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Configuring and managing cloud tiers

Storing data in tiers can enhance the efficiency of your storage system. You manage storage tiers by using FabricPool-enabled aggregates. Cloud tiers store data in a tier based on whether the data is frequently accessed.

Before you begin

  • You must be running ONTAP 9.5 or later.

  • You must have all flash (all SSD) aggregates



  • Adding a cloud tier
    You can use Storage Manager to add a cloud tier to an SSD aggregate or a virtual machine disk (VMDK) aggregate. Cloud tiers provide storage for infrequently used data.
  • Changing the tiering policy of a volume
    You can use Storage Manager to change the default tiering policy of a volume to control whether the data of the volume is moved to the cloud tier when the data becomes inactive.
  • Editing a cloud tier
    You can use Storage Manager to modify the configuration information of cloud tier. The configuration details that you can edit include the name, fully qualified domain name (FQDN), port, access key ID, secret key, and object store certificate.
  • Deleting a cloud tier
    You can use Storage Manager to delete a cloud tier that you no longer require.
  • What cloud tiers and tiering policies are
    Cloud tiers provide storage for infrequently accessed data. You can attach an all-flash (all-SSD) aggregate to a cloud tier to store infrequently used data. You can use tiering policies to decide whether data should be moved to a cloud tier.
  • What inactive (cold) data is
    Infrequently accessed data in a performance tier is known as inactive (cold) data. By default, data that is not accessed for a period of 31 days becomes inactive.
  • Configuring S3 Object Store
    You can use Storage Manager to configure S3 Object Store.