NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) – BlueXP — Question 8

You are preparing for the installation of a new 2-node cluster with ONTAP 9.7 using NL-SAS drives. Your customer wants to use the cluster exclusively with
FlexGroups.
In this scenario, which two statements are correct? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. All NL-SAS drives are assigned only to one of the nodes.
• B. A NAS protocol is licensed on both nodes.
• C. A SAN protocol is licensed on both nodes.
• D. All NL-SAS drives are divided evenly across both nodes.

Correct answer: B, D

Explanation

The correct answers are B and D because a NAS protocol must be licensed on both nodes to support FlexGroups, which rely on NAS access. Additionally, for load balancing and performance, NL-SAS drives should be evenly distributed across the two nodes rather than allocated to just one node.