Does data tiering stop once the Fabricpool tiering license is exceeded?
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- AFF/FAS systems
- Object Store (AWS, S3, StorageGrid)
Answer
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When the FabricPool licensed capacity is exceeded, ONTAP suspends new tiering to the configured object store.
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Data already in the cloud tier remains readable.
- The FabricPool license specifies the maximum cloud‑tier capacity per cluster.
