To automatically export volumes and directories on reboot, include them in the /etc/exports file.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. NA
• D. NA

Answer: (A)

NFS export configuration is read from the /etc/exports file at boot, so listing the volumes or directories there ensures they are exported automatically after a reboot. In Data ONTAP 7-Mode, you define the path to export and the allowed clients with their options (for example, specific hosts or subnets and access flags). By placing these entries in /etc/exports, the NFS server re-exports those shares on startup without manual intervention. If an export isn’t in that file, it won’t be automatically exported after reboot unless you reconfigure it or run a startup script to export it. For example, an entry might look like:

/vol/data 192.168.1.0/24(rw,no_root_squash)

This ensures the volume exports automatically to that network when the system starts.