70%+ consistently → book it. Below that, drill the weakest section, not your strongest.
Rebuild your cheat sheet (one page of personal weak facts) and review it the morning of. The vmik.net candidates swear by this.
Skim the glossary and the four "in one breath" boxes at the end of each study guide.
In the room
96 sec/question average; bank time on the gimmes. Flag and move on anything over 2 minutes.
Multi-response: the count is stated. Pick exactly that many; partial logic = eliminate the absurd two first.
Translate VMware-brain to Nutanix vocabulary BEFORE answering (the legend).
Scenario verbs are the blueprint's verbs: "determine," "given a use case," "troubleshoot." The answer is usually the OPERATIONAL one, not the cleverest one.
License tier tells: attach external / Insights / multi-tenant ⇒ Ultimate. Air gap tells: registry first, trust the CA, seed before upgrade.