NS0-164 Questions PDF [2026] Use Valid New dump to Clear Exam [Q19-Q41]

Q19. In a fabric-attached MetroCluster, hardware disk ownership by a node is determined by which two factors (Choose two.)

Q20. Fill in the blank for the following statement using the best answer from the choices that follow. A snapshot is a frozen, read-only image of the entire Data ONTAP file system that reflects the state of the____________at the time the snapshot was created.

Q21. What are four valid types of ONTAP licenses? (Choose four).

Q22. A mirrored volume. volX. is composed of twelve 36-Gigabyre disks: six in volX/plex0. six in volX/plex1. A drive fails in plexl. bur pool 1 contains only 72-Gigabyte spare disks. Data ONTAP will do which of the following?

Q23. Before enabling an active/active configuration, you should verify and compare the configuration of the nodes.
Which tool can perform this task?

Q24. Exhibit:

To remove a cluster setup, you must perform the steps displayed in the exhibit.

Q25. Which type of identifier is assigned to a storage VM that supports iSCSI?

Q26. 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.)

Q27. What does it signify if the disks are “not owned” in a FAS270C appliance?

Q28. In a NetApp ONTAP based unified storage system, a host accesses a LUN from the storage controller connection on which the LUN resides. The path is in which asymmetric logical unit access (ALUA) state?

Q29. Which software provides application-consistent data protection for applications, databases, host file systems, and VMs running on ONTAP based systems?

Q30. Match each term with the term’s function. (HA pair, local tier, SVM, LIF)

Q31. Which two conditions would prevent an ONTAP upgrade? (Choose two.)

Q32. Which pair of components is a major part of data storage VMs?

Q33. Which statement about FC physical port and FC LIF addressing in NetApp ONTAP environments is true?

Q34. A NearStore system or storage appliance can operate as a secondary and primary system at the same time.

Q35. Alter a SnapRestore reversion of a volume, incremental backup and restore operations on the file or volume cannot rely on the timestamps to determine what data needs to be backed up or restored. Which one of the following is the most likely course of action to take to ensure correct incremental backups?

Q36. When Data ONTAP creates a weekly, nightly, or hourly snapshot, the value of n (as shown by the UNIX Is command) is adjusted for all the weekly, nightly, or hourly snapshots. The higher the value of n. the_________the snapshot.

Q37. For a configuration change to be effective when using the OSSV configurator, the OSSV service must be restarted.

Q38. In a synchronous SnapMirror configuration, the source storage appliance exhibits high latency due to user traffic and rapid data change from SnapMirror transactions. Which one of the following tuning methods best resolves this performance behavior? Edit the /etc/snapmirror.conf file on the destination storage appliance and set:

Q39. What is a benefit of using NetApp ONTAP File System Analytics?

Q40. Which tool should an administrator use to identify the number of empty SAS ports on an existing cluster?

Q41. Which one of the following statements is not true of SnapLock volumes?