NS0-157 · Question #307
Which LIF is associated with the admin vserver?
The correct answer is C. Cluster management LIF. The cluster management LIF is hosted on the admin SVM (cluster admin Vserver) and provides the single administrative IP address used to manage the entire cluster.
Question
Which LIF is associated with the admin vserver?
Options
- AAdmin LIF
- BData LIF
- CCluster management LIF
- DCluster LIF
- ENode management LIF
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(39 responses)- A3% (1)
- B5% (2)
- C90% (35)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
The cluster management LIF is hosted on the admin SVM (cluster admin Vserver) and provides the single administrative IP address used to manage the entire cluster.
There is no standard LIF type called 'Admin LIF' in clustered ONTAP; administrative access is provided by the cluster management LIF.
Data LIFs belong to data SVMs and carry client-facing NAS or SAN traffic, not cluster administration traffic.
The cluster management LIF is exclusively associated with the admin SVM in clustered ONTAP. It serves as the primary interface for cluster-wide administration (CLI, ONTAP System Manager, REST API) and floats between nodes to remain available even if a node fails.
Cluster LIFs operate on the dedicated cluster interconnect network for intra-cluster communication (RDMA/RoCE) and are not associated with the admin SVM.
Node management LIFs are associated with individual node SVMs and provide per-node administrative access, not cluster-wide administration via the admin SVM.
Concept tested: Cluster management LIF association with admin SVM
Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/concepts/cluster-svm-administrators-concept.html
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