Which statement about quotas remains true for ONTAP?

• A. Quotas restrict and manage how much storage a user or group can consume within a volume.
• B. Quotas automatically compress data to fit quotas.
• C. Quotas guarantee equal storage for all users.
• D. Quotas replace the need for backups.

Answer: (A)

Quotas in ONTAP control how much space a user, group, or qtree can consume inside a volume, helping ensure predictable capacity and fair sharing among tenants or departments. By setting a quota, you define a maximum (and optionally a soft limit with warnings) for storage use, so no single entity can exhaust the volume. This enforces storage boundaries as data grows, and administrators can receive alerts or enforcement actions when limits are approached or reached. Quotas don’t automatically compress data, don’t guarantee equal storage for everyone, and don’t replace backups—the latter remain essential for data protection and recovery.