Network Appliance NS0-163 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 22,2026- Exam Code: NS0-163
- Exam Name: NetApp Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP
- Certification Provider: Network Appliance
- Latest update: Oct 22,2026
In cluster takeover mode, the shared interface assumes the identity of the
- A . local interface only
- B . failed partner interface only
- C . local and failed partner interfaces
- D . None of the above
Fill in the blanks for the following statement:
The qtree specified for_____must not exist on the secondary system before you run the_____command.
- A . sec_qtree_path. snapvault start
- B . pri_qtree_path. snapvault start
- C . sec_qtree_path. snapvault enable
- D . pri_qtree_path. snapvault enable
Which one of the following commands would you use to create a new SyncMirror volume, lettina Data ONTAP select the disk drives?
- A . vol mirror volX -n 12
- B . vol mirror volX -m 12
- C . vol create volX -d 12
- D . vol create volX -m 12
What user-controllable security mechanism is built into OSSV?
- A . QSM access list modifiable via svconfigurator
- B . Contents inside a file called access and located in OSSV <installdir>/snapvault/etc
- C . Via/etc/hosts.equiv file
- D . MD5 based authentication between SnapVault primary and secondary, with changeable password
Which one of the following keywords alone can be used to convert an asynchronous mirror to be synchornous?
- A . cksum
- B . src_con
- C . sync
- D . outstanding
One week ago you performed a single file SnapRestore from a snapshot other than the most recent. You now notice that the storage appliance is now taking longer to perform snapshot deletions.
Which one of the following reasons is the most likely cause of this problem?
- A . Snapshots that existed after the one used for the single file SnapRestore need to be manually deleted.
- B . The SnapRestore schedule changed from weekly to hourly.
- C . All of the snapshots created after you did the single file SnapRestore were deleted, and reserved inodesfrom the snapshots still exist.
- D . Before a snapshot can be deleted, the active maps across all snapshots need to be checked for active
blocks related to the file you restored.
A mirrored volume has a failed disk, but there are no available spares in the pool from which the degraded plex was built. Data ONTAP will:
- A . Choose spare disks to reconstruct from the opposite pool
- B . Warn you that there are no available spares from the proper pool
- C . "Halt" after 24 hours if spare disks are not added to the proper pool
- D . Stop all applications that are running
Refer to the exhibit.
A company has three servers that are using the iSCSI protocol to connect to a two node NetApp ONTAP cluster. The server administrator notices that half of the paths are down. The administrator checks the ONTAP cluster and notices the servers are logging into only the first controller.
Which two steps should the administrator take to troubleshoot the issue? (Choose two.)
- A . Verify that each server has been rebooted
- B . Verify that the controller has not been taken over
- C . Verify that the iSCSI data protocol has been enabled on the ports
- D . Verify that the LIFs are up
When cabling a standard storage appliance for SyncMirror. disk pool 1 volumes must be cabled to Fibre Channel adapter(s) located in what range of slots on the FAS960 appliance?
- A . Slots 2 throii&h 5
- B . Slots 3 throuah 11
- C . Slots 3 throuah 8
- D . Slots S throuah 11
When you issue the snapmirror status command, to what does the "Lag" column refer?
- A . The amount of time it takes for the baseline transfer to complete.
- B . The difference between the current time and the last basic snapshot creation time on the destination for a transfer which completed successfully.
- C . The difference between the current time and the last basic snapshot creation time on the source for a transfer which completed successfully.
- D . The difference between the most recent snapshot and the last basic snapshot creation time on the source for a transfer which completed successfully.