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NetApp Metric

Provisioned TiB (Cloud Volumes ONTAP)

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Unit
TiB of provisioned volume capacity per NetApp account
Aliases
Per TiB; capacity-based charging
Definition
Cloud Volumes ONTAP documentation: capacity-based licensing packages "enable you to pay for Cloud Volumes ONTAP per TiB of capacity"; the licence is associated with the NetApp account and multiple systems can be charged against it.
Counting rules
Charging is based on each volume's provisioned size, regardless of used or effective space. A 4 TiB minimum applies per data-serving SVM with at least one read/write volume (Essentials secondary-only SVMs excepted; Professional applies it to all volume types). HA pairs are charged only for one node. FlexClone volumes are not charged; FlexCache source and destination are charged as primary. ONTAP internal volumes are not charged. Usage is metered in GiB/TiB.
Floors / minimums
4 TiB minimum charge per data-serving SVM; Freemium free up to 500 GiB per system and 10 systems per account.
Applies to products
  • Cloud Volumes ONTAP (Freemium, Essentials, Professional)
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