To optimize SnapDrive for your production environment, you should be aware of the SnapDrive licensing options, and the licensing options associated with some of the tasks you perform.
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SnapDrive licensing
Your SnapDrive for Windows license can reside either on the local host or on the storage system that you are using SnapDrive for Windows to manage, depending on how you want to limit or enable operation executions.
Restore, verification, and cloning operation licensing requirements
You should be aware of the SnapDrive for Windows licensing requirements for the restore, verification, and cloning operations that you perform with SnapDrive for Windows and the SnapManager products. The licensing requirements differ based on SAN and SMB 3.0 environments, and whether your systems are operating in 7-Mode or running clustered Data ONTAP.