Network Appliance NS0-164 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | NetApp (Network Appliance) |
| Exam Name: | NetApp Data Administrator ONTAP Professional Exam |
| Exam Number: | NS0-164 |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Scenario-based questions |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60-70 |
| Passing Score: | 64% |
| Exam Price: | $150 USD |
| Available Languages: | English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified) |
| Related Certifications: | NetApp Certified Storage Associate NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer, ONTAP |
| Recommended Training: | NetApp ONTAP Data Administrator Training Course |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE NetApp Certification Portal |
| Sample Questions: | Network Appliance NS0-164 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or onsite at authorized test centers |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: 6-12 months hands-on experience with NetApp ONTAP environments; no mandatory prerequisite exams |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.netapp.com/training-certification/certification/exams/ns0-164/ |
Network Appliance NS0-164 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Performance Optimization and Troubleshooting | 10% | - Troubleshooting common issues - Monitoring and performance analysis |
| ONTAP Fundamentals and Architecture | 15% | - ONTAP storage architecture and components
|
| Networking and Data Access Protocols | 25% | - NAS protocols: NFS, SMB/CIFS - SAN protocols: iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NVMe - Network configuration and connectivity
|
| Data Protection and Disaster Recovery | 20% | - Backup, restore, and disaster recovery solutions - SnapMirror, SnapVault, and replication - Snapshot technology and management |
| Storage Provisioning and Management | 20% | - Volumes, aggregates, and qtrees - Quota management and space efficiency - FlexVol and FlexGroup technologies |
| Security and Compliance | 10% | - Access control and authentication - Data encryption and security hardening |
Network Appliance NetApp Data Administrator ONTAP Professional Sample Questions:
1. To create a thin-provisioned LUN by using NetApp recommended practices, which configuration should you choose?
A) a non-space-reserved LUN with thin volume provisioning.
B) a space-reserved LUN with thin volume provisioning.
C) a space-reserved LUN with thick volume provisioning.
D) a non-space-reserved LUN with thick volume provisioning.
2. How should an administrator encrypt network traffic to iSCSI LUNs?
A) IPsec
B) NVE
C) krb5p
D) MFA
3. Which two options must be configured to use tamperproof snapshots? (Choose two.)
A) Compliance clock
B) SnapLock aggregate
C) SnapLock license
D) Multi Admin Verification
4. Which two SVM types can host intercluster UFs? (Choose two.)
A) Node
B) System
C) Admin
D) Data
5. Fill in the blank for the following statement: To manage a SnapVault backup through a commercial NDMP application, you must specify a_____authorized through that application.
A) User and password
B) SnapVault license
C) volume and qtree
D) directory path
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: A | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: A,C | Question # 4 Answer: B,C,D | Question # 5 Answer: A |
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