About the Exam

This exam validates the ability to administer NetApp ONTAP solutions. It is aimed at administrators with roughly six to twelve months of ONTAP experience in configuration, storage administration, and data management. Passing demonstrates knowledge across storage platforms, core ONTAP, storage, networking, storage protocols and connectivity, data protection, security, and performance.

Exam Topics

  • Data Storage Fundamentals25%
  • ONTAP Cluster Installation, Upgrade and Administration35%
  • ONTAP Storage and Data Protection30%
  • ONTAP Networking10%

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QuestionQ1

ONTAP Storage and Data Protection

Which two options must be configured to use tamperproof snapshots?

Choose two
  • A SnapLock license
  • B Multi-Admin Verification
  • C SnapLock aggregate
  • D Compliance clock
Explanation

ONTAP tamperproof snapshot locking relies on SnapLock technology, so the SnapLock license must be installed and the cluster Compliance Clock must be initialized. Multi-Admin Verification is not a prerequisite, and a separate SnapLock aggregate is not required in current ONTAP releases.

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QuestionQ2

ONTAP Networking

Which two SVM types can accommodate intercluster LIFs?

Choose two
  • A Data
  • B Node
  • C Admin
  • D System
Explanation

ONTAP creates intercluster LIFs on either an admin SVM in the Default IPspace or a system SVM in a custom IPspace. Data SVMs and node SVMs do not support hosting intercluster LIFs.

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QuestionQ3

ONTAP Storage and Data Protection

Which two actions are automatically performed when the system detects ransomware activity while Autonomous Ransomware Protection is enabled?

Choose two
  • A Offline the suspicious volume
  • B Create a new snapshot
  • C Block user access
  • D Email the administrators
Explanation

NetApp ONTAP Autonomous Ransomware Protection creates a snapshot to preserve a recovery point when it detects suspected ransomware activity and automatically notifies administrators through an alert. It does not automatically offline the volume or block user access.

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QuestionQ4

ONTAP Storage and Data Protection

Refer to the exhibit.

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An administrator has a NetApp AFF cluster with Cloud Tiering enabled for all data under the snapshot-only policy. While restoring files, users report slow response times.

What is the highest latency observed during the restore?

  • A 9591
  • B 10500
  • C 10021
  • D 7889
Explanation

File restoration reads data, so the relevant measurements are GET operations. Among the displayed GET maximum latencies, 10021 ms is the highest.

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QuestionQ5

ONTAP Cluster Installation, Upgrade and Administration

Which ONTAP authentication method must be added to enable two-factor authentication for an existing administrator’s SSH login?

  • A nsswitch
  • B domain
  • C cert
  • D publickey
Explanation

ONTAP SSH multifactor authentication for local administrator accounts uses two methods: an SSH public key and a user password. Adding the publickey authentication method supplies the additional factor for an existing SSH administrator login.

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