concept_lic_cp_compare_ct.adoc

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Comparing capacity pools and capacity tiers licensing

The following table compares the two production licensing models supported by ONTAP Select.

	Capacity tiers	Capacity pools
License serial number	Nine digits generated by NetApp and assigned to a node	Nine digits generated by NetApp and assigned to a capacity pool
License lock	Locked to ONTAP Select node	Locked to License Manager instance
License duration	Perpetual (no renewal required)	Fixed duration based on purchase (renewed required)
Lease duration for data aggregate	Not applicable One hour to seven days	Node serial number