IBM Storwize V7000 Gen3 vs NetApp AFF A300
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The IBM Storwize V7000 Gen3 is an all-flash NVMe enterprise storage system delivering high-density flash throughput. The NetApp AFF A300 was a popular 3U midrange enterprise all-flash array delivering balanced throughput, rich data reduction, and multi-protocol flexibility.
| IBM Storwize V7000 Gen3 | NetApp AFF A300 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | IBM | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Nov 2018 | Sep 2016 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 3U rack |
| Form factor | 2U rack | — |
| Controllers | Dual active-active | — |
| Cache memory | 1152GB | — |
| Max drives | 24 NVMe FCM/SSD (expands to 760) | — |
| Host interfaces | 32Gb/16Gb FC, 25Gb/10Gb iSCSI, NVMe-oF | — |
| Max raw capacity | 3.5PB in 2U (up to 32PB expanded) | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual controllers in 3U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon 8-core processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 128GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Drive bays | — | Connects to DS224C 2U 24-drive 12Gb SAS shelves |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs (960GB, 3.8TB, 7.6TB, 15.3TB) |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 70PB in a 24-node cluster |
| Host connectivity | — | PCIe slots supporting 32Gb/16Gb FC, 40GbE, 10GbE, and UTA2 ports |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp ONTAP 9 |
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