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Data ONTAP Edge licensing

Unlike a NetApp hardware controller, Data ONTAP Edge must be licensed separately as a platform. You must specify a valid Data ONTAP-v platform license when you first install Data ONTAP Edge onto a host server.

You receive the platform license with your Data ONTAP Edge order so it can be used during installation. The Data ONTAP-v platform license defines the Data ONTAP Edge storage system as having the Value bundle (model CBvM100) or the Premium bundle (model FDvM100).

Data ONTAP feature licenses enable support for specific Data ONTAP features. Feature licenses for CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, FlexClone, SnapRestore, and SnapVault are installed automatically when using the Value bundle. Feature licenses for CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, FlexClone, SnapRestore, SnapVault, and SnapMirror are installed automatically when using the Premium bundle.

Because each Data ONTAP-v virtual machine is licensed separately and locked to a specific host server, no cloning or vMotion of the Data ONTAP-v virtual machine is allowed. If the Data ONTAP-v software is booted on a different virtual machine than the one on which it was initially installed, or if the license is not valid, Data ONTAP logs an error message and shuts down.

Note: Data ONTAP feature licenses provided with Data ONTAP Edge are valid only on Data ONTAP Edge systems. Those feature licenses cannot be used on hardware controllers. Similarly, Data ONTAP feature licenses created for a hardware controller cannot be used on a Data ONTAP Edge system.

See the Data ONTAP System Administration Guide for 7-Mode for information about installing Data ONTAP feature licenses.