Which statement is accurate about a qtree’s export rules in ONTAP?

Which statement is accurate about a qtree’s export rules in ONTAP?

• A. A qtree’s export rules define how it is exported over NFS or CIFS and who can access it
• B. Export rules are only applicable to volumes and not qtrees
• C. Export rules determine the volume’s space guarantees
• D. Export rules are used to configure DNS settings for a qtree

Answer: (A)

Export rules for a qtree control how that qtree is shared over NFS or CIFS and which clients are allowed to access it, including the permissions for those clients. In ONTAP, a volume can have its own export policy, but a qtree can have its own export rules that can override the volume’s policy for that qtree, giving you granular control per subdirectory. This is why the statement that best fits is the one describing how the qtree is exported and who can access it. Space guarantees relate to storage allocations, not export access, and DNS settings are separate administration tasks, so those parts don’t fit.

Export rules for a qtree control how that qtree is shared over NFS or CIFS and which clients are allowed to access it, including the permissions for those clients. In ONTAP, a volume can have its own export policy, but a qtree can have its own export rules that can override the volume’s policy for that qtree, giving you granular control per subdirectory. This is why the statement that best fits is the one describing how the qtree is exported and who can access it. Space guarantees relate to storage allocations, not export access, and DNS settings are separate administration tasks, so those parts don’t fit.