NS0-157 · Question #43
In clustered ONTAP, what object exposes data to clients?
The correct answer is B. A virtual storage server (Vserver). In Clustered ONTAP, data Vservers (Storage Virtual Machines) are the logical objects that expose NAS and SAN data to clients. They own volumes, LIFs, and protocol configurations independently of the underlying physical cluster.
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In clustered ONTAP, what object exposes data to clients?
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- AA high-available pair
- BA virtual storage server (Vserver)
- CA virtual filer (vFiler)
- DA cluster
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In Clustered ONTAP, data Vservers (Storage Virtual Machines) are the logical objects that expose NAS and SAN data to clients. They own volumes, LIFs, and protocol configurations independently of the underlying physical cluster.
A high-availability pair is a physical node-level resiliency construct, not a data-serving object exposed to clients.
A data Vserver (also called an SVM) is the entity that hosts volumes, network interfaces (LIFs), and protocol services such as NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, and FC, making it the direct point of client data access in a Clustered ONTAP environment.
A 'vFiler' is a legacy concept from 7-Mode ONTAP and does not exist as a functional object in Clustered ONTAP.
A cluster is the administrative and physical boundary for all nodes and resources; it does not directly expose data to clients.
Concept tested: Vserver (SVM) as the client-facing data object
Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/concepts/storage-virtualization-concept.html
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