Netapp NetApp Certified Technology Solutions Professional (NS0-004) NS0-004 Exam Dumps: Updated Questions & Answers (October 2025)

 Keystone is NetApp’s pay-as-you-grow, storage-as-a-service (STaaS) offering that delivers a seamless hybrid multicloud experience for customers who prefer opex consumption models to upfront capex or leasing. Keystone provides storage capacity at predefined service levels for block, file, and object data types that can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud. Keystone supports both NFS and FCP protocols for file and block data access. Keystone allows customers to align economics and operations to their business priorities and reallocate storagespending across any public clouds. References = NetApp Keystone storage as a service for the hybrid cloud, Storage as a Service – STaaS | NetApp, Learn about NetApp Keystone

S3 Object Lock is a StorageGRID feature that enables a compliant information lifecycle management (ILM) policy to prevent object deletion. S3 Object Lock allows you to apply a retention period and a legal hold to individual objects or object versions in buckets with S3 Object Lock enabled. During the retention period, objects cannot be overwritten or deleted unless the legal hold is in effect. If an object is under a legal hold, it cannot be deleted even after the retention period expires. S3 Object Lock helps you to meet regulatory compliance, privacy, and data protection requirements for your object data. References = Manage objects with S3 Object Lock, Example 7: Compliant ILM policy for S3 Object Lock, NetApp StorageGRID ILM on tape

 FabricPool is an ONTAP feature that tiers inactive data to an object store such as StorageGRID. StorageGRID uses erasure coding to protect data by slicing an object into data fragments and parity fragments, and spreading them across Storage Nodes. To use erasure coding, the storage pool must include three or more sites, or exactly one site. Two sites are not supported. Therefore, the minimum number of sites required to deploy the StorageGRID solution with FabricPool and erasure coding is three. References = Configuring StorageGRID for FabricPool, What erasure-coding schemes are

 = BlueXP edge caching and BlueXP copy and sync are two NetApp solutions that can meet the requirements of saving frequently used data locally and centrally locking files for real-time collaboration. BlueXP edge caching creates a software fabric that caches “active datasets” in distributed offices to deliver guaranteed transparent data access and optimal performance on a global scale1. BlueXP copy and sync enables a “single set of data” for users globally to leverage virtual teams and increase their productivity for team and collaborative workflows1. Both solutions use a central file locking mechanism that ensures real-time collaboration and data consistency12. References = 1: Global File Cache - File Sharing in the Cloud | NetApp, 2: File Caching: Unify Your Data with Talon FAST and NetApp

BlueXP tiering is a service that extends your data center to the cloud by automatically tiering inactive data from on-premises ONTAP clusters to object storage. This frees valuable space on the cluster for more workloads, without making changes to the application layer. BlueXP tiering can reduce costs in your data center and enables you to switch from a CAPEX model to an OPEX model. BlueXP tiering leverages the capabilities of FabricPool, which is a NetApp Data Fabric technology that enables automated tiering of data to low-cost object storage. Active (hot) data remains on the local tier (on-premises ONTAP aggregates), while inactive (cold) data is moved to the cloud tier — all while preserving ONTAP data efficiencies12. References = Learn about BlueXP tiering, Cloud Tiering: Free up Space on On-Premises Storage Systems

NetApp BlueXP is a unified control plane that provides a hybrid multicloud experience for storage and data services across on-premises and cloud environments. It delivers operational simplicity combined with powerful and intelligent data management, protection, mobility, and governance services1. NetApp BlueXP can discover and manage NetApp on-premises data storage systems that support the Amazon S3 API, such as E-Series and StorageGRID2. E-Series is a hybrid-flash array that offers simple, fast, and reliable SAN storage for dedicated, high-bandwidth applications like data analytics, video surveillance, and HPC3. StorageGRID is a software-defined object storage suite that supports a wide range of use cases across public, private, and hybrid multicloud environments. StorageGRID offers native support for the Amazon S3 API and delivers industry-leading innovations such as automated lifecycle management to store, secure, protect, and preserve unstructured data cost effectively over long periods4. References = NetApp BlueXP - Data Estate Operations Made Simple, BlueXP for Unified Data Control and Hybrid Multicloud Management | NetApp, E-Series Hybrid Flash | NetApp, StorageGRID — Object Storage | NetApp

Cloud Volumes Service is a fully managed cloud storage service that provides SMB/CIFS and NFS file services for your cloud applications. It is designed for customers who want to use NetApp cloud solutions for their CIFS and iSCSI data but have a very limited staff. Cloud Volumes Service simplifies and automates the deployment, management, and scaling of your file systems, while delivering high performance, availability, security, and data protection. You can also leverage NetApp’s data management capabilities, such as snapshots, clones, replication, and backup, to enhance your data lifecycle management. References = What is Cloud Volumes Service for AWS?, Cloud Volumes Service for AWS Documentation, Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud Documentation, Cloud Volumes Service for Azure Documentation

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is a fully managed service that provides native NetApp ONTAP storage and data management capabilities in the AWS cloud. It enables customers to use SnapMirror to replicate data from their on-premises ONTAP environments to Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, and vice versa, for disaster recovery purposes. It also supports other ONTAP features, such as deduplication, compression, thin provisioning, snapshots, cloning, encryption, and tiering. It is suitable for customers who want to leverage the cloud for disaster recovery, while having the cloud provider manage the storage infrastructure and operations. References = Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP - NetApp, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP: A Fully Managed Cloud Service for Enterprise Applications - NetApp, NetApp ONTAP: Discover and Manage On-Premises Ontap Clusters

= Active IQ Unified Manager is a tool that enables you to define the performance and storage objectives for a workload using Performance Service Levels (PSLs). You can assign a PSL to a workload when initially creating the workload, or afterwards by editing the workload. The management and monitoring of storage resources are based on Service Level Objectives (SLOs), which are defined by service level agreements that are based on required performance and capacity. Active IQ Unified Manager provides a few predefined PSLs, such as Extreme Performance, Performance, and Value, and also allows you to create your own PSLs to meet your needs. You can also apply the PSLs to multiple clusters and workloads to ensure optimal performance and utilization of the underlying resources. References = Performance Service Levels, Managing Performance Service Levels

= BlueXP tiering is a service that extends your data center to the cloud by automatically tiering inactive data from on-premises ONTAP clusters to object storage. This frees valuable space on the cluster for more workloads, without making changes to the application layer. BlueXP tiering can reduce costs in your data center and enables you to switch from a CAPEX model to an OPEX model. BlueXP tiering leverages the capabilities of FabricPool, which is a NetApp Data Fabric technology that enables automated tiering of data to low-cost object storage. Active (hot) data remains on the local tier (on-premises ONTAP aggregates), while inactive (cold) data is moved to the cloud tier — all while preserving ONTAP data efficiencies. References = Learn about BlueXP tiering, Cloud Tiering: Free up Space on On-Premises Storage Systems