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NS0-157 · Question #191

What is the maximum number of nodes a NAS cluster can have?

The correct answer is F. 24. A NetApp ONTAP NAS cluster supports a maximum of 24 nodes in a single cluster.

ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals

Question

What is the maximum number of nodes a NAS cluster can have?

Options

  • A1
  • B2
  • C4
  • D8
  • E16
  • F24
  • G32

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • F
    95% (19)
  • G
    5% (1)

Why each option

A NetApp ONTAP NAS cluster supports a maximum of 24 nodes in a single cluster.

A1

A single-node cluster is a valid but minimal deployment, not the maximum supported node count.

B2

Two nodes represent a basic HA pair, which is the minimum building block for redundancy, not the upper limit.

C4

Four nodes is well below the certified maximum of 24 nodes.

D8

Eight nodes is below the supported maximum of 24 nodes.

E16

Sixteen nodes is below the supported maximum of 24 nodes.

F24Correct

NetApp ONTAP is certified to support up to 24 nodes in a single cluster for NAS deployments. This is the validated maximum for standard FAS and AFF hardware running ONTAP in a NAS configuration, and exceeding this limit is not supported.

G32

Thirty-two nodes exceeds the certified maximum of 24 nodes and is not a supported configuration.

Concept tested: NetApp ONTAP maximum NAS cluster node count

Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/concepts/high-availability-pairs-concept.html

Topics

#cluster size#NAS cluster#maximum nodes#cluster scaling

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