What is supported for creating a VM Template in Nutanix?

VM templates in Nutanix are supported only when the VM’s disks reside on storage containers

configured with Replication Factor 2 (RF2) or higher.

Option C (VM has disks on RF2 containers) is correct:

VM templates require a minimum RF2 for fault tolerance.

RF1 containers do not meet Nutanix best practices for VM templates.

Option A is incorrect:

VMs protected by Protection Domains can be cloned, but this is different from creating a VM

template.

Option B is incorrect:

Agent VMs (e.g., Witness VMs) or Prism Central cannot be used as VM templates.

Option D is incorrect:

Nutanix VM templates are natively supported on AHV, not ESXi.

Nutanix VM Management Guide → Creating and Managing VM Templates

Nutanix KB → Storage Requirements for VM Templates