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Systems & Data Center · Intermediate

Storage Virtual Machine (SVM)

In NetApp ONTAP, a secure logical storage server (formerly Vserver) that owns volumes and network interfaces and serves data to clients.

Definition

Each SVM has its own data LIFs, protocols, namespace and administration, enabling multi-tenancy. Data LIFs can migrate between nodes for nondisruptive operations.

Example

An SVM for the finance tenant serves SMB and iSCSI from its own LIFs.

Exam tip

SVMs provide multi-tenancy in ONTAP; clients connect to SVM LIFs, not to physical nodes.

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