NetApp Certified Storage Associate (NCSA) — Question 14

A customer recently had a controller module failure on a FAS62xx system running clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1. The controller module had been replaced last night and everything is working well but the customer noticed warnings concerning licensing on the console. The warnings say there is a grace period of 89 days remaining.
In this scenario, what should be done to solve this problem?

Answer options

• A. Execute a system restore to recover the previous license keys, and then apply to the new controller module.
• B. Apply the previously used license keys using the appropriate commands.
• C. Collect the new license keys from the new controller module packaging and install them using the appropriate commands.
• D. Obtain new 8.2x format license keys and install them using the appropriate commands.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because the system requires new 8.2x format license keys to be applied to the new controller module. Options A and B are incorrect as they suggest using old license keys that may not be compatible with the new hardware. Option C is also incorrect because it assumes the new controller module packaging includes valid license keys, which may not be the case.