NS0-157 · Question #97
In clustered Data ONTAP, the NFS mount or the CIFS share path need to contain the following:
The correct answer is D. Junction path for the volume. In clustered Data ONTAP, client access to volumes via NFS or CIFS requires the junction path, which is the logical mount point of the volume within the SVM namespace.
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In clustered Data ONTAP, the NFS mount or the CIFS share path need to contain the following:
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- AVserver root volume
- BAbsolute path of the volume
- CAggregate name for the volume
- DJunction path for the volume
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In clustered Data ONTAP, client access to volumes via NFS or CIFS requires the junction path, which is the logical mount point of the volume within the SVM namespace.
The Vserver root volume is the starting point of the namespace but is not itself specified in a client mount or share path.
The absolute internal path of a volume is a storage-layer concept and is not exposed to or usable by NFS or CIFS clients.
The aggregate name identifies where volume data is physically stored on disk and plays no role in client-facing NFS mount or CIFS share paths.
The junction path is the location where a volume is grafted into the SVM namespace hierarchy, making it accessible to NFS and CIFS clients. When mounting via NFS, clients specify the junction path as part of the mount command, and CIFS shares are defined using the junction path. Without a correctly defined junction path, the volume is not visible to NAS clients.
Concept tested: Junction path for NAS client volume access
Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/nfs-admin/mount-unmount-existing-volumes-nas-namespace-task.html
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