The consultant is deploying a 20-node AHV cluster, as part of a Nutanix Files deployment.

In a Nutanix Files deployment within a 20-node AHV cluster, the consultant can deploy a maximum of 16 FSVMs (File Server Virtual Machines). This limitation is based on Nutanix's best practices and design considerations for scalability and performance. The number of FSVMs that can be effectively managed and maintained without degrading the performance of the file-serving operations or the underlying storage infrastructure dictates this maximum.

References:

Nutanix Certified Services - Core (NCS-Core) Learning Documents

Nutanix Bible: https://www.nutanixbible.com

Nutanix University Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAHgaS9IrJecs_AcQT3Y7vSsKT2mjz3Iu