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
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
Five minutes ago, you performed a single file SnapRestore on a large NFS file. 40% of your NFS users are now complaining about getting "stale file handles" for the file.
Which one of the following is the most likely cause of this problem, and the best procedure to correct it?
- A . These users are on a different subnet from the others. Start troubleshooting by checking their subnet.
- B . After a single file SnapRestore, NFS users have to reboot their systems. Have them reboot their systems.
- C . This might be due to an NFS storage appliance and client version mis-match. Check to see that these users have the same version of the NFS client that existed at the time the snapshot was taken.
- D . NFS users who try to access a reverted file without first reopening it might get a "stale file handle" error message. Have the users try to reopen the file and see if the problem is resolved.
What predefined SVM role provides management for NDMP operations?
- A . vsadmin-protocol
- B . wsadmin-voluma
- C . vsadmin-readonly
- D . vsadmin-backup
Which two choices are used to configure a semi-synchronous SnapMirror relationship? (Choose two.)
- A . throttle
- B . visibility interval
- C . outstanding=3s in DOT 7.2
- D . using option semi-sync in DOT 7.3 and higher
Exhibit.
An administrator has a NetApp AFF cluster with Cloud Tiering enabled on all data using the snapshot-only policy. When restoring files, users report slow response times.
What is the highest latency seen during restore?
- A . 9591
- B . 10500
- C . 10021
- D . 7889
Which one of the following actions will cause a currently in sync snapmirror relationship to fall out of sync?
- A . Modifying the /etc/snapmirror.conf file on the source storage appliance
- B . Modifying the /etc/snapmirror.conf file on the destination storage appliance
- C . Running snapmirror update on the source storage appliance
- D . Running snapmirror release on the source storage appliance
Normally, before you split a SyncMirror volume, you ensure that both plexes are
- A . plexes, pools
- B . online, operational
- C . offline, operational
- D . snapshots, contain the most recent snapshot
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
Which one of the following would you use to change the NDMP password on the Open System SnapVault agent?
- A . svpasswd
- B . svpassword <new_password>
- C . password <new_password>
- D . password
Which two of the following statements apply to the fs_size_fixed volume option?
- A . The default setting is on
- B . This option is automatically set to be on when a volume becomes a Snap Mirrored volume
- C . This option causes the file system to remain the same size and not grow or shrink when a Snap Mirrored volume relationship is broken
- D . The option turns to off after the snapmirror break command is issued for the volume