Features and configurations supported with different license types
In the following table, you can see the overview of features that are controlled via licensing.
| License feature | Description | License: Portworx CSI for FlashArray and FlashBlade | License: Portworx Enterprise | License: Portworx for Modern Virtualization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of nodes maximum | Defines the maximum number of nodes in a cluster | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Number of volumes per cluster maximum | Defines the maximum number of volumes in a cluster | 100000 Direct Access volumes | 100000 | 100000 |
| Provide storage for container workloads | Provision volumes for containers | yes | yes | no |
| Provide storage for virtual machine workloads | Provision volumes for virtual machines | yes | yes | yes |
| Live migration for virtual machine workloads | Migrate your virtual machines from one node to another node without any disruptions | yes | yes | yes |
| Volume capacity [TiB] maximum | Defines the maximum size of a single volume | 40 TiB | 40 TiB | 40 TiB |
| Node disk capacity [TiB] maximum | Defines the maximum storage capacity of a single node | 256 TiB | 256 TiB | 256 TiB |
| Node disk capacity extension | Defines whether the storage capacity can be extended | no1 | yes | yes |
| Number of snapshots per volume maximum | Number of volume snapshots allowed per single volume | no1 | 64 | 64 |
| Number of attached volumes per node maximum | Defines the maximum number of attached volumes on a single node | 512 | 10242 | 10242 |
| Number of total volumes per node maximum (PX-StoreV2) | The total number of volumes on a single node for PX-StoreV2. This includes volumes, replicas, and snapshots present on the node. | 10243 | 10243 | 10243 |
| Storage aggregation | Defines whether volumes can be aggregated across multiple nodes | no | yes | yes |
| Shared volumes (RWX) | Defines whether volumes can be shared with other nodes | yes | yes4 | yes4 |
| BYOK data encryption | Defines whether you can bring your own key (BYOK) for data encryption | no1 | Per volume and per cluster | Per volume and per cluster |
| Limit BYOK encryption to cluster-wide secrets | Defines whether the use of data-encryption keys is restricted to cluster-wide secrets | limited | unlimited | unlimited |
| Resize volumes on demand | Defines whether volumes can be resized | yes | yes | yes |
| Snapshot to object store [CloudSnap] | Defines whether cloud snapshots can be used (for example, volume snapshot to Amazon S3 service) | no1 | yes | yes |
| Number of CloudSnaps daily per volume maximum | Defines the maximum number of cloud snapshots per volume, per day | no1 | unlimited | unlimited |
| Cluster-level migration [Kube-motion/Data Migration] | Defines whether you can use Data Migration. For more information, see Data Migration. | no | yes | yes |
| Disaster Recovery [PX-DR] | Enables synchronous and asynchronous disaster recovery features | no | yes (add-on license required) | yes |
| Autopilot Capacity Management | Defines whether you can use Autopilot | no | yes | yes |
| PX Security | Provides a way to secure the communication between Kubernetes and Portworx | no | yes | yes |
| Bare-metal hosts | Defines whether you can deploy Portworx on commodity hardware | yes | yes | yes |
| Virtual machine hosts | Defines whether you can deploy Portworx on VMs, including Amazon EC2 and OpenStack Nova | yes | yes | no |
Trial License
The trial license is activated automatically when the Portworx Enterprise license is installed and provides the full product functionality for 30 days.
DESCRIPTION ENABLEMENT ADDITIONAL INFO
Number of nodes maximum 1000
Number of volumes maximum 100000
Volume capacity [TB] maximum 40
Storage aggregation yes
Shared volumes yes
Volume sets yes
BYOK data encryption yes
Resize volumes on demand yes
Snapshot to object store yes
Bare-metal hosts yes
Virtual machine hosts yes
Product SKU Trial expires in 6 days, 20:40
Trial license expiration
After the trial period expires, you cannot create new volumes or volume snapshots. You can restore normal functionality by purchasing and installing a Portworx Enterprise license.