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Install a FabricPool license on an ONTAP cluster

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NetApp Cloud Tiering is no longer available for purchase or license renewal as of April 26, 2026. If you are using NetApp Cloud Tiering, NetApp recommends that you work with your NetApp representative to transition your existing tiering licenses to ONTAP FabricPool licenses.

Existing customers can continue to use and receive support for NetApp Cloud Tiering until their subscription or license contract expires. After the subscription expires, you will no longer have access to NetApp Cloud Tiering features or support.

If you are currently using Cloud Tiering licensing, you’re not affected until your Cloud Tiering license expires or reaches its maximum capacity. Contact NetApp when you need to update your license or earlier to ensure there is no interruption in your ability to tier data to the cloud.

Learn more about NetApp Cloud Tiering license changes.

You can download and activate a FabricPool license using System Manager.

The FabricPool license is a cluster-wide license. It includes an entitled usage limit that you purchase for object storage that is associated with FabricPool in the cluster. The usage across the cluster must not exceed the capacity of the entitled usage limit. If you need to increase the usage limit of the license, you should contact your sales representative.

FabricPool licenses are available in perpetual or term-based, 1- or 3- year, formats.

A term-based FabricPool license with 10 TB of free capacity is available for first time FabricPool orders for existing clusters configurations. Free capacity is not available with perpetual licenses. A license is not required if you use NetApp StorageGRID or ONTAP S3 for the cloud tier. Cloud Volumes ONTAP does not require a FabricPool license, regardless of the provider you are using.

Before you begin

You need your cluster UUID to get your NetApp License File (NLF) from the NetApp Support Site.

Steps

This task is supported only by uploading the license file to the cluster using System Manager.

  1. Download the NetApp License File (NLF) for the FabricPool license from the NetApp Support Site.

  2. Perform the following actions using System Manager to upload the FabricPool license to the cluster:

    1. In the Cluster > Settings pane, on the Licenses card, click Arrow icon.

    2. On the License page, click Add icon.

    3. In the Add License dialog box, click Browse to select the NLF you downloaded, and then click Add to upload the file to the cluster.

Related information

ONTAP FabricPool (FP) Licensing Overview

NetApp Software License Search

NetApp TechComm TV: FabricPool playlist