NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer – SAN, E-Series — Question 48

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.)

Answer options

• 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

Correct answer: B, C

Explanation

Disabling flow control on cluster network ports (B) is recommended to prevent performance issues due to congestion. Enabling flow control on data network ports (C) can help manage traffic effectively, ensuring smoother operations. The other options may lead to further performance degradation or unnecessary network delays.