NS0-157 · Question #153
Which three storage features can be scaled by storage administrators? (Choose three.)
The correct answer is A. capacity scaling, by allowing more than two storage systems to be combined with larger disk E. operational scaling, by allowing the entire cluster to be administrated through a single resilient F. performance scaling, by using Flash Cache, SSDs, and Quality of Service. Storage administrators can scale clusters across three dimensions - capacity, operations, and performance. Options B, C, and D describe concepts that are either unsupported or not recognized scaling categories in clustered ONTAP.
Question
Which three storage features can be scaled by storage administrators? (Choose three.)
Options
- Acapacity scaling, by allowing more than two storage systems to be combined with larger disk
- Benergy scaling, by allowing the cluster to share the same power source
- Cheterogeneous scaling, by allowing E-Series and FAS-Series systems within a single cluster
- Dnetwork scaling, by providing three or more network switches for the cluster network
- Eoperational scaling, by allowing the entire cluster to be administrated through a single resilient
- Fperformance scaling, by using Flash Cache, SSDs, and Quality of Service
How the community answered
(51 responses)- A90% (46)
- B4% (2)
- C2% (1)
- D4% (2)
Why each option
Storage administrators can scale clusters across three dimensions - capacity, operations, and performance. Options B, C, and D describe concepts that are either unsupported or not recognized scaling categories in clustered ONTAP.
Capacity scaling is a foundational feature of NetApp clustered ONTAP, allowing administrators to non-disruptively add more storage systems and larger disks to an existing cluster. This lets storage grow incrementally without downtime or data migration.
Energy or power scaling is not a recognized storage scaling category, and clusters do not share a single power source as a designed scaling mechanism.
E-Series and FAS-Series systems run fundamentally different operating systems (SANtricity vs. ONTAP) and cannot be joined into a single clustered ONTAP cluster.
Adding more network switches is an infrastructure design decision, not a named storage-scaling feature that administrators configure as part of a scaling strategy.
Operational scaling allows the entire cluster - regardless of how many nodes it contains - to be administered through a single, resilient management interface. This single pane of glass keeps operational complexity flat as the cluster expands.
Performance scaling is achieved by combining Flash Cache (Performance Acceleration Module cards), SSDs for Flash Pool auto-tiering, and Quality of Service policies to tune IOPS and throughput. These mechanisms allow performance to be increased independently of capacity.
Concept tested: NetApp ONTAP cluster scaling dimensions and methods
Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/concepts/cluster-storage-concept.html
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