A database administrator needs 30 writeable copies of a database that will not take additional...

 FlexClone is an ONTAP feature that allows you to instantly create writable virtual copies of data volumes, files, and LUNs, which do not consume storage space. A FlexClone volume, file, or LUN is a writable point-in-time image of the FlexVol volume or another FlexClone volume, file, or LUN. FlexClone is based on Snapshot technology, which captures a read-only image of a volume at a given point in time. FlexClone is perfect for DevOps and test environments, where multiple copies of a database are needed for testing or development purposes. References = NetApp ONTAP, Storage efficiency features, Storage Snapshots Deep Dive: Cloud Volumes ONTAP Snapshots