Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform VSP F350 vs NetApp AFF A220
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) F350 is an all-flash enterprise storage array delivering sub-millisecond response times for small and mid-sized enterprises. The NetApp AFF A220 was a widely deployed 2U dual-controller all-flash storage system engineered for midsized enterprise workloads, remote offices, and VMware clusters.
| Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform VSP F350 | NetApp AFF A220 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Hitachi | NetApp |
| Status | current | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2018 | May 2018 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Form factor | 2U rack | — |
| Controllers | Dual active-active | — |
| Cache memory | 64GB | — |
| Max drives | 192 | — |
| Host interfaces | 32Gb/16Gb FC, 10Gb iSCSI | — |
| Max raw capacity | 2.9PB | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual controllers in 2U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 64GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Drive bays | — | Up to 24x internal 2.5-inch 12Gb SAS SSDs, expandable with DS224C shelves |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs (960GB, 3.8TB, 7.6TB, 15.3TB) |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 35PB in a 24-node cluster |
| Host connectivity | — | Onboard 10GbE / 1GbE and UTA2 ports supporting 16Gb FC or 10GbE SFP+ |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp ONTAP 9 |
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