According to the official NetApp hardware documentation for the FAS960, specific PCIe slots are designated for SyncMirror configurations to ensure proper functionality and performance. For a standard configuration, Fibre Channel (or SAS) adapters connected to disk pool 0 are installed in slots 5 through 8. Adapters connected to disk pool 1, which is the second plex in a SyncMirror relationship, must be installed in slots 9 through 12.

Assuming the typographical error in option D ("S throuah 11") is intended to be "9 through 11", this is the only option that correctly identifies the slot range dedicated to disk pool 1. While the full range extends to slot 12, this option is the most precise choice available.

A. Slots 2 through 5: Incorrect. This range includes slots reserved for NVRAM (slot 2), cluster interconnects, and the beginning of the disk pool 0 range (slot 5).

B. Slots 3 through 11: Incorrect. This is a wide, improper range that spans slots for cluster interconnects, all of disk pool 0, and part of disk pool 1.

C. Slots 3 through 8: Incorrect. This range primarily covers the cluster interconnect slots (3-4) and the slots designated for disk pool 0 (5-8), not pool 1.

1. NetApp FAS900

FAS960

and V-Series V960 Installation and Service Guide: In the section "I/O" under "Controller module components and specifications

" Table 11

"Slot assignments for FC configurations

" explicitly defines the slot usage. It states:

Slots 5

6

7

8: FC adapters for pool 0

Slots 9

10

11

12: FC adapters for pool 1

This directly supports that pool 1 cabling begins at slot 9 and uses the higher-numbered slots.

2. NetApp FAS900

FAS960

and V-Series V960 Installation and Service Guide: The same slot assignment is mirrored in Table 12

"Slot assignments for SAS configurations

" confirming the pool 0 (slots 5-8) and pool 1 (slots 9-12) division is standard regardless of the disk protocol used. This reinforces the strict slotting rules for SyncMirror.