Is it possible to upgrade the storage capacity for two 100TB units using a capacity 200TB license
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- 5/14/2025, 8:23:07 AM
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- ONTAP Select
- Evaluation to production upgrade
Answer
- No, during an evaluation-to-production upgrade, cannot upgrade the storage capacity for two 100TB units using a capacity 200TB license.
- ONTAP Select licensing offers two models:"capacity tier" and "capacity pool", each applied differently based on the use case.
- For capacity tier license:
- The upgrade capacity is typically applied per unit (e.g., a capacity100TB license).
- This means that if there are two single-node hosts, separate capacity licenses (a total of capacity 100TB × 2) are required for each.
- For capacity pool license:
- Can upgrade the disk capacity across the entire cluster integratively, allowing a single license to cover multiple nodes.
- When applying the license collectively to two units rather than individually for one, the "Capacity Pool" licensing model is required.
- Note: Capacity pools do not support evaluation-to-production upgrades.
- For capacity tier license: