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NS0-157 · Question #342

Junctions are used to join volumes to ...

The correct answer is A. Form a namespace. In ONTAP, junctions are mount points that attach volumes at specific directory paths within an SVM, creating a single unified namespace accessible to all clients.

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Junctions are used to join volumes to ...

Options

  • AForm a namespace
  • BA node vserver
  • CUNIX clients
  • DCIFS clients

How the community answered

(55 responses)
  • A
    89% (49)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    7% (4)

Why each option

In ONTAP, junctions are mount points that attach volumes at specific directory paths within an SVM, creating a single unified namespace accessible to all clients.

AForm a namespaceCorrect

Junctions connect volumes at defined path points within a Storage Virtual Machine (SVM), allowing clients to traverse the entire directory tree as a single contiguous file system. This namespace abstraction is protocol-agnostic and supports both NFS and SMB/CIFS access through one unified directory hierarchy.

BA node vserver

Node SVMs (the admin or node vserver type) do not serve data and do not use junctions for volume mounting; junctions are a data SVM construct.

CUNIX clients

Junctions are not specific to UNIX or NFS clients; they form a namespace that is equally accessible to Windows (CIFS/SMB) clients and any other supported protocol.

DCIFS clients

Junctions are not limited to CIFS clients; the namespace they create is protocol-neutral and accessible to NFS, SMB, and other clients simultaneously.

Concept tested: ONTAP namespace and junction point concepts

Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/nfs-admin/namespaces-junction-points-concept.html

Topics

#junctions#namespace#volume mounting#FlexVol

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