NS0-157 Question #192: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: It is supported when adding disks.. A NetApp 32-bit aggregate can be converted in-place to 64-bit format by adding disks to the aggregate, which triggers the expansion automatically.

Storage Provisioning and Management

Question

Which statement is true about converting an aggregate from 32-bit to 64-bit?

Options

AIt is supported when adding disks.
BIt is supported without adding disks.
CIt is supported in maintenance mode.
DIt now supported. You must use VSM to migrate 32-bit to 64-bit.

Explanation

A NetApp 32-bit aggregate can be converted in-place to 64-bit format by adding disks to the aggregate, which triggers the expansion automatically.

Common mistakes.

B. Converting a 32-bit aggregate to 64-bit without adding disks is not supported - the disk addition is the required mechanism that triggers the format expansion process.
C. The conversion is not a maintenance mode procedure - it is an automated online operation that occurs during normal cluster operation when disks are added.
D. Native in-place conversion triggered by disk addition is supported directly in ONTAP - migrating with VSM is not required, and the claim that conversion is unsupported is factually incorrect.

Concept tested. NetApp in-place 32-bit to 64-bit aggregate conversion

Reference. https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/disks-aggregates/convert-32-bit-ontap-concepts.html

Topics

#aggregate conversion#32-bit to 64-bit#disk addition#aggregate management

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