A storage administrator wants to expand an existing NetApp ONTAP AFF cluster with cost- effective nearline storage for archiving purposes. What should the administrator do to accomplish this task?

Question

Options

• AUpgrade the AFF controllers to a higher system.
• BAdd a new FAS system to the existing AFF cluster.
• CExpand the cluster with a new AFF system.
• DAdd SSDs to the existing AFF cluster.

• A
  5% (1)
• B
  74% (14)
• C
  16% (3)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

Adding a new FAS system to the existing AFF cluster is a way to expand the storage capacity with cost-effective nearline storage for archiving purposes. A FAS system can use HDDs as the performance tier and tier cold data to cloud object storage using FabricPool, which is a NetApp data tiering technology that reduces the amount of physical capacity taken up by data. This way, the administrator can leverage the storage efficiencies of ONTAP and the low-cost storage of the cloud to archive data that is not frequently accessed. The AFF and FAS systems can be managed by the same ONTAP cluster and provide seamless data access and protection.

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