Where is an export policy applied in ONTAP?

Where is an export policy applied in ONTAP?

• A. To the NAS interface or SVM
• B. To the root volume
• C. To the cluster management IP
• D. To individual user accounts

Answer: (A)

Export policies in ONTAP control NFS access rules for clients, and they are applied at the network endpoint that clients connect to. Specifically, you bind an export policy to a NAS interface (LIF) or to the SVM itself, which means the policy governs what NFS clients can do for that interface or for all interfaces within the SVM. This setup lets you tailor access per interface or per namespace, independent of the actual data volumes. The root volume is simply a data container, not where access rules are defined. The cluster management IP is for administration, not for NFS exports. Individual user accounts are about authentication and permissions, not the export policy bindings.

Export policies in ONTAP control NFS access rules for clients, and they are applied at the network endpoint that clients connect to. Specifically, you bind an export policy to a NAS interface (LIF) or to the SVM itself, which means the policy governs what NFS clients can do for that interface or for all interfaces within the SVM. This setup lets you tailor access per interface or per namespace, independent of the actual data volumes.

The root volume is simply a data container, not where access rules are defined. The cluster management IP is for administration, not for NFS exports. Individual user accounts are about authentication and permissions, not the export policy bindings.