NS0-157 · Question #169
Which two methods expose volumes to NAS clients? (Choose Two)
The correct answer is A. Mount directories of a volume in a namespace D. Mount the required volumes in a namespace. In NetApp ONTAP, NAS clients access data through the namespace junction tree by mounting volumes or volume directories at junction points within the namespace hierarchy.
Question
Which two methods expose volumes to NAS clients? (Choose Two)
Options
- AMount directories of a volume in a namespace
- BMount the required namespaces in a volume
- CMount the required namespaces in an aggregate
- DMount the required volumes in a namespace
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A93% (43)
- B2% (1)
- C4% (2)
Why each option
In NetApp ONTAP, NAS clients access data through the namespace junction tree by mounting volumes or volume directories at junction points within the namespace hierarchy.
Mounting a directory of a volume as a junction point within the namespace creates a path NAS clients can traverse to access that data, allowing subdirectory-level exposure.
Namespaces are not mounted inside volumes - the relationship is reversed; volumes and directories are mounted into the namespace, not the other way around.
Aggregates are physical storage containers and have no role in NAS namespace mounting; NAS clients do not access data by mounting namespaces into aggregates.
Mounting a volume in the namespace at a junction path is the primary method for exposing that volume's data to NAS clients, making it reachable via the namespace tree.
Concept tested: NetApp ONTAP NAS namespace junction mounting
Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/nfs-admin/namespace-concept.html
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