Compare ONTAP Select Capacity Tiers and Capacity Pools licensing
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The following table compares the two production licensing models supported by ONTAP Select.
| Capacity Tiers | Capacity Pools | |
|---|---|---|
License serial number |
NetApp generates nine digits and assigns them to a node |
NetApp generates nine digits and assigns them to a Capacity Pool |
License lock |
Locked to ONTAP Select node |
Locked to License Manager instance |
License duration |
Perpetual (no renewal required) |
Fixed duration based on purchase (renewal required) |
Lease duration for data aggregate |
Not applicable |
One hour to seven days |
Node serial number |
Nine digits and equal to license serial number |
Twenty digits and generated by License Manager |
Support |
Add-on and time-limited |
Included and co-termed |
License types |
Standard, premium, premium XL |
Standard, premium, premium XL |
Evaluation license available |
Yes |
Yes |
Evaluation to production upgrade |
Yes |
No |
ONTAP Select virtual machine resize (small to medium, medium to large) |
Yes |
Yes |
Enforcement: license expired |
N/A |
Yes (no grace period) |
Minimum license |
1 TiB |
2 TiB |
Maximum managed space |
400 TiB per node |
400 TiB per node |