Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform VSP G400 vs NetApp FAS Series FAS8020
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) G400 is a midrange enterprise hybrid storage array supporting up to 480 disk drives and 128GB cache memory. The NetApp FAS8020 was an entry enterprise 3U modular hybrid storage system delivering unified SAN/NAS protocols to mid-sized organizations.
| Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform VSP G400 | NetApp FAS Series FAS8020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Hitachi | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-support | end-of-support |
| Released | Apr 2015 | Feb 2014 |
| Form factor | 4U rack | 3U modular rack |
| Form factor | 4U rack | — |
| Controllers | Dual active-active | — |
| Cache memory | 128GB | — |
| Max drives | 480 | — |
| Host interfaces | 16Gb/8Gb FC, 10Gb/1Gb iSCSI | — |
| Max raw capacity | 2800TB | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual modular controllers in 3U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 48GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Drive bays | — | Connects to DS2246 and DS4246 SAS shelves (up to 480 drives) |
| Supported drives | — | SAS SSDs, 10K SAS HDDs, and 7.2K NL-SAS HDDs |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 1.9PB raw per HA pair |
| Host connectivity | — | PCIe slots supporting 16Gb/8Gb FC, 10GbE, and 1GbE |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP |
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