NetApp NS0-005 Exam - Topic 3 Question 1 Discussion

Actual exam question for NetApp's NS0-005 exam

Question #: 1
Topic #: 3

Your company has a NetApp ONTAP solution deployed in a data center. The current solution has a large amount of stored inactive data. You are asked to tier this data to the cloud, but you must keep the data efficiencies that you are using in the data center.

In this scenario, which NetApp technology enables you to accomplish this task?

AFabricPool

BStorageGRID

CCloud Volumes Service

DCloud Volumes ONTAP

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Suggested Answer: A

A is correct because FabricPool is a feature of ONTAP that enables you to tier inactive data from an all-flash aggregate to an object store in the cloud, while keeping the data efficiencies such as deduplication and compression. Reference: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/cloud/fabricpool-concept.html

by Precious at Dec 20, 2025, 03:22 PM

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Laurel

6 days ago

Cloud Volumes ONTAP sounds like a good option, but FabricPool seems more efficient for this scenario.

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Kris

11 days ago

I'd go with FabricPool too. It's like a digital storage locker for your inactive data.

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Lorenza

16 days ago

I’m leaning towards FabricPool too, but I wonder if there are any specific configurations needed to ensure data efficiencies are preserved.

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Rebeca

21 days ago

I practiced a similar question, and I feel like Cloud Volumes ONTAP might be relevant, but I think it’s more about managing cloud storage rather than tiering.

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Clarence

26 days ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about StorageGRID being more for object storage rather than tiering inactive data.

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Shawn

1 month ago

I think FabricPool is the right choice since it allows for automatic tiering of inactive data to the cloud while maintaining data efficiencies.

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Doug

1 month ago

FabricPool is the clear winner here. It's the ONTAP-native solution for cloud tiering that preserves all your data efficiencies. The other options don't seem to match the requirements as well.

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Katie

1 month ago

Hmm, I'm not too familiar with the different cloud integration options for ONTAP. I'll need to read up on FabricPool, StorageGRID, Cloud Volumes Service, and Cloud Volumes ONTAP to understand the capabilities of each.

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Virgilio

2 months ago

FabricPool is definitely the way to go. It seamlessly integrates with ONTAP and allows you to automatically tier inactive data to the cloud object storage.

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Dudley

2 months ago

I'm a bit confused - is FabricPool the only option that can tier data to the cloud and preserve the data efficiencies? I'll need to review the differences between the cloud solutions.

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