What is the default retention for the ONTAP default snapshot policy?

The default snapshot policy in ONTAP is pre-configured to provide a standard level of protection suitable for many workloads. It retains the 6 most recent hourly snapshots, the 2 most recent daily snapshots, and the 2 most recent weekly snapshots. This policy is automatically assigned to new volumes unless a different policy is specified, ensuring a baseline of data protection is in place from the moment a volume is created.

A. This option incorrectly states 2 hourly snapshots, which is too infrequent for the default short-term recovery point objective.

C. This option incorrectly states 4 hourly and 3 daily snapshots, which does not match the pre-configured default policy settings.

D. This option incorrectly states 2 hourly and 4 daily snapshots, which is an incorrect combination for the default policy.

1. NetApp ONTAP 9.12.1 Data Protection and Disaster Recovery Documentation. "About the default Snapshot copy policy". "The default policy for a Vserver creates and retains the following Snapshot copies: 6 hourly, 2 daily, 2 weekly."

2. NetApp ONTAP Concepts, Page 51. "ONTAP provides a default Snapshot policy that keeps six hourly, two daily, and two weekly Snapshot copies."