NS0-157 · Question #350
Which of the following types of LIFs can be assigned a user-defined failover group? (Choose all that apply)
The correct answer is B. Node-management LIF C. Cluster management LIF D. NAS Data LIF (NFS,CIFS). This question identifies which LIF types in clustered ONTAP support user-defined failover groups, distinguishing between flexible and fixed failover policy LIFs.
Question
Which of the following types of LIFs can be assigned a user-defined failover group? (Choose all that apply)
Options
- ACluster LIF
- BNode-management LIF
- CCluster management LIF
- DNAS Data LIF (NFS,CIFS)
- ESAN Data LIF (iSCSI, FC)
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Why each option
This question identifies which LIF types in clustered ONTAP support user-defined failover groups, distinguishing between flexible and fixed failover policy LIFs.
Cluster LIFs use a fixed failover policy restricted to cluster-interconnect ports and cannot be assigned to user-defined failover groups.
Node-management LIFs support user-defined failover groups, allowing administrators to specify exactly which ports are eligible for failover.
Cluster management LIFs support user-defined failover groups, giving administrators control over the failover path for cluster-wide management traffic.
NAS data LIFs support user-defined failover groups because NFS and CIFS protocols can transparently reconnect after a LIF migration event, making flexible failover policies viable.
SAN data LIFs (iSCSI and FC) do not support LIF migration-based failover groups because iSCSI relies on session reconnect and FC relies on port binding rather than transparent LIF failover.
Concept tested: LIF failover group assignment eligibility by LIF type
Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/networking/configure_failover_groups_and_policies_for_lifs_overview.html
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