Which LIF type is intended for inter-cluster communication?

Which LIF type is intended for inter-cluster communication?

• A. Intercluster LIF
• B. NAS data LIF
• C. SAN data LIF
• D. Cluster management LIF

Answer: (A)

Intercluster LIF is designed for traffic between NetApp clusters. A LIF (Logical Interface) is a network path that ONTAP uses for a specific role. When you set up inter-cluster communication, you assign intercluster LIFs to handle that traffic, enabling actions like cross-cluster replication (SnapMirror), cluster peering, and other coordination between clusters. This traffic is separate from client data access, which uses NAS data LIFs for NFS/SMB, from SAN data paths which use SAN data LIFs for iSCSI/FC, and from cluster management traffic which uses cluster management LIFs. So the intercluster LIF is the specific type intended for communication between clusters.

Intercluster LIF is designed for traffic between NetApp clusters. A LIF (Logical Interface) is a network path that ONTAP uses for a specific role. When you set up inter-cluster communication, you assign intercluster LIFs to handle that traffic, enabling actions like cross-cluster replication (SnapMirror), cluster peering, and other coordination between clusters. This traffic is separate from client data access, which uses NAS data LIFs for NFS/SMB, from SAN data paths which use SAN data LIFs for iSCSI/FC, and from cluster management traffic which uses cluster management LIFs. So the intercluster LIF is the specific type intended for communication between clusters.