Free NS0-162 Sample Questions — NetApp Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP

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Question 1

You have created a new FlexCache cache volume and want to warm the cache before clients access the cache volume for the first time. In this scenario, how would you accomplish this task?

  • A. Synchronize the origin and cache first with the volume flexcache sync-properties command
  • B. Copy the data from the origin volume to the cache volume with the NetApp XCP Migration Tool
  • C. Prepopulate the cache volume with data from the origin volume using the flexcache prepopulate start command
  • D. Enable block-level invalidation using the volume flexcache origin config modify command
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Correct Answer:
C. Prepopulate the cache volume with data from the origin volume using the flexcache prepopulate start command
Question 2

You want to add SSDs to existing HDD aggregates. Which NetApp tool helps you to validate how many SSDs would improve performance?

  • A. OnCommand Workflow Automation
  • B. Active IQ Unified Manager
  • C. ONTAP System Manager
  • D. Automated Workload Analyzer
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Correct Answer:
D. Automated Workload Analyzer
Question 3

You want to enable the internal ONTAP engine that quickly identifies the file and directory differences between two Snapshot copies. In this scenario, which feature would accomplish this task?

  • A. SnapCenter
  • B. SnapDiff
  • C. SnapVault
  • D. SnapLock
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Correct Answer:
B. SnapDiff
Question 4

You are asked by your network engineering team to make sure that your NetApp cluster is configured to run LACP on its network ports. Which network component satisfies this request?

  • A. interface group
  • B. failover group
  • C. VLAN
  • D. broadcast domain
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Correct Answer:
A. interface group
Question 5

All SMB users are reporting that their network share performance is slow on a new NetApp FAS500f HA pair. You determine that the users have converged network adapters (CNAs) with flow control enabled and no option to disable. In this scenario, which two flow control settings are recommended on the NetApp ONTAP physical ports? (Choose two.)

  • A. Disable flow control end-to-end on data network ports
  • B. Disable flow control end-to-end on cluster network ports
  • C. Enable flow control end-to-end on data network ports
  • D. Enable flow control end-to-end on cluster network ports
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Correct Answer:
  • B. Disable flow control end-to-end on cluster network ports
  • C. Enable flow control end-to-end on data network ports
Question 6

Your company runs a NetApp AFF A220 cluster as a file server for NFS and SMB. You want to use one of the unused ports to connect a single Windows host directly, using FC. You have converted the UTA2 ports e0e and e0f to FC and equipped them with a 16-Gbps FC transceiver. Your Windows host fails to connect to the storage. In this scenario, which action solves the problem?

  • A. Use the arbitrated loop topology on storage and host
  • B. Use an Ethernet switch between storage and host
  • C. Use the point-to-point topology on all ports
  • D. Use an FC switch between storage and host
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Correct Answer:
D. Use an FC switch between storage and host
Question 7

After deploying an AFF A400, you want to deploy a storage virtual machine (SVM) to serve SMB data. Which three conditions must exist in this scenario? (Choose three.)

  • A. You must synchronize the cluster time
  • B. You must have a non-root aggregate in the online state
  • C. You must have sufficient space for the root volume
  • D. You must have configured the export policies
  • E. You must have encryption enabled on the root volume
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Correct Answer:
  • B. You must have a non-root aggregate in the online state
  • C. You must have sufficient space for the root volume
  • D. You must have configured the export policies
Question 8

After deploying an ONTAP 9.8 cluster, you want to disable the unused Ethernet ports. In this scenario, which two methods would accomplish this task? (Choose two.)

  • A. Use Active IQ Config Advisor
  • B. Use ONTAP System Manager
  • C. Use Active IQ Unified Manager
  • D. Use the command line interface
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Correct Answer:
  • B. Use ONTAP System Manager
  • D. Use the command line interface
Question 9

You are the administrator of an ONTAP 9.8 cluster. You have configured an hourly snapshot schedule for all NAS volumes. One of your users accidentally deleted an important spreadsheet file on an SMB share. The file needs to be restored as quickly as possible by the Windows user. Which statement is correct in this scenario?

  • A. In Windows Explorer, right-click on the SMB share where the file was deleted, go to previous versions select the file and copy it to the original location
  • B. On the cluster CLI, execute the volume snapshot restore-file command with the options to select the SnapShot, path, and restore-path
  • C. On the cluster CLI, execute the volume clone create command with the ""parent-snapshot option set to the latest Snapshot copy and share the cloned volume as an SMB share, then copy the file back
  • D. In ONTAP System Manager, navigate to the volume where the share resides, click on SnapShot copies and restore the latest SnapShot copy
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Correct Answer:
A. In Windows Explorer, right-click on the SMB share where the file was deleted, go to previous versions select the file and copy it to the original location
Question 10

You attempt to create an SVM for CIFS access only. In this scenario, which three actions must be performed to join the existing Active Directory? (Choose three.)

  • A. Create DNS entries
  • B. Create a cluster LIF
  • C. Create a data LIF
  • D. Create NTP entries
  • E. Create export policies
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Correct Answer:
  • A. Create DNS entries
  • C. Create a data LIF
  • D. Create NTP entries
Question 11

You are currently using SnapMirror Synchronous (SM-S) to protect a critical workload at your organization and you want to convert the SnapMirror policy from Sync to StrictSync. In this scenario, which procedure allows you to achieve this task?

  • A. Modify the existing SnapMirror relationship specifying the StrictSync policy, then re-synchronize it
  • B. Recreate the SnapMirror relationship, specifying the StrictSync policy, then promote it
  • C. Recreate the SnapMirror relationship, specifying the StrictSync policy, then re-synchronize it
  • D. Modify the existing SnapMirror relationship specifying the StrictSync policy, then promote it
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Correct Answer:
C. Recreate the SnapMirror relationship, specifying the StrictSync policy, then re-synchronize it
Question 12

Which configuration is supported using NetApp's All SAN Array (ASA)?

  • A. 2-node cluster
  • B. 12-node cluster
  • C. 24-node cluster
  • D. single-node cluster
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Correct Answer:
B. 12-node cluster
Question 13

You have commissioned a new AFF A250 MetroCluster over IP configuration. Your company requires an automatic switchover to the surviving site in case of a site disaster. What do you need to configure to fulfill this requirement?

  • A. ONTAP Mediator service
  • B. cluster failover
  • C. automated unplanned switchover
  • D. storage failover
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Correct Answer:
C. automated unplanned switchover
Question 14

A volume is set to use Adaptive QoS with the default policy. In this scenario, which change would affect the QoS throughput ceiling?

  • A. The volume is resized
  • B. Disks are added to the volume's aggregate
  • C. Data is added to the volume
  • D. More clients access the volume
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Correct Answer:
C. Data is added to the volume
Question 15

You have an ESXi cluster with VMware VMFS LUNs on an AFF A400 system. After troubleshooting performance issues, you determine that timeout best practices are not set on the hosts. In this scenario, which NetApp tool would apply the best practice settings?

  • A. SnapManager
  • B. SAN Host Utilities
  • C. SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
  • D. Virtual Storage Console (VSC)
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Correct Answer:
D. Virtual Storage Console (VSC)

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