NetApp ONTAP AI Architecture | Deep Learning Storage Solutions
NetApp AI Storage Solutions
Powered by ONTAP AI software, designed to manage, and protect your data
AI Storage by NetApp
NetApp AFF A-series all flash-based systems power the most demanding AI workloads making them the ideal partner for 3XS EGX, MGX and HGX servers and NVIDIA DGX AI appliances. The ONTAP operating system provides superior performance and scalability, delivering up to 40M IOPs, up to 1TB/s throughput, always-on data reduction, and proven 99.9999% availability. All AFF systems also feature real-time, AI-based ransomware detection, designed for 99%+ accuracy, guaranteed recovery, and integrated business continuity.
Performance to Suit your Demands
Accelerate Results
NetApp AFF A-series systems keep data flowing to GPUs with fast and flexible all-flash storage, featuring end-to-end NVMe technologies
Scale Independently
ONTAP software enables GPU servers and AFF storage to scale as required, independent of each other but with consistency.
Thoroughly Tested
As the ONTAP AI architecture is thoroughly tested, deploying these solutions reduces challenges and the unknown.
ONTAP AI Cluster Configurations
NetApp AFF A-series systems support block, file and object storage protocols at huge scale with proven 99.9999% availability. Offering up to 40M IOPS and 1TB/s throughput they scale to 2880 drives and 185PB effective capacity. They also feature comprehensive security with self-encrypting drives and automated logging and audit monitors.
NetApp Trident software automatically provisions advanced data protection features for containerised Kubernetes applications on premises or in the cloud. This helps maintains uptime and prevents data loss, whilst providing replication through NetApp SnapMirror technology for disaster recovery and business continuity.
The NetApp AFF A-Series Range
PNetApp AFF A-series systems can drive workloads at the edge, in the datacentre or in the cloud. These nodes are available in various sizes to suit a range of scalability and performance.
| System | AFF A90 | AFF A70 | AFF A50 | AFF A30 | AFF A20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRIVE BAYS (per node) | 48x 2.5in (4U) | 48x 2.5in (4U) | 24x 2.5in (2U) | 24x 2.5in (2U) | 24x 2.5in (2U) |
| MAXIMUM NODES | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 6 |
| MAXIMUM DRIVES | 2,880 | 2,880 | 1,440 | 288 | 144 |
| MAXIMUM CAPACITY | 185PB | 185PB | 92PB | 19.3PB | 9.3PB |
| NETWORKING | 2x InfiniBand HDR / 200GbE | 2x InfiniBand HDR / 200GbE | 2x InfiniBand HDR / 100GbE | 2x InfiniBand HDR / 100GbE | 2x InfiniBand HDR / 100GbE |
Ready to Deploy Your AI Infrastructure?
As a leading NVIDIA Elite Partner and the UK's only NVIDIA-certified DGX Managed Services Partner, Scan is ideally suited to design and deploy your GPU-accelerated compute & DDN-based storage cluster. Contact our AI experts for further information on 01204 474210 or on [email protected]