NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer – Data Protection — Question 15

You have a new ONTAP 9.7 2-node AFF A300 cluster with 2x DS224C full shelves of 3.8 TB encrypted SSDs.
In this scenario, which statement matches the factory disk-ownership setting? (Choose the best answer.)

Answer options

• A. All drives on shelf 1 are assigned to one node, and all drives on shelf 2 are assigned to the partner node.
• B. All even-numbered drives on each shelf are assigned to one node, and all odd-numbered drives on each shelf are assigned to the partner node.
• C. Disk ownership is not assigned by the factory.
• D. Drives 0-11 on each shelf are assigned to one node, and drives 12-23 on each shelf are assigned to the partner node.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because factory settings for disk ownership in ONTAP do not assign ownership to specific nodes, leaving that configuration up to the administrator. Options A, B, and D incorrectly specify a predefined ownership assignment, which is not the case in this scenario.