NS0-157 · Question #205
Which protocol(s) does Infinite Volumes support?
The correct answer is D. NFSv3 only. Infinite Volumes in NetApp ONTAP support only NFSv3 as their file access protocol, making all other protocol options incorrect.
Question
Which protocol(s) does Infinite Volumes support?
Options
- AAll supported protocols on Data ONTAP
- BNFSv3 and NFSv4 only
- CNFSv2 and NFSv3 only
- DNFSv3 only
- ENFSv3 and SMB 1.0 only
How the community answered
(48 responses)- B4% (2)
- D94% (45)
- E2% (1)
Why each option
Infinite Volumes in NetApp ONTAP support only NFSv3 as their file access protocol, making all other protocol options incorrect.
Infinite Volumes do not support all Data ONTAP protocols - they are restricted to NFSv3 only, excluding SMB, NFSv4, iSCSI, and others.
NFSv4 is not supported by Infinite Volumes, so including it alongside NFSv3 makes this choice incorrect.
NFSv2 is not supported by Infinite Volumes; only NFSv3 is a valid protocol for this volume type.
Infinite Volumes have a specific architectural restriction limiting them to NFSv3 as the sole supported data access protocol. This limitation exists because Infinite Volumes were designed for large-scale unstructured data repositories with a simplified protocol stack. Neither SMB, NFSv2, nor NFSv4 are part of the Infinite Volume protocol support matrix.
SMB 1.0 is not supported by Infinite Volumes, which are restricted exclusively to NFSv3.
Concept tested: Infinite Volume supported protocol limitations
Source: https://docs.netapp.com/ontap-9/topic/com.netapp.doc.dot-cm-nmg/home.html
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