FlexArray Storage Virtualization Software
Unify with ONTAP. Deliver more from your existing storage arrays.
Leverage the strongest data management capabilities.
- Add support for NAS workloads.
- Gain ONTAP® integrated data protection and security.
- Accelerate dev/test with instant data cloning.
- Deliver continuous data availability for critical applications.
Simplify IT operations.
- Perform maintenance tasks during regular business hours.
- Eliminate storage silos.
- Create a storage pool that spans the hybrid cloud.
- Reduce capacity requirements with inline data reduction.
Maximize your existing storage array investments.
NetApp® FlexArray virtualization software lets you use EMC, HP, Hitachi, IBM, and NetApp E-Series arrays as storage capacity in an ONTAP environment.
Multiple Business Advantages
Virtualize existing arrays to build a Data Fabric.
Create a single data management architecture that overcomes the limitations of your existing storage arrays.
Simplify operations and eliminate downtime.
Standardize data management. Add flexibility for delivering file services. Perform maintenance and updates without disruption.
Reduce TCO by increasing storage efficiency.
Reduce storage needs by 35% or more using leading inline storage efficiency technologies.
Primary Use Cases
NAS Gateway
Increase IT flexibility by supporting new storage requirements for NAS workloads.
Address Business Risks
Strengthen your responsiveness to unexpected events leveraging the leading data protection and security capabilities in ONTAP.
Grow with the Cloud
Eliminate storage silos and create an environment that can manage data across the hybrid cloud.
Models & Specifications
| Supported Configurations | |
|---|---|
| FAS models | FAS8200, FAS9000, FAS8020, FAS8040, FAS8060, FAS8080 EX Purchase and activate FlexArray at any time. |
| Data ONTAP versions | ONTAP 8.2.1 and later (ONTAP, clustered Data ONTAP, and 7-Mode) |
| Arrays | EMC, HP, Hitachi, IBM, NetApp E-Series (see Interoperability Matrix Tool for details) FlexArray also supports NetApp FAS disk shelves (SSDs and HDDs). |
| Protocols | FC SAN, FCoE, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS/SMB |
| Additional software | FlexArray supports all ONTAP software except SnapLock® Compliance. |
| Number of disks plus array LUNs | FAS8200: up to 480 FAS9000: up to 1440 FAS8020: up to 480 FAS8040: up to 720 FAS8060: up to 1,200 FAS8080 EX: up to 1,440 |
| Flash acceleration | Flash Cache™: Supported with FlexArray running on FAS8000/8200/9000 systems configured with storage arrays or NetApp FAS disk shelves Flash Pool™: Supported with FlexArray running on FAS8000/8200/9000 systems configured with NetApp FAS disk shelves |
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