[Prepare the Environment for an NKP Deployment] An administrator has been tasked with deploying NKP as the Kubernetes platform and needs to deploy their first cluster with the following requirements: Dark site (no Internet connectivity) Nutanix-provided Rocky Linux VM image AHV-based clusterWhat are two prerequisites to accomplish the deployment? (Choose two)

Deploying Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) in a dark site, or air-gapped environment, means there is no external internet connectivity. Therefore, all software components must be made available locally. The Air-Gapped Bundle (B) is a downloadable package provided by Nutanix that contains all the necessary container images and binaries for the NKP deployment. Once obtained, these container images must be hosted in a location accessible to the new Kubernetes cluster. An existing local container registry (C) is required to store these images. During deployment, the NKP cluster is configured to pull images from this local registry instead of public ones on the internet.

A. Konvoy Image Builder: This tool is for creating custom OS images. The scenario specifies using the standard Nutanix-provided image, making a custom build unnecessary for this deployment.
D. Self-managed AWS cluster: The deployment is specified to be on a Nutanix AHV-based cluster, which is an on-premises platform. AWS is a public cloud provider and is not relevant.

1. Nutanix Kubernetes Platform Administration Guide v2.9: The section "Deploying a Kubernetes Cluster in a Dark Site (Air-Gapped)" outlines the prerequisites. It states

"To deploy a Kubernetes cluster in a dark site... you must download the air-gap tarball... and set up a private registry." This directly confirms the need for the Air-Gapped Bundle and a local registry.

URL: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Kubernetes-Platform-Admin-Guide-v29:ecm-air-gap-deployment-t.html

2. Nutanix Kubernetes Platform Administration Guide v2.9: The procedure for air-gapped deployment explicitly details uploading the images from the bundle to the private registry. Step 3 of the procedure is "Upload the images to your private registry." This confirms the registry must exist prior to cluster deployment.

URL: https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/details?targetId=Nutanix-Kubernetes-Platform-Admin-Guide-v29:ecm-air-gap-deployment-t.html#ecm-air-gap-deployment-tsteps-j4v-45g-kvb