Replication Factor (RF2) means that each piece of data is stored twice across different nodes to ensure availability.
* Option B (3 nodes) is correct:
* In anRF2 cluster, data redundancy requires at leastthree nodestoensure data protectionwhen one node is removed.
* If a node is removed from a3-node cluster, Nutanix automatically redistributes data across the remaining nodes.
* Option A (2 nodes) is incorrect:
* RF2 requiresat least three nodesto maintainfault tolerance.
* A2-node cluster cannot provide full redundancywithout a Witness node.
* Option C (4 nodes) and Option D (5 nodes) are incorrect:
* While larger clusters provide more redundancy, theminimum requirement is 3 nodes.
References:
* Nutanix Bible #Replication Factor (RF) and Fault Tolerance
* Nutanix Prism Element Guide #Managing Node Failures and Removals