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license, licensing, capacity pools, capacity tiers, comparing |
There are several differences between the capacity pools and capacity tiers licensing models. |
The following table compares the two production licensing models supported by ONTAP Select.
| Capacity tiers | Capacity pools | |
|---|---|---|
License serial number |
Nine digits generated by NetApp and assigned to a node |
Nine digits generated by NetApp and assigned 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 (renewed 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) |