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Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to create and run the report, performed entirely within Prism Central.
1. Create the Analysis Session
First, we will build the charts and entities for the report using the Analysis tool.
* From the Prism Central main menu, navigate to Operations > Analysis.
* Click the + New Session button.
* Add the required entities:
* In the "Entities" search box, type Cluster 1 and select Cluster: Cluster 1.
* In the "Entities" search box, type SQL01 and select VM: SQL01.
* In the "Entities" search box, type SQL02 and select VM: SQL02.
* Click Add Charts > New Chart to add the Cluster CPU chart:
* Title: Cluster 1 Max CPU Usage
* Entity Type: Cluster
* Metric: Cluster CPU Usage %
* Aggregation: Select Maximum.
* Click Add.
* Click Add Charts > New Chart to add the VM CPU Ready Time chart:
* Title: VM Max CPU Ready Time
* Entity Type: VM
* Metric: CPU Ready Time %
* Aggregation: Select Maximum.
* Click Add.
2. Save and Configure the Report
Now, save the session as a report and configure it to dynamically include all VMs with the SQL prefix.
* Click the Save as Report icon (the bookmark icon in the upper right).
* Name the report SQL_Batch_Saturday and click Save.
* Navigate to Operations > Reports.
* Find the SQL_Batch_Saturday report you just created and click its name to open the report editor.
* In the Entities tile, click the Edit (pencil) icon.
* By default, it will list "Cluster 1", "SQL01", and "SQL02".
* Change the VM selection:
* Select the radio button for All VMs prefixed with.
* In the text box, enter SQL.
* Ensure "Cluster 1" is still listed under "Clusters".
* Click Save.
3. Schedule the Report
* While still in the report editor for SQL_Batch_Saturday, click the Schedule button.
* Configure the schedule:
* Recurrence: Weekly
* Repeat on: Sunday
* Start Time: 12:00 AM
* Time Range: Previous 7 Days
* Configure the notification (as SMTP is not available):
* Expand the Notification Settings section.
* Check the box for Notify when ready (this enables the bell icon notification).
* Ensure "Email Report" is not checked.
* Click Save.
4. Generate and Save the CSV Instance
Finally, run the report now and download the CSV as requested.
* Navigate back to the main Operations > Reports list.
* Select the checkbox next to SQL_Batch_Saturday.
* Click the Actions dropdown and select Run Now.
* In the dialog, confirm the time range (e.g., "Last 7 Days") and click Run.
* Click the Report Instances tab.
* Wait for the report instance "SQL_Batch_Saturday" to finish running (the status will change from
"Running" to Succeeded).
* Once it has succeeded, click the Download (arrow) icon for that instance.
* Select the CSV format.
* Save the file to the desktop.

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Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to configure Cluster 1 from its Prism Element interface.
1. Disable the backup_schedule_check NCC Check
This will prevent the WARN message for the NoVMs protection domain.
* Log in to the Cluster 1 Prism Element (PE) interface.
* Navigate to the Health dashboard (click the "heart" icon in the top-left).
* In the left-hand menu, select NCC.
* In the search bar for the checks, type backup_schedule_check to find the specific check.
* Select the checkbox next to the backup_schedule_check in the list.
* Click the Disable button that appears above the table. This will stop this check from running during NCC health reports.
2. Configure and Resolve Pulse Alerts
This process involves two parts: disabling the alerting policy, and then enabling Pulse itself to resolve the underlying condition.
A. Disable the Alert Policy
This stops the system from generating a new alert if Pulse is ever disabled, satisfying the "do not want an alert" requirement.
* Click the gear icon (Settings) in the top-right corner.
* From the left-hand menu, select Alert Policies.
* In the search bar, type Pulse to find the policy.
* Select the checkbox for the alert policy named Pulse is not enabled (or pulse_disabled_alert).
* Click the Update button.
* Uncheck the Enable box for the policy.
* Click Save.
B. Enable Pulse (to Resolve the Condition)
This enables the Pulse service to record messages (as requested) and fixes the root cause of the alert, allowing it to be resolved.
* Click the gear icon (Settings) in the top-right corner.
* From the left-hand menu, select Pulse.
* Click the Enable Pulse button (or "Update" if it's already partially configured).
* Check the box for Enable Pulse.
* (Note: Any "Enable alerts for Pulse" boxes would remain unchecked or be ignored, as the main Alert Policy itself is now disabled.)
* Click Save.
C. Resolve the Active Alert
* Navigate to the Alerts dashboard (click the "bell" icon in the top-left).
* Find the active alert: Pulse is not enabled.
* (Note: If the alert is not present, you would first go to the Health dashboard, run the check_pulse NCC check to generate it, and then return to the Alerts dashboard.)
* Select the checkbox next to the "Pulse is not enabled" alert.
* Click the Resolve button that appears at the top of the list. Since the underlying condition (Pulse being disabled) is now fixed, the alert will be successfully resolved.

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Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to generate the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) on Cluster 1.
This entire process is performed from an SSH session connected to a CVM (Controller VM) on Cluster 1.
1. Access Cluster 1 CVM
* From Prism Central, navigate to Hardware > Clusters and click on Cluster 1 to open its Prism Element (PE) interface.
* In the Cluster 1 PE, navigate to Hardware > CVMs to find the IP address of any CVM in the cluster.
* Use an SSH client (like PuTTY) to connect to the CVM's IP address.
* Log in with the admin user and password.
2. Create the Configuration File (.cnf)
To include the Subject Alternative Names (SANs), you must first create a configuration file.
* In the CVM's command line, create the .cnf file using a text editor:
vi prism_element_acme.cnf
* Press i to enter "Insert" mode.
* Paste the following text exactly into the editor:
Ini, TOML
[ req ]
default_bits = 2048
distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
req_extensions = v3_req
prompt = no
[ req_distinguished_name ]
C = US
ST = North Carolina
L = Durham
O = ACME
OU = Infrastructure
CN = prism_element.ACME.org
emailAddress = [email protected]
[ v3_req ]
subjectAltName = @alt_names
[ alt_names ]
DNS.1 = cvm1.ACME.org
DNS.2 = cvm2.ACME.org
DNS.3 = cvm3.ACME.org
* Press Esc to exit "Insert" mode, then type :wq and press Enter to save and quit vi.
3. Generate the CSR and Key
* Run the following openssl command. This command uses the .cnf file to generate the new CSR (.csr) and a corresponding private key (.key), applying the sha256 encryption as requested.
Bash
openssl req -new -nodes -out prism_element_acme.csr -keyout prism_element_acme.key -config prism_element_acme.cnf -sha256
* The command will output the following, confirming the key generation:
* Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key
* ...................+++++
* ..................................+++++
* writing new private key to 'prism_element_acme.key'
* -----
4. Save Files to the Desktop
You will now copy the contents of the generated files from the CVM to your desktop.
* For Task 5.txt (Commands and Output):
* Open a new Notepad file on the desktop.
* Copy and paste all the commands you ran in the SSH session and their full output (as shown in steps 2 and 3) into this file.
* Save the file on the desktop as Task 5.txt.
* For prism_element_acme.cnf:
* In the CVM SSH session, display the file's content:
cat prism_element_acme.cnf
* Copy the entire text output (starting from [ req ]).
* Open a new Notepad file on the desktop.
* Paste the content and save the file as prism_element_acme.cnf.
* For prism_element_acme.csr:
* In the CVM SSH session, display the file's content:
cat prism_element_acme.csr
* Copy the entire text output, including the -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- and ----- END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- lines.
* Open a new C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Notepad file on the desktop.
* Paste the content and save the file as prism_element_acme.csr.

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Explanation:
Here is the step-by-step solution to create the category and the corresponding storage encryption policy within Prism Central.
1. Create the Category
First, you must create the category and the two values requested.
* In Prism Central, navigate to Administration > Categories.
* Click New Category.
* In the Name field, enter VM-Storage.
* In the Add a Value field, type softwareencrypted and click the Add (plus) button.
* In the Add a Value field again, type SEDencrypted and click the Add (plus) button.
* Click Save.
2. Create the Encryption Policy
Next, you will create the security policy that uses the new category.
* In Prism Central, navigate to Security > Data-at-Rest Encryption.
* Click the + Create Security Policy button.
* In the Policy Name field, enter Encrypted-Storage.
* Ensure the Encryption Type is set to Software-based.
* For Target VMs, select the radio button for VMs matching a category.
* In the Select Category dropdown, choose the VM-Storage category you just created.
* In the Select Value dropdown, choose softwareencrypted.
* Click Save.
This policy will now automatically apply software-based encryption to any new or existing VMs that are assigned the VM-Storage: softwareencrypted category.