Discuss NetApp NS0-521 Exam Topic 7 Question 28

A customer requires multiple SAN and NAS protocols on a NetApp AFF cluster. The cluster must concurrently serve a namespace over NVMe/FC, a LUN over FCP, a LUN over iSCSI, and an NFS export.

Based on these requirements, what is the minimum data SVM count that is required?

Suggested Answer: C

To concurrently serve a namespace over NVMe/FC, a LUN over FCP, a LUN over iSCSI, and an NFS export, only one data SVM (Storage Virtual Machine) is required. NetApp ONTAP allows a single SVM to support multiple SAN and NAS protocols simultaneously, enabling efficient and consolidated management of storage resources.

For more information, refer to:

NetApp Documentation on SVM Configuration

NetApp SVM Best Practices

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16 comments · newest first

Dalene 10 months ago

I agree, 4 sounds right for all those requirements.

Barrett 10 months ago

Definitely needs at least 3.

Lavina 10 months ago

I think it's 4 SVMs for those protocols.

Wilburn 10 months ago

Wait, can you really do that with just 1 SVM? Seems off.

Amina 10 months ago

2 seems too low for this setup, right?

Maryann 11 months ago

If I recall correctly, we might need at least 4 SVMs for all those protocols to work simultaneously without conflicts.

Asuncion 11 months ago

I feel like I read somewhere that you can actually serve multiple protocols from a single SVM, but I can't recall the specifics.

Brock 11 months ago

I think we practiced a similar question where we had to determine SVM counts based on different protocols. I want to say it was at least 3.

Dana 11 months ago

I remember we discussed that each protocol might need its own SVM, but I'm not sure if we can combine some of them.

Cheryl 12 months ago

I've got this. The key is that the protocols can be served from a single SVM, as long as that SVM supports all the required protocols. So the minimum SVM count is 1.

Becky 12 months ago

I'm not totally sure about this one. The question mentions "concurrently" serving the different protocols, so I wonder if that changes the SVM requirements. I'll have to think this through carefully.

Kimbery 12 months ago

Okay, let's see. The customer needs NVMe/FC, FCP, iSCSI, and NFS. That's four different protocols, so the answer has to be 4, right?

Billye 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused about the different protocols and how they impact the SVM count. I'll need to review my notes on NetApp configuration to make sure I understand this properly.

Joana 1 year ago

This looks like a pretty straightforward question about SVM requirements for a NetApp cluster. I think I can work through this step-by-step.

Linette 1 year ago

I disagree, I believe it's 3 because each protocol requires a separate SVM.

Glory 1 year ago

I think the minimum data SVM count required is 4.

NetApp NS0-521 Exam - Topic 7 Question 28 Discussion