In a 2-node FAS8300 switchless ONTAP 9.8 cluster that serves NAS volumes with multimode LACP and VLAN tags, which front-end port would you create the data LIFs on?

In a 2-node FAS8300 switchless ONTAP 9.8 cluster that serves NAS volumes with multimode LACP and VLAN tags, which front-end port would you create the data LIFs on?

• A. a0a-100
• B. e0a-0
• C. a0a-1
• D. b0b-2

Answer: (A)

In a switchless, two-node ONTAP cluster using multimode LACP with VLAN tagging, the data LIFs must be created on a front-end port that is part of the data port-channel and uses the VLAN that your NAS traffic is tagged with. The port named a0a-100 fits this pattern: it is the front-end port on node A (a0a) with VLAN 100, which is the VLAN configured for NAS data traffic in this design. This ensures the LIFs live on the correct port-channel member and are tagged with the right VLAN for reachability. The other options refer to ports or VLANs that would not align with the configured LACP port-channel and VLAN for NAS traffic (such as untagged or different VLANs, or a port on the other node not part of the active data path), so they would not be the appropriate choice in this scenario.

In a switchless, two-node ONTAP cluster using multimode LACP with VLAN tagging, the data LIFs must be created on a front-end port that is part of the data port-channel and uses the VLAN that your NAS traffic is tagged with. The port named a0a-100 fits this pattern: it is the front-end port on node A (a0a) with VLAN 100, which is the VLAN configured for NAS data traffic in this design. This ensures the LIFs live on the correct port-channel member and are tagged with the right VLAN for reachability.

The other options refer to ports or VLANs that would not align with the configured LACP port-channel and VLAN for NAS traffic (such as untagged or different VLANs, or a port on the other node not part of the active data path), so they would not be the appropriate choice in this scenario.