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Workflow when purchasing a license

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The following workflow illustrates the process of purchasing and applying a license for your ONTAP Select deployment. When purchasing a license, you must select the licensing model and storage capacity.

The exact process varies based on whether you are using a capacity tier or capacity pool license:

Nine-digit license serial number

Serial number applies to either a node (capacity tiers) or a storage pool (capacity pools)

License Lock ID

You must have the License Lock ID for your Deploy instance when using a capacity pool license

Licensing web site

You obtain a capacity tier and capacity pool license at different web sites

Describes the process used to purchase and install a storage license for a production ONTAP Select deployment.