Network Appliance NS0-163 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 21,2026- Exam Code: NS0-163
- Exam Name: NetApp Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP
- Certification Provider: Network Appliance
- Latest update: Oct 21,2026
An administrator has an existing FlexVol accessed by Linux hosts over NFSv3. A CIFS share to the same FlexVol was created for SMB access. Windows users are unable to view the share. CIFS share permissions allow for read and write access for the Windows users.
What does the administrator need to modify to allow SMB access?
- A . Security style
- B . Junction paths
- C . Export policies
- D . User mapping
Which one of the following statements is true of storage appliance SnapVault backup?
- A . The volume is the basic unit of SnapVault backup.
- B . The file is the basic unit for SnapVault backup.
- C . The directory is the basic unit for SnapVault backup.
- D . The qtree is the basic unit for SnapVault backup.
Which NetApp SnapMirror method allows for transparent failover between two AFF clusters with applications using iSCSI LUNs?
- A . SM BC
- B . SnapVault
- C . SVM-DR
- D . SM_S
Node 1 in a clustered pair detects that it has lost connectivity to one of its disk shelves. Node 1 is still up, but it cannot see one of its disk shelves. However, the partner node, Node 2, can see all of Node 1s disk shelves.
Which one of the following features will cause Node 2 to monitor this error condition for a period of three minutes (by default), and then forcibly take over Node 1 if the error condition persists?
- A . Takeover on panic
- B . Negotiated Fail Over
- C . Auto enable of giveback
- D . cf.quickloop.enable
Which statement describes the results of the snapmirror resync command?
- A . Resynchronization finds the newest common snapshot shared by the two volumes or qtrees, and removes all newer information on the storage appliance on which the command is run.
- B . Resynchronization will cause the loss of all data written to the destination after the original base snapshot was made.
- C . Resynchronization will update the snapshot on the source filer
- D . Resynchronization will update the snapshot on the destination filer.
How can you "throttle" Snap Vault updates and baseline transfers so that the primary or secondary is not transmitting data as fast as it can?
- A . Use the -k option in the snapvault start command.
- B . Use the snapvault throttle command.
- C . SnapVault doesnt support throttling of network throughput
- D . None of the above
After configuring an ONTAP duster for SAN access, the administrator is notified that the cluster nodes are connected to separate fc switches.
Given the following output:
What action will correct the redundancy issue?
- A . swap cable at node-01 / Id with cable at node-02 / Id
- B . swap cable at node-01 / lb with cable at node-02 / lb
- C . swap cable at node-01 / la with cable at node-01 / Id
- D . swap cable at node-01 / lc with cable at node-02 / lc
To restore a primary SnapVault qtree to the exact qtree location on the primary storage system (from which it was backed up), you must:
- A . Add the new qtree to the primary storage system
- B . Restore to a non-existing qtree
- C . Overwrite the existing qtree on the primary storage system
- D . Delete the existing qtree from the secondary storage system
What is the default FabricPool tiering policy for a newly created volume?
- A . auto
- B . snapshot-only
- C . all
- D . none
Which command parameter will result in a thin-provisioned LUN?
- A . -space-reservation disabled
- B . -space-guarancea none
- C . -space-allocation enabled
- D . -space-guarantee volume