NS0-158 · Question #50
To configure high availability within a FAS8080 EX HA pair, which two statements are correct? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is A. Connect the NVRAM HA interconnects between the nodes in the HA pair. D. Connect both the local node and partner node to disk shelves using multipath HA. To achieve high availability within a NetApp FAS8080 EX HA pair, it is essential to connect the NVRAM HA interconnects between the nodes and ensure both nodes have multipath HA connections to all shared disk shelves.
Question
To configure high availability within a FAS8080 EX HA pair, which two statements are correct? (Choose two.)
Options
- AConnect the NVRAM HA interconnects between the nodes in the HA pair.
- BCable the cluster interconnects to the interconnect switch.
- CConnect multiple FC paths from the controllers to the hosts.
- DConnect both the local node and partner node to disk shelves using multipath HA.
How the community answered
(69 responses)- A88% (61)
- B4% (3)
- C7% (5)
Why each option
To achieve high availability within a NetApp FAS8080 EX HA pair, it is essential to connect the NVRAM HA interconnects between the nodes and ensure both nodes have multipath HA connections to all shared disk shelves.
NVRAM HA interconnects are critical for mirroring non-volatile memory between the two controllers, ensuring data consistency and integrity during a storage failover operation.
While cluster interconnects are used for inter-node communication in a cluster, they are not the primary mechanism for configuring the core high availability features between the two controllers of an HA pair.
Connecting multiple FC paths from controllers to hosts provides host-level redundancy, but it is a client-side configuration and not a direct component of establishing the internal high availability within the FAS HA pair itself.
Connecting both nodes to disk shelves using multipath HA ensures that each controller has independent paths to all shared disk resources, which is essential for seamless data access during a takeover by the partner node.
Concept tested: NetApp FAS HA Pair Physical Configuration
Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-9/install-setup/concept_ha_cabling_overview.html
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