HPE Alletra 5000 vs NetApp AFF A50
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE Alletra 5000 is an enterprise 4U adaptive hybrid storage array succeeding the Nimble Storage HF-Series. The NetApp AFF A50 is a compact 2U dual-controller all-flash array designed for mid-sized enterprise environments, regional data centers, and departmental workloads.
| HPE Alletra 5000 | NetApp AFF A50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | NetApp |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | May 2022 | Oct 2024 |
| Form factor | 4U rack storage array | 2U rack |
| Form factor | 4U dual-controller base array | — |
| Architecture | Active-standby dual controllers with NVRAM and SSD cache | — |
| Raw capacity | Up to 294TB raw per base array, scalable past 1.2PB with expansion shelves | — |
| Host interfaces | 32Gb/16Gb Fibre Channel and 25GbE/10GbE iSCSI | — |
| Data reduction | Inline deduplication, inline variable-block compression, and thin provisioning | — |
| Availability | Guaranteed 99.9999% availability via InfoSight predictive analytics | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active controllers in 2U chassis |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 128GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Drive bays | — | Up to 24x internal 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs in 2U chassis |
| Supported drives | — | NVMe TLC SSDs (1.9TB to 15.3TB) |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 70PB in a 24-node cluster |
| Host connectivity | — | PCIe slots supporting 25GbE, 10GbE, and 32Gb Fibre Channel |
| Storage protocols | — | NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP, FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB, S3 |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp ONTAP 9 |
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