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Burst Capacity (Keystone)

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Unit
TiB above Committed Capacity per billing period
Aliases
Burst consumption
Definition
Keystone StaaS Terms, Appendix A: "The amount of Consumed Capacity (in tebibytes (TiB)) that exceeds the Committed Capacity during a billing period, per Performance Level, per Order."
Counting rules
Calculated for each five-minute consumption record, reflecting amount and duration. Default burst limit 20% above committed capacity; 40% or 60% available as an add-on for unified and block-optimized storage. Usage above the limit is flagged "Above burst limit". Invoiced monthly, or quarterly in arrears for quarterly, semi-annual and annual billing.
Floors / minimums
Burst limit 20% by default (40% or 60% with add-on).
Applies to products
  • NetApp Keystone STaaS
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