Node (legacy node-based license)
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- Unit
- Other
- Aliases
- NBL; node-based license; per node
- Definition
- "Legacy licenses include node-based licenses (NBL). Node-based licenses are no longer supported on new accounts or accounts that have not purchased these licenses in the past." (License Manager Guide, updated 2026-09-14.)
- Counting rules
- Legacy AOS, Prism and add-on licenses applied per node. Conversion to capacity-based licenses "is based on the core-to-node ratio in your environment, which is the number of cores divided by the number of nodes."
- Applies to products
- AOS (legacy)
- Prism Pro / Ultimate (legacy)
- Life of Device licenses
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