Network Appliance NS0-520 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

  • Exam Code/Number: NS0-520
  • Exam Name/Title: NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN, ONTAP
  • Certification Provider: Network Appliance
  • Corresponding Certification: NCIE-SAN Specialist
  • Exam Questions: 236
  • Updated On: May 31, 2026
An administrator is configuring a SAN-only cluster. The data room that houses four AFF A220 controllers is small and not able to house the DS224C shelves. The administrator proposes to rack the shelves in a separate room that is 40 meters away from the controllers.
In this situation, how would you properly cable the controllers to the shelves?
Correct Answer: A Vote an answer
You are installing a NetApp FAS6040 high availability storage system. Which cfmode should be set to ensure proper failover in an HP-UX environment?
Correct Answer: A Vote an answer
When does Fractional Reservation reserve space from the volume?
Correct Answer: D Vote an answer
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You notice that your volume named vol1 has a temporary volume that is doubling the space that is used by the volume.
In this scenario, which operation caused the volume to take up twice the space?
Correct Answer: B Vote an answer
Referring to the exhibit, which two pairs of ports are currently configurable as FC SAN LIFs? (Choose two.)
Correct Answer: A Vote an answer
You have an 8-node AFF A400 ONTAP 9.8 cluster that is serving FC and ISCSI LUNs. You have three SVMs for FC and one SVM for ISCSI, each for separate VMware VSphere clusters. The VMware clusters are on separate, non-routable, networks. You are asked to set up SnapCenter software for backups of the Virtual machine datastores. What is the minimum management LIF count that is needed to satisfy this requirement?
Correct Answer: A Vote an answer
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Exhibit.

You want to map a LUN to a server.
To which SAN object is the highlighted value in the exhibit added?
Correct Answer: C Vote an answer
Which NetApp tool views automated, schedule configuration, and performance data for a customer's SAN from a Web browser?
Correct Answer: B Vote an answer
You have implemented FabricPool on your AFF ASA ONTAP 9.8 Cluster. An archived database has become very active, and it requires FabricPool adjustments.
Which two steps are required to address this issue? (Choose two)
Correct Answer: A,B Vote an answer
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After the addition of extra DS224C disk shelves, you notice that the output of the system node run -node node_1 sysconfig command shows Mixed-path. You need to investigate why the additional shelves are providing this error.
In this scenario, which two tools would help diagnose this issue? (Choose two.)
Correct Answer: A,B Vote an answer
Referring to the exhibit, which two actions would you perform to ensure that each host has valid multipathing? (choose two)
Correct Answer: B,D Vote an answer
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A customer wants to deploy NVMe/FC along with an existing FC SAN fabric using ONTAP 9.8. In this scenario, which two actions are correct? (choose two)
Correct Answer: C,D Vote an answer
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Your customer asks you how to connect a host for SAN access to the newly installed AFF A400 system. In this scenario, which two statements are correct? (choose two)
Correct Answer: B,C Vote an answer
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You have inherited a small FC SN infrastructure that consists of 15 servers (hosts), two Cisco MDS 9148s switches, and a 4-node NetApp AFF A300 cluster. You suspect that your predecessor did not configure zoning according to best practices.
In this scenario, what information is necessary to audit your SAN zoning? (Choose two.)
Correct Answer: A,B Vote an answer
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