Storage NetApp AFF A800A – With warranty and technical service for installation or support.
NetApp storage delivers industry-leading availability, storage density, and upgradeability to meet today’s growing and demanding IT needs.
These storage solutions offer the best price/performance and price/availability for environments of all types and sizes, from minimal I/O workloads (reference data, archiving, and disk-to-disk backup) to remote offices and distributed computing environments for large datacenter deployments.
Each NetApp storage solution is designed to be easy to deploy, secure, and reduce management costs while generating a rapid return on investment.
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NetApp AFF A800: Powering the Best of Hybrid Cloud
Looking to power your data-intensive applications like artificial intelligence, deep learning, and big data analytics? Or scale your massive file workloads used in the media and entertainment and EDA industries? The AFF A800 answers your call. With its ultra-low latency of 100 us and throughput of up to 300 GB/s, you can unleash the power of your data at lightning speed, no matter where your data resides, on-premises, in any cloud, or anywhere in between.
Incredibly fast, surprisingly elegant
With everything powered by industry-leading data management software—ONTAP, discover how to enable new data-driven applications and create opportunities for innovation in your organization. With a sleek form factor, the AFF A800 also saves a lot of data center space and carbon footprint. Now that’s a win-win-win!
Technical specifications of AFF A800 hardware
Here is the complete NetApp AFF-A800 datasheet, professionally formatted for easy reference:
1. Main Specifications
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | 4U Single Chassis |
| Controllers | 2x HA (High Availability) |
| Processors | 4x Intel Xeon 24-core @ 2.10GHz (2 per controller) |
| Memory | 1280GB (640GB per controller) |
| NVRAM | 64GB (32GB per controller) |
| PCIe | 10x (5 per controller) |
2. Storage & Expansion
| Component | Ability |
|---|---|
| Internal Drives | 48x 2.5″ (hot-swappable) |
| Max. Total of Drives | 216 (48 internal + 168 via shelves) |
| Maximum Capacity | 6.60PB (NVMe/SSD) |
| Drive | NVMe SSD / SAS SSD |
| RAID Supported | RAID 4, RAID-DP (6), RAID-TEC |
3. Supported Shelves
| Kind | Max. Qty. | Interface | Use Cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS4483 (Internal) | 1x | SAS/SATA | General Storage |
| DS224C (External) | 8x | SAS/SATA | Economic expansion |
| NS224 (External) | 8x | NVMe | Low latency (AI/ML, DBs) |
| NS224 + NSM100B | 8x | NVMe-oF | Extreme Performance (NVMe SAN) |
4. Connectivity & Management
- Flexible PCIe Modules:
- 100GbE/40GbE Ethernet
- 32/64Gb Fibre Channel
- NVMe-over-Fabrics (RoCE, iWARP)
- Management:
- ONTAP System Manager (GUI)
- Automation via REST/Python API
- SnapMirror/SnapVault for backup
5. Dimensions & Weight
| Dimension | Imperial | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6.89″ (4U) | 17.5 cm |
| Width (without flange) | 17.6″ | 44.7 cm |
| Depth (w/ cables) | 36.57″ | 92.9 cm |
| Maximum Weight | 132.5 lbs | 60.1 kg |
6. Expected Performance
- IOPS (4K random): ~1.8M
- Throughput: ~35GB/s
- NVMe Latency: <1ms
7. Ideal Use Cases
✔ Critical virtualization (VMware vSAN, Nutanix)
✔ Databases (SAP HANA, Oracle Exadata)
✔ AI/ML (NVMe Model Training)
✔ Unified enterprise storage
Comparison AFF-A800 vs AFF-A700
| Feature | AFF-A800 | AFF-A700 |
|---|---|---|
| Rack Space | 4U (More compact) | 8U |
| CPU | 96 (4×24-core) | 72 (4×18-core) |
| NVMe Max. | 240 drives | 240 drives |
| Connectivity | PCIe + shelves | 24x IOMs |
→ The A800 offers better density per U with comparable performance to the A700.
Configuration Example
(1PB usable with redundancy)
- 1x AFF-A800
- 48x NVMe 15.36TB SSDs (RAID-DP: ~614TB usable)
- 3x NS224 Shelves
- +72x NVMe (920TB usable)
- Redundancy:
- HA controllers + redundant 100GbE switches
Estimated Cost: On request (depends on SSDs/shelves)
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Third-Party Maintenance for NetApp End-of-Life (EOL) and NetApp End-of-Service-Life (EOSL)
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NetApp Storage Leases
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