Which statement is true about the ASIS deduplication license with OnTap 8.1?

Which statement is true about the ASIS deduplication license with OnTap 8.1?

• A. The existing 8.0 license key is used
• B. A new license is generated
• C. The license is capacity based
• D. The license no longer exists

Answer: (D)

Licensing for ASIS deduplication in ONTAP 8.1 was retired. NetApp simplified licensing in that release, so there is no separate ASIS dedup license key to apply or maintain. In 8.1 you won’t see a distinct ASIS dedup license artifact, and the feature isn’t gated by a dedicated license as it was before. That’s why the statement that the license no longer exists is the correct one. The other options don’t fit: you wouldn’t reuse an 8.0 key, you wouldn’t generate a new ASIS license key specifically for 8.1, and this isn’t described as a capacity-based license in this context.

Licensing for ASIS deduplication in ONTAP 8.1 was retired. NetApp simplified licensing in that release, so there is no separate ASIS dedup license key to apply or maintain. In 8.1 you won’t see a distinct ASIS dedup license artifact, and the feature isn’t gated by a dedicated license as it was before. That’s why the statement that the license no longer exists is the correct one. The other options don’t fit: you wouldn’t reuse an 8.0 key, you wouldn’t generate a new ASIS license key specifically for 8.1, and this isn’t described as a capacity-based license in this context.