NS0-157 · Question #125
What is the first step for setting up a cluster Data ONTAP 8.2?
The correct answer is A. Cluster Setup. The first step in deploying clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 is running the Cluster Setup process on the first node to initialize the cluster before any other nodes or features can be configured.
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What is the first step for setting up a cluster Data ONTAP 8.2?
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- ACluster Setup
- BJoin Cluster
- CInstall second node
- DEnable HA
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The first step in deploying clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 is running the Cluster Setup process on the first node to initialize the cluster before any other nodes or features can be configured.
Cluster Setup must be completed first to assign the cluster name, management LIF, and node management address, establishing the cluster identity. Without this initial setup, no other nodes can join and no features such as HA can be enabled. It is the foundational step in the deployment workflow.
Join Cluster is the step performed on a second or subsequent node after the initial cluster already exists and cannot precede Cluster Setup.
Installing a second node is a physical hardware task that occurs after the first node's cluster setup is complete, not the first logical configuration step.
Enabling HA requires at least two nodes to already be joined to an initialized cluster, making it impossible as a first step.
Concept tested: Initial cluster setup sequence in clustered Data ONTAP
Source: https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1196905/html/index.html
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