Effective SLAG matrix on ONTAP SMB servers
You can configure SLAG on a volume or a qtree or both. The SLAG matrix defines on which volume or qtree is the SLAG configuration applicable under various scenarios listed in the table.
| Volume SLAG in an AFS | Volume SLAG in a snapshot | Qtree SLAG in an AFS | Qtree SLAG in a snapshot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Volume access in an Access File System (AFS)  | 
YES  | 
NO  | 
N/A  | 
N/A  | 
Volume access in a snapshot  | 
YES  | 
NO  | 
N/A  | 
N/A  | 
Qtree access in an AFS (when SLAG is present in the qtree)  | 
NO  | 
NO  | 
YES  | 
NO  | 
Qtree access in an AFS (when SLAG is not present in qtree)  | 
YES  | 
NO  | 
NO  | 
NO  | 
Qtree access in a snapshot (when SLAG is present in the qtree AFS)  | 
NO  | 
NO  | 
YES  | 
NO  | 
Qtree access in a snapshot (when SLAG is not present in the qtree AFS)  | 
YES  | 
NO  | 
NO  | 
NO  |