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NS0-157 · Question #209
NS0-157 Question #209: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D: tie-breaker. Epsilon is a special fractional vote assigned to one node in a NetApp ONTAP cluster to break ties and maintain quorum when the cluster has an even number of surviving nodes.
ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals
Question
To maintain a cluster quorum, Epsilon functions as a ________.?
Options
- Aduplicated management database
- Bmaster node
- Csecondary node
- Dtie-breaker
Explanation
Epsilon is a special fractional vote assigned to one node in a NetApp ONTAP cluster to break ties and maintain quorum when the cluster has an even number of surviving nodes.
Common mistakes.
- A. Epsilon is not a duplicated management database - it is a special voting weight, not a data replication mechanism.
- B. Epsilon does not make a node a master node - ONTAP cluster management is distributed and epsilon only affects quorum voting, not management authority.
- C. Epsilon is not a secondary node designation - it is a fractional vote attribute that can be assigned to any node regardless of its role.
Concept tested. ONTAP cluster quorum epsilon tie-breaker role
Reference. https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/system-admin/cluster-quorum-epsilon-concept.html
Topics
#cluster quorum#Epsilon#tie-breaker#cluster fundamentals
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