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NetApp AFF A400
Midrange · all-flash · dual controller - Former midrange 4U all-flash unified ONTAP system, now end of availability.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | NetApp |
| Family | AFF A-Series |
| Class | Midrange |
| Architecture | Dual controller (HA pair) |
| Status | Legacy / superseded |
| Released | n/a |
| Operating system | ONTAP 9.7RC1 or later |
| Controllers | 2 |
| Nodes | 2 - 24 |
| Cache / memory | 256 GB |
| Availability | n/a |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | All-flash |
| Drive types | n/a |
| Drive note | 4U HA-pair chassis without internal drive slots; drive types and shelves per Hardware Universe |
| Flash drive sizes | n/a |
| HDD sizes | n/a |
| Maximum drives | n/a |
| Controller enclosure | 4U |
| Expansion | n/a |
| Raw capacity | 14.69 PB |
| Cluster maximum | 176.3 PB |
| Effective maximum | n/a |
| Data reduction | n/a |
| Protection | RAID4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC |
| Protection note | ONTAP local tiers support RAID4, RAID-DP and RAID-TEC (ONTAP docs). |
| Performance and connectivity | |
| Maximum IOPS | n/a |
| Maximum throughput | n/a |
| Latency | n/a |
| Conditions | Docs key specs (single-chassis HA pair, Ethernet bundle): raw_tb_max per HA pair; cluster_raw_tb_max is the NAS maximum (12 HA pairs / 24 nodes); SAN clusters limited to 6 HA pairs (88.1 PB raw). host_ports_max is the largest single-protocol host port count in the docs 'Total I/O' table. power_w converted from the docs 'Typical Power' figure in BTU/hr (1 W = 3.412 BTU/hr). End of availability (still supported). 'ib' denotes NFSv3/NFSv4 over RDMA support. |
| Protocols | Fibre Channel, NVMe over FC, iSCSI, NVMe over TCP, NFS, SMB / CIFS, S3 object, InfiniBand / RDMA file |
| Fibre Channel | 32 Gb |
| Ethernet | 100 GbE |
| Host ports | 32 |
| Limits | |
| Volumes / LUNs | n/a |
| File systems | n/a |
| Snapshots | n/a |
| Management and support | |
| Management | ONTAP on-box GUI (System Manager), REST APIs, NetApp Console (formerly BlueXP), Digital Advisor |
| Power | 1,234 W |
| Positioned for | n/a |
| Warranty | n/a |
| Design terms | Local tier (aggregate) · LUN · igroup · SnapMirror (asynchronous) |
| Data services | |
✓ Deduplication
✓ Compression
✓ Thin provisioning
✓ Snapshots
✓ Clones
? Asynchronous replication
? Synchronous replication
? Active-active / metro
? Encryption at rest
? Immutable snapshots
? Ransomware detection
? Quality of service
? Automated tiering
? Cloud tiering
✓ VMware vVols
✓ Kubernetes CSI
✓ Native file services
✓ Native object (S3)
? Non-disruptive upgrades
✓ Scale-out
✓ stated by the OEM · ✕ not offered · ? not stated | |
| Source | |
| Product page | https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-systems/a400/overview.html |