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Licenses and subscriptions

Terms and definitions

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Billing preferences control how NetApp Console handles payments, invoices, and renewal behavior for your licenses and subscriptions. You set preferences at one of two levels:

  • Global — applies across direct licenses, marketplace subscriptions, and Keystone subscriptions.

  • Per subscription — applies only to a specific marketplace or direct license contract.

Billing sources can be:

  • Marketplace subscriptions — Billing occurs through AWS Marketplace, Azure Marketplace, or Google Cloud Marketplace. You can choose the billing account, region, and renewal options provided by the cloud marketplace.

  • Direct licenses — Billing occurs through NetApp. You manage license keys, invoice contacts, and auto-renewal in NetApp Console.

  • Keystone subscriptions — Billing occurs through your Keystone agreement. You manage invoice recipients and cost center tags in NetApp Console.

Permissions

You need the Account Admin or Billing Admin role to change billing preferences. Operators can view preferences but cannot modify them.

Set billing preferences

Billing preferences let you:

  • enforce a single invoice contact list across services,

  • align usage to cost centers,

  • manage auto-renewal and expiry notifications,

  • ensure new Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO) systems inherit the correct billing account.

Billing fields

Marketplace fields

  • Marketplace provider — AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

  • Billing account / subscription ID — The cloud billing account to charge.

  • Contract term — Term length and renewal behavior.

Billing options and definitions

Terms and options

  • NetApp licenses first — Bills against active NetApp licenses. Additional usage moves to the marketplace.

  • Marketplace subscriptions only — All usage is billed through marketplace contracts.

  • PAYGO (Pay-As-You-Go) — Flexible subscription billed by actual usage.

  • Annual contract — Fixed-term marketplace subscription.

  • Auto renew — Renews the contract automatically at expiration.

  • Custom CVO configuration — Advanced mode for mapping multiple subscriptions per cloud provider.

  • Direct license — NetApp-managed license used before marketplace capacity.

  • Hyperscaler — AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud provider.

  • Confirm changes dialog — Appears before applying updates to prevent accidental billing changes.

Typical configuration paths

Scenario Recommended billing option

Using purchased NetApp capacity

NetApp licenses first

Using marketplace contracts only

Marketplace subscriptions only

Billing multiple projects under one cloud provider

Enable Custom CVO configuration

Reverting to default billing

Disable Custom CVO configuration