Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform VSP G370 vs NetApp FAS Series FAS8300
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) G370 is a 2U midrange hybrid storage system equipped with dual controllers and 128GB cache. The NetApp FAS8300 is a versatile 4U midrange hybrid storage system designed for mixed application consolidation, virtual infrastructure, and corporate backup repositories.
| Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform VSP G370 | NetApp FAS Series FAS8300 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Hitachi | NetApp |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | May 2018 | Oct 2019 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 4U rack |
| Form factor | 2U rack | — |
| Controllers | Dual active-active | — |
| Cache memory | 128GB | — |
| Max drives | 576 | — |
| Host interfaces | 32Gb/16Gb FC, 10Gb iSCSI | — |
| Max raw capacity | 4.7PB | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual controllers in 4U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 128GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Drive bays | — | Connects to DS224C, DS212C, and DS460C SAS shelves (up to 720 drives) |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs, 10K SAS HDDs, and 7.2K NL-SAS HDDs |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 88PB in a 24-node cluster |
| Host connectivity | — | PCIe slots supporting 25GbE, 10GbE, and 32Gb/16Gb FC |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp ONTAP 9 |
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