To configure and begin taking advantage of the Data Access Management feature of Time Machine, the administrator must first enable NDB multi-cluster and register the required Nutanix cluster(s). Data Access Management allows controlled access to data (e.g., snapshots, clones) across multiple clusters, requiring a multi-cluster setup. This involves enabling multi-cluster support in NDB and registering remote clusters to facilitate data replication and access policies.
Other actions are prerequisites or subsequent steps:
A. Enable NDB HA to protect the metadata associated with the configuration: HA is beneficial but not the first step for Data Access Management.
C. Take an application consistent snapshot of the source database: This is a later step after multi-cluster setup.
D. Ensure that the source database has been provisioned on the remote Nutanix cluster: Provisioning follows multi-cluster registration.
Thus, the verified answer is B, establishing the multi-cluster foundation.
Official Nutanix Database Automation References
Nutanix Database Management & Automation (NDMA) course, Module 5: Data Protection and Recovery, Lesson 5.3: Configuring Data Access Management.
Nutanix Certified Professional - Database Automation (NCP-DB) v7.5Knowledge Objectives, Section 5: Protect Databases Using NDB, Objective 5.3: Configure Data Access (applicable to v7.5).
Nutanix NDB Administration Guide: "Data Access Management Setup" section.
