NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer – ONTAP v5 — Question 30

A customer wants to implement a transparent application failover for a mission-critical SAN application between a primary data center and a secondary data center. The application consists of two LUNs: one LUN for data files and one LUN for log files. Each of the LUNs are located in different flexible volumes. The customer owns a data center with NetApp AFF A250 hardware running the application and another data center with an available AFF A250 storage system. The customer wants to implement a SnapMirror Business Continuity (SM-BC) solution.
In this scenario, which two statements are true? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. The administrator must implement a dedicated network path between the data centers.
• B. The administrator must implement a SAN that has accessibility to both data centers.
• C. The administrator must add the flexible volumes of the LUNs to the same consistency group.
• D. The administrator must move the LUNs to the same flexible volume.

Correct answer: A, B

Explanation

The correct answers are A and B because having a dedicated network path ensures reliable communication between the data centers, and a SAN that is accessible from both locations is essential for failover. Options C and D are incorrect as adding LUNs to the same consistency group or moving them to the same flexible volume is not a requirement for implementing SnapMirror Business Continuity.