IBM FlashSystem 7300 vs NetApp AFF A700
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The IBM FlashSystem 7300 is an enterprise NVMe all-flash storage system delivering high throughput and low latency for mission-critical core banking, ERP, and AI analytics. The NetApp AFF A700 was an 8U high-end enterprise modular all-flash storage system designed for massive IOPS, extensive PCIe connectivity, and zero-downtime controller upgrades.
| IBM FlashSystem 7300 | NetApp AFF A700 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | IBM | NetApp |
| Status | current | end-of-sale |
| Released | Mar 2022 | Sep 2016 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 8U modular rack |
| Form factor | 2U rack | — |
| Controllers | Dual active-active | — |
| Cache memory | 1536GB | — |
| Max drives | 24 NVMe FCM/SSD (expands to 792) | — |
| Host interfaces | 32Gb FC, 100Gb/25Gb/10Gb Ethernet, NVMe-oF | — |
| Max raw capacity | 4.5PB in 2U (up to 40PB expanded) | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual modular controllers in 8U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Dual Intel Xeon 18-core processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 512GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Drive bays | — | Connects to DS224C and DS2246 SAS SSD drive shelves |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs (960GB, 3.8TB, 7.6TB, 15.3TB, 30.7TB) |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 175PB in a 24-node cluster |
| Host connectivity | — | Up to 20 PCIe expansion slots supporting 40GbE, 32Gb FC, 16Gb FC, and 10GbE |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp ONTAP 9 |
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