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Associate the ONTAP cloud tier with a local tier

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After setting up an object store as the cloud tier, you specify the local tier to use by attaching it to FabricPool. In ONTAP 9.5 and later, you can also attach local tiers that contain qualified FlexGroup volume constituents.

Note Prior to ONTAP 9.7, System Manager uses the term aggregate to describe a local tier. Regardless of your ONTAP version, the ONTAP CLI uses the term aggregate. To learn more about local tiers, see Disks and local tiers.
About this task

Attaching a cloud tier to a local tier is a permanent action. A cloud tier cannot be unattached from a local tier after being attached. However, you can use FabricPool mirror to attach a local tier to a different cloud tier.

Before you begin

When you use the ONTAP CLI to set up an local tier for FabricPool, the local tier must already exist.

Note

When you use System Manager to set up a local tier for FabricPool, you can create the local tier and set it up to use for FabricPool at the same time.
Steps

You can attach a local tier to a FabricPool object store with ONTAP System Manager or the ONTAP CLI.

System Manager

  1. Navigate to Storage > Tiers, select a cloud tier, then click Menu options icon.

  2. Select Attach local tiers.

  3. Under Add as Primary verify that the volumes are eligible to attach.

  4. If necessary, select Convert volumes to thin provisioned.

  5. Click Save.