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NetApp ASA A70
Midrange · all-flash · dual controller - 4U all-NVMe SAN-only ONTAP array with 48 internal slots for performance-sensitive block consolidation.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | NetApp |
| Family | ASA A-Series |
| Class | Midrange |
| Architecture | Dual controller (HA pair) |
| Status | Current |
| Released | 2024 |
| Operating system | ONTAP 9.16.0 or later |
| Controllers | 2 |
| Nodes | 2 - 12 |
| Cache / memory | 256 GB |
| Availability | 100% (data availability guarantee, T&Cs apply) |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | All-flash |
| Drive types | NVMe SSD |
| Drive note | NVMe SSDs; 4U HA-pair chassis with 48 internal slots; NS224 (2U, 24 drives, 100Gbps NVMe) shelves |
| Flash drive sizes | 1.92, 3.84, 7.68, 15.3, 30.7 TB |
| HDD sizes | n/a |
| Maximum drives | 240 |
| Controller enclosure | 4U, 48 drive bays |
| Expansion | NS224 (2U, 24 drives, 100Gbps NVMe) - 24 bays, 2U |
| Raw capacity | 68 TB - 2.67 PB |
| Cluster maximum | 16 PB |
| Effective maximum | 69 PB |
| Data reduction | effective_tb_max is the per-cluster datasheet figure (11.4 PB per HA pair) at 5:1 efficiency; ASA Storage Efficiency Guarantee is 4:1 for SAN workloads. |
| Protection | n/a |
| Protection note | Tamperproof Snapshot copies, synchronous zero-data-loss replication, symmetric active-active multisite replication (SnapMirror active sync), real-time ransomware detection and Ransomware Recovery Guarantee. |
| Performance and connectivity | |
| Maximum IOPS | n/a |
| Maximum throughput | n/a |
| Latency | n/a |
| Conditions | Per-HA-pair and per-cluster raw/effective capacity, drive counts, power and port maxima from the ASA datasheet (DS-4254) and www.netapp.com/asa; memory, PCIe slots and port speeds from the docs key-specs page. Cluster limit 12 nodes (6 HA pairs), SAN-only. Note: the docs key-specs page lists 2.6622 PB raw per HA pair and 16 PB per cluster. raw_tb_min is the smallest per-cluster raw capacity on the product page. Up to 1,440 SSDs per cluster (product page); effective 11.4 PB per HA pair. power_w is the datasheet median. |
| Protocols | Fibre Channel, NVMe over FC, iSCSI, NVMe over TCP |
| Fibre Channel | 64 Gb |
| Ethernet | 200 GbE |
| Host ports | 56 |
| Limits | |
| Volumes / LUNs | n/a |
| File systems | n/a |
| Snapshots | n/a |
| Management and support | |
| Management | ONTAP on-box GUI (System Manager), REST APIs, vCenter integration via ONTAP tools, NetApp Console |
| Power | 1,232 W |
| Positioned for | Virtualization, Databases, Mission-critical |
| 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/asa-r2-key-specifications/asa-a70-key-specifications.html |
| Datasheet | https://www.netapp.com/media/85736-ds-4254-asa.pdf |