When establishing a peer relationship between two ONTAP clusters, which of the following statements about authentication is true?

When establishing a peer relationship between two ONTAP clusters, which of the following statements about authentication is true?

• A. Both statements are true: Peering authentication status can be verified with the cluster peer show command and Peering authentication can use an ONTAP generated passphrase.
• B. Peering authentication status can be verified with the cluster peer show command.
• C. Neither statement is true.
• D. Peering authentication can use an ONTAP generated passphrase.

Answer: (A)

Authentication for peering two ONTAP clusters centers on proving the two systems are talking to the intended partner. You can verify this authentication status with the cluster peer show command, which displays the current peer relationships and whether authentication is established. ONTAP can generate a passphrase for peering, serving as the shared secret used during the authentication handshake; this generated passphrase can be used as the authentication method, or you can configure a custom passphrase instead. In either case, both clusters must share the same passphrase for the peering to succeed. Because you can confirm authentication status and because an ONTAP-generated passphrase can be used to secure the connection, both statements describing authentication are true.

Authentication for peering two ONTAP clusters centers on proving the two systems are talking to the intended partner. You can verify this authentication status with the cluster peer show command, which displays the current peer relationships and whether authentication is established. ONTAP can generate a passphrase for peering, serving as the shared secret used during the authentication handshake; this generated passphrase can be used as the authentication method, or you can configure a custom passphrase instead. In either case, both clusters must share the same passphrase for the peering to succeed. Because you can confirm authentication status and because an ONTAP-generated passphrase can be used to secure the connection, both statements describing authentication are true.