NetApp ns0-528 practice test

Implementation Engineer - Data Protection Exam

Last exam update: Nov 18 ,2025
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Question 1

What NetApp data protection solution ensures that data cannot be accessed if a disk shelf is stolen?

  • A. snapshot volume
  • B. IPsec
  • C. disk encryption
  • D. SnapLock volume
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Answer:

B


Explanation:
Disk encryption (such as NetApp Storage Encryption or NetApp Volume Encryption) ensures that data
stored on disks is inaccessible if a disk or disk shelf is stolen, because the data is encrypted at rest
and requires keys that are not stored on the hardware itself.

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Question 2

Which two NetApp data security solutions can be licensed to help protect against ransomware
attacks? (Choose two.)

  • A. Spot Security
  • B. Cloud Insights
  • C. BlueXP tiering
  • D. ONTAP One
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Answer:

A, D


Explanation:
Spot Security uses machine learning to detect anomalies and threats, including potential
ransomware activity, and helps enforce zero-trust security policies.
ONTAP One includes comprehensive security features such as Autonomous Ransomware Protection
(ARP), multi-admin verification, SnapLock, and more to defend against ransomware attacks.

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Question 3

What ensures that data is continuously secure and encrypted in-flight?

  • A. NetApp Volume Encryption (NVE)
  • B. NetApp Aggregate Encryption (NAE)
  • C. Transport Layer Security (TLS)
  • D. Onboard Key Manager (OKM)
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Answer:

C


Explanation:
TLS (Transport Layer Security) ensures that data is encrypted in-flight, meaning during transmission
between systems. It protects data against eavesdropping and tampering as it moves over the
network.

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Question 4

As the administrator of a NetApp cluster with multi-admin approval enabled for volume deletes, you
have been tasked with deleting a volume. No other administrator is available to approve this request.
What do you need to do to disable multi-admin approval?

  • A. Multi-admin approval cannot be disabled
  • B. Open a NetApp support case
  • C. Use volume delete -force true command
  • D. Click the Enabled toggle button in ONTAP System Manager
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Answer:

B


Explanation:
When multi-admin approval (MAA) is enabled in ONTAP, it cannot be disabled by a single
administrator through standard commands or GUI actions to maintain security integrity. To disable
MAA without the required approvals, you must open a NetApp support case to request assistance.

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Question 5

When backing up on-premises NetApp ONTAP volumes to tape using NDMP, which two engines are
supported by ONTAP software? (Choose two.)

  • A. tar
  • B. SMTape
  • C. cpio
  • D. dump
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Answer:

B, D


Explanation:
When using NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol) to back up ONTAP volumes to tape, ONTAP
supports two backup engines:
● SMTape: Used for block-level backups.
● dump: Used for file-level backups.
These are the only engines supported by ONTAP for NDMP-based tape backups.

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Question 6

A VMware Administrator needs to restore a VM after a recent server patch update has corrupted the
VM operating system.
What is the quickest way to restore the VM?

  • A. From vCenter vSphere client, use SnapCenter Plug-In for VMware vSphere to restore the VM
  • B. From the SnapCenter Server, use SnapCenter Plug-In for VMware vSphere to restore the VM
  • C. From ONTAP System Manager, create a FlexClone of a Snapshot before the patch update, andmount to vSphere
  • D. From ONTAP System Manager, rollback the datastore volume containing multiple VMs to a previousSnapshot
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Answer:

C


Explanation:
Creating a FlexClone from a pre-patch Snapshot is the quickest, space-efficient method to restore a
single VM without affecting others in the datastore. It enables immediate access to the VM’s
previous state without a full restore or rollback of the entire volume.

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Question 7

An administrator has been tasked to replicate data between two NetApp clusters to ensure that the
data is replicated no more than once per hour.
Which NetApp solution meets this requirement?

  • A. MetroCluster SyncMirror
  • B. SnapMirror active sync
  • C. SnapMirror Synchronous
  • D. SnapMirror Asynchronous
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Answer:

D


Explanation:
SnapMirror Asynchronous is designed to replicate data based on a scheduled interval, such as once
per hour. It is ideal for disaster recovery scenarios where zero RPO is not required but periodic
replication is sufficient.

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Question 8

Your customer wants to set up a local retention time of at least four months. They also want to
protect a week of retention from being deleted by ransomware or rogue administrators.
Which two settings create the correct Snapshot policy to achieve this? (Choose two.)

  • A. Enable Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP) on the volume.
  • B. Create a Snapshot policy with the weekly Snapshot copy retention time set to 122 days.
  • C. Create a Snapshot policy with the maximum daily snapshots set to 122.
  • D. Set the SnapLock retention period for the daily Snapshot copies to 7 days.
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Answer:

B, D


Explanation:
To meet the requirement of 122 days ≈ 4 months, so setting the weekly Snapshot copy retention to
122 days ensures local backups are retained for that duration.
To protect a week of retention from tampering, apply SnapLock to the daily Snapshot copies with a 7-
day retention, which makes them tamper-proof and resistant to deletion by ransomware or rogue
administrators.

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Question 9

What is the minimal interface requirement for a SnapMirror relationship between clusters?

  • A. one data LIF per SVM
  • B. one cable directly connected to both clusters
  • C. one intercluster LIF per node
  • D. one intercluster LIF per SVM
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Answer:

C


Explanation:
For a SnapMirror relationship to function properly, each node in a cluster must have at least one
intercluster LIF. These LIFs are used exclusively for replication traffic and ensure that all nodes can
participate in SnapMirror operations.

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Question 10

You have a large 2PiB flexgroup that will need to be failed over to a DR site for a weekend due to
maintenance work at the original site. To speed up time to return to normal operations the Storage
Administrator will use the -quick-resync true option when reversing the SnapMirror relationship.
What needs to be taken into consideration when it comes to using quick resync?

  • A. All storage efficiencies will be preserved
  • B. All storage efficiencies are done in line with the SnapMirror
  • C. All storage efficiencies will be ignored
  • D. All storage efficiencies will be lost on the source
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Answer:

D


Explanation:
When using the -quick-resync true option in SnapMirror, storage efficiencies such as deduplication
and compression are not preserved on the original source during resync. This means that efficiencies
will be lost on the source volume, and data will be rehydrated to its full form during transfer.

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Question 11

An administrator is setting up SnapMirror SVM replication. One of the source data volumes uses
cloud tiering with the snapshot-only tiering policy.
Which cloud tiering policy is supported on the destination volume?

  • A. none
  • B. auto
  • C. all
  • D. snapshot-only
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Answer:

D


Explanation:
When using SnapMirror SVM replication, the cloud tiering policy on the destination volume must
match the source if tiering is to be preserved. The only supported tiering policy in this context is
snapshot-only, which moves cold Snapshot blocks to cloud tier. This ensures compatibility during
replication.

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Question 12

What are the two modes for Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP)? (Choose two.)

  • A. active
  • B. listening
  • C. passive
  • D. learning
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Answer:

A, D


Explanation:
Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP) operates in two modes:
● Learning mode: ARP observes and learns baseline workload behaviors to distinguish between
normal and abnormal activity.
● Active mode: ARP actively monitors and can automatically respond to ransomware-like behavior
by alerting or taking protective actions.

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Question 13

You have created a SnapMirror relationship from your production volume serving SMB/CIFS data to
your DR cluster. After two days of updates, you do not see any of the expected snapshots on the
secondary volume.
Why is SnapMirror failing to replicate snapshots?

  • A. The SnapMirror label is missing from the SnapMirror policy on the secondary volume.
  • B. SnapMirror is not properly licensed.
  • C. SVM peering is not properly configured.
  • D. The SnapMirror label is missing from the snapshot policy on the secondary volume.
Mark Question:
Answer:

D


Explanation:
SnapMirror replication is driven by labels that match between the snapshot policy on the source
volume and the SnapMirror policy. If the snapshot policy on the source does not include the correct
SnapMirror label, SnapMirror will not recognize which snapshots to replicate, resulting in no
transfers.

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Question 14

A customer is running NetApp ONTAP 9.14.1 software and asks you to protect some data in a way
that even disk zeroing cannot delete.
Which command enforces the requirement?

  • A. volume create -snaplock-type compliance
  • B. volume create -snaplock-type enterprise
  • C. aggregate create -snaplock-type compliance
  • D. aggregate create -snaplock-type enterprise
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Answer:

A


Explanation:
The SnapLock Compliance mode provides WORM (Write Once, Read Many) protection that is
irrevocable, even by administrators, and not removable by disk zeroing or reinitialization. This
satisfies stringent regulatory and tamper-proof data protection requirements.

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Question 15

You need to upgrade to NetApp ONTAP 9.12.1 software on your source cluster in a SnapMirror
relationship. The source cluster differs from the destination cluster and you want to take advantage
of version-flexible SnapMirror replication.
Which option should you choose?

  • A. SnapMirror automatically converts existing DP-type relationships to XDP-type relationships.
  • B. Run the command snapmirror resync and set the type to XDP.
  • C. Delete the XDP-type relationship and create a new DP-type relationship.
  • D. Delete the DP-type relationship and create a new XDP-type relationship.
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Answer:

D


Explanation:
To take advantage of version-flexible SnapMirror (introduced with XDP-type relationships), you must
delete the existing DP-type relationship and create a new one using type XDP. DP-type relationships
do not support version flexibility, which allows the source and destination clusters to run different
ONTAP versions.

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