When you set up data tiering to Google Cloud storage from your on-premises ONTAP systems, tiering automatically uses the Standard storage class for your inactive data. Tiering can apply a lifecycle rule so the data transitions from the Standard storage class to other storage classes after a certain number of days. You can choose from the following storage classes:

If you do not choose another storage class, then the data remains in the Standard storage class and no rules are applied.

When you configure a tiering lifecycle rule, you must not configure any lifecycle rules when setting up the bucket in your Google account.

Learn about Google Cloud Storage classes.

Tiering supports the following regions.