The default scheduled time for LCM automatic inventory and automatic update activity is 3:00 AM. This setting is used when Auto Inventory and Auto Update are enabled for a connected site. Administrators can modify the schedule when 3:00 AM does not align with the organization’s operational or maintenance requirements.
Automatic inventory refreshes LCM’s knowledge of installed software and firmware components and retrieves current update metadata from the configured Nutanix source. Nutanix also specifies that if an inventory operation has already completed within the preceding 12 hours, LCM can skip the scheduled auto-inventory because its component information remains sufficiently current. Automatic update in this setting applies to the supported automatically managed component—particularly Nutanix Cluster Check—rather than authorizing every available AOS, AHV, or firmware upgrade without administrator review.
The other answer choices do not represent the documented default. However, administrators should treat 3:00 AM as a configurable platform default rather than an assumed maintenance window. They must verify the configured schedule, time context, Internet connectivity, and update policy for the specific environment.
NHCF/NCA reference: LCM settings, connected-site configuration, automatic inventory, and automatic NCC updates. Official references: Specifying Connected-Site Settings and LCM Settings for Connected Sites .
