When running the Linux prerequisites script, an administrator discovers that the only required argument is -t. What does the -t argument specify?

The -t argument in the Linux prerequisites script specifies the database engine type (e.g., oracle, postgres, mysql, etc.). This is a required parameter because the script needs to know which database-specific prerequisites to check and configure on the Linux host. Different database engines have different OS-level requirements, packages, and configurations that must be validated or installed.

A. Operating System type - The script already detects the OS type automatically; this isn't specified via -t.
B. Timeout interval - This is not what -t represents in the NDB prerequisites script context.
C. NDB server IP - The server IP is specified with a different parameter, not -t.

1. Nutanix Database Service Administration Guide, Chapter 3: "Preparing Database Server VMs", Section on Linux Prerequisites Script Parameters

2. Nutanix NDB Best Practices Guide, "Host Preparation" section, Prerequisites Script Usage

3. Nutanix Database Service Installation Guide, "Running Prerequisites Check" section