NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) – ONTAP v4 — Question 5

A company has an existing on-premises NetApp AFF array in their datacenter that is about to run out of storage capacity. Due to recent leadership changes, the company cannot add more storage capacity in the existing AFF array, because they need to move to cloud in 2 to 3 years. The current on-premises array contains a lot of cold data. The company needs to free some storage capacity on the existing on-premises AFF array relatively quickly, to support the new application.
Which NetApp BlueXP service should the company use to meet this requirement?

Answer options

• A. BlueXP tiering
• B. BlueXP backup and recovery
• C. BlueXP replication
• D. BlueXP copy and sync

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, BlueXP tiering, as it allows the company to offload cold data to the cloud, freeing up space on their on-premises array. Options B and C do not address the immediate storage capacity issue, as they focus on data protection and replication rather than tiering. Option D, while useful for data management, does not specifically help in reducing the on-premises storage burden.