In a managed ONTAP deployment, which component ensures each tenant can have its own authentication domain and network configuration within the same cluster?

In a managed ONTAP deployment, which component ensures each tenant can have its own authentication domain and network configuration within the same cluster?

• A. Snapshot
• B. FlexGroup
• C. LIF
• D. SVM

Answer: (D)

Tenant isolation in ONTAP within a single cluster is provided by using Storage Virtual Machines. An SVM acts as an independent data access boundary, allowing each tenant to have its own authentication source (such as AD/LDAP), user policies, and network configuration. Within one cluster, you can create multiple SVMs, each with its own set of IP namespaces and network interfaces (LIFs) tied to separate VLANs or subnets, plus distinct DNS/NTP settings and authentication realms. This means tenants can authenticate against separate domains and use their own network space without impacting others. The other options don’t establish tenant boundaries: a LIF is a network interface within an SVM, not a boundary itself; a FlexGroup is a scalable volume type for capacity and performance, not tenant isolation; a Snapshot is a data protection feature.

Tenant isolation in ONTAP within a single cluster is provided by using Storage Virtual Machines. An SVM acts as an independent data access boundary, allowing each tenant to have its own authentication source (such as AD/LDAP), user policies, and network configuration. Within one cluster, you can create multiple SVMs, each with its own set of IP namespaces and network interfaces (LIFs) tied to separate VLANs or subnets, plus distinct DNS/NTP settings and authentication realms. This means tenants can authenticate against separate domains and use their own network space without impacting others.

The other options don’t establish tenant boundaries: a LIF is a network interface within an SVM, not a boundary itself; a FlexGroup is a scalable volume type for capacity and performance, not tenant isolation; a Snapshot is a data protection feature.