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A: The licensing engine uses RAW capacity, however we often sell the license as Usable Storage, and at the time of license creation we estimate the raw capacity requirement based upon the usage requirement and the average protection schema. We can monitor whether this calculation is accurate or is being violated through our PhoneHome reports and other logs submitted in a support ticket.
Q: Can you have a license that is smaller
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or larger
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than the total storage available in the cluster?
A: Yes. In fact it is good practise practice to have slightly more physical space available than licensed space to cover for trapped space and other overhead
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