What is the primary purpose of VLAN segmentation in an ONTAP network?

To replace the need for firewalls

To provide redundancy in case of a switch failure

To isolate different types of network traffic for security and management

To increase the physical speed of the network links

Which of the following is a recommended practice for securing administrative access to ONTAP?

Disable all user accounts and use only guest access

Allow all users to have full administrative privileges

Enforce strong password policies and enable multi-factor authentication (MFA)

Use the default 'admin' password for simplicity

What is the primary purpose of ONTAP audit logs?

To record security-related events for monitoring and compliance

To provide a real-time view of network traffic

To improve system performance by caching frequently accessed data

To store user data for backup purposes

An administrator needs to ensure that all management traffic to the ONTAP cluster is encrypted. The cluster is accessed via HTTPS, SSH, and SNMP. What should the administrator do?

Use SNMPv2c with community strings for monitoring.

Enable TLS for HTTPS, use SSH for remote CLI, and configure SNMPv3 with authentication and privacy.

Enable IPsec for all management traffic.

Use only HTTPS for management and disable SSH and SNMP.

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What is the primary purpose of VLAN segmentation in an ONTAP network?
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Which of the following is a recommended practice for securing administrative access to ONTAP?
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What is the primary purpose of ONTAP audit logs?
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19foundation · easy
Which technology can be used to encrypt IP traffic between ONTAP nodes and clients?
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20application · medium
An administrator needs to ensure that all management traffic to the ONTAP cluster is encrypted. The cluster is accessed via HTTPS, SSH, and SNMP. What should the administrator do?
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