How can a single ONTAP system serve NAS and SAN data concurrently?

• A. By using separate clusters for NAS and SAN.
• B. By creating an SVM for NAS (NFS/SMB) and using iSCSI for SAN under the same cluster with separate LIFs and data paths.
• C. It cannot serve NAS and SAN concurrently.
• D. By converting LIFs to IPspace.

Answer: (B)

NetApp ONTAP lets NAS and SAN run at the same time on one system by using separate boundaries for each protocol. You put NAS traffic (NFS/SMB) into its own Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) and expose SAN services (iSCSI) within the same cluster, but with distinct network paths. Each protocol uses its own set of logical interfaces (LIFs) and data paths, so NAS traffic travels on NAS LIFs while SAN traffic uses SAN/iSCSI LIFs. This separation lets both access the shared storage backend concurrently without stepping on each other, all within a single ONTAP cluster. IPspaces can further isolate networks if needed, but aren’t required for concurrent NAS and SAN.