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NetApp AFF C800
High-end · all-flash · dual controller - Former high-capacity QLC unified ONTAP system with 48 internal slots, end of availability since January 2026.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | NetApp |
| Family | AFF C-Series |
| Class | High-end |
| Architecture | Dual controller (HA pair) |
| Status | Legacy / superseded |
| Released | n/a |
| Operating system | ONTAP 9.12.1P1 or later |
| Controllers | 2 |
| Nodes | 2 - 24 |
| Cache / memory | 1,280 GB |
| Availability | n/a |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | All-flash |
| Drive types | NVMe SSD, QLC NVMe |
| Drive note | NVMe QLC SSDs; 4U HA-pair chassis with 48 internal SSD slots; NS224 shelves |
| Flash drive sizes | n/a |
| HDD sizes | n/a |
| Maximum drives | n/a |
| Controller enclosure | 4U, 48 drive bays |
| Expansion | NS224 (2U, 24 NVMe QLC SSDs) - 24 bays, 2U |
| Raw capacity | 7.37 PB |
| Cluster maximum | 88.4 PB |
| Effective maximum | 354 PB |
| Data reduction | Tech-spec effective capacity is per cluster at maximum scale-out assuming 5:1 (NAS) efficiency. |
| 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: 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 (44.2 PB raw). Tech-spec sheet: up to 2,880 SSDs per 24-node cluster (per-HA-pair maximum not published); effective capacity per cluster. host_ports_max is the largest single-protocol host port count in the docs 'Total I/O' table. power_w is the tech-spec median. 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 | 1,463 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/c800/overview.html |
| Datasheet | https://www.netapp.com/media/115943-na-1043-asa-aff-datasheet.pdf |