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Node-based licence (Cloud Volumes ONTAP, legacy)

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Unit
Cloud Volumes ONTAP node
Aliases
By-node charging; PAYGO node-based
Definition
Cloud Volumes ONTAP documentation: node-based licensing is "the previous generation licensing model that enabled you to license Cloud Volumes ONTAP by node", with fixed capacity per ONTAP instance.
Counting rules
Not available for new customers. End of availability 2024-11-11 and end of support 2024-12-31; valid contracts run to expiry and must then convert to capacity-based licensing. Exceptions (for example China regions) are limited to one-year licences.
Floors / minimums
Fixed capacity per node.
Applies to products
  • Cloud Volumes ONTAP (Explore, Standard, Premium node-based, legacy)
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