Expansion of a 4-node ONTAP 9.8 cluster with a FAS8300 HA pair by adding a new FAS500f HA pair requires saving the cluster configuration to a backup file. Which two ONTAP configuration backup methods are available?

Expansion of a 4-node ONTAP 9.8 cluster with a FAS8300 HA pair by adding a new FAS500f HA pair requires saving the cluster configuration to a backup file. Which two ONTAP configuration backup methods are available?

• A. Node
• B. Cluster
• C. Node and Cluster
• D. Snapshot

Answer: (C)

ONTAP stores configuration at two scopes, so you can back up at either scope. A Node configuration backup captures the settings specific to an individual node (such as its network, services, and node-level options) and is useful if a single node is replaced or reconfigured. A Cluster configuration backup captures the cluster-wide settings that apply to the whole system (cluster network configuration, failover policies, SVM-related info, etc.) and is used to restore the overall cluster state. When expanding a cluster by adding new hardware, saving both scopes gives you a complete restore point for both the node and the cluster configuration. Snapshot backups, by contrast, are for data, not configuration. So the two ONTAP configuration backup methods are Node and Cluster.

ONTAP stores configuration at two scopes, so you can back up at either scope. A Node configuration backup captures the settings specific to an individual node (such as its network, services, and node-level options) and is useful if a single node is replaced or reconfigured. A Cluster configuration backup captures the cluster-wide settings that apply to the whole system (cluster network configuration, failover policies, SVM-related info, etc.) and is used to restore the overall cluster state. When expanding a cluster by adding new hardware, saving both scopes gives you a complete restore point for both the node and the cluster configuration. Snapshot backups, by contrast, are for data, not configuration. So the two ONTAP configuration backup methods are Node and Cluster.