NetApp SolidFire
Agile. Scalable. Automated. Predictable.
Fully automated, all-flash array delivers agility and guaranteed application performance at scale out.
SolidFire enables the Next-Generation Data Center
- Guarantee performance to thousands of apps on one shared storage system.
- Increase system capacity and performance instantly by simply adding nodes.
- Automate everyday storage tasks. Enable end-user self-service to shrink administration time by 12x.
- Eliminate storage refresh cycles and compatibility concerns.
- Reduce operational overhead and risk with a resilient, self-healing architecture.
The flexible and efficient way to buy
Capacity Licensing unbundles storage software from the hardware, letting you purchase and grow your cloud infrastructure in a way that aligns with your ever-changing data center needs, wherever and whenever that may be.
- Enterprise-wide license eliminates stranded capacity and enables geographic flexibility
- Transferrable license lets you add, upgrade or replace hardware at any time
- Built-in, usage-based discounts drive prices down as capacity grows
Primary Use Cases
Simplify & Automate
Discover storage built to enable the demands of your production-ready cloud environments—enabling self-service IT and accelerating the speed of business.
Build Cloud Hosting Infrastructure
Differentiate your hosted and managed services to increase service and platform revenue. Ensure higher customer satisfaction.
Accelerate DevOps
DevOps is evolving into a mainstream approach for managing a modern, programmable infrastructure. Start your transformation by automating every aspect of storage.
Models & Specs
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| SF4805 | SF9605 | SF19210 | SF38410 | FC Node | |
| Storage Node* | Storage Node* | Storage Node* | Storage Node* | Fabric Interconnect | |
| Drives | (10) 480GB 2.5″ SSD | (10) 960GB 2.5″ SSD | (10) 1.92TB 2.5″ SSD | (10) 3.84TB 2.5″ SSD | N/A |
| System Memory/Read Cache | 128GB | 256GB | 384GB | 768GB | 64GB |
| Raw Capacity | 4.8TB/4.3TiB | 9.6TB/8.7TiB | 19.2TB/17.4TiB | 38.4TB/34.8TiB | N/A |
| Effective Capacity** | 10 to 20TB/9 to 18.1TiB | 20 to 40TB/18.1 to 36.3TiB | 40 to 80TB/36.3 to 72.7TiB | 80 to 160TB/72.6 to 145.4TiB | N/A |
| Performance per node | 50,000 IOPS | 50,000 IOPS | 100,000 IOPS | 100,000 IOPS | N/A |
| Networking | Data – (2) 10GbE iSCSI SFP+
Mgt – (2) 1GbE RJ45 |
Data – (2) 10GbE iSCSI SFP+
Mgt – (2) 1GbE RJ45 |
Data – (2) 10GbE iSCSI SFP+
Mgt – (2) 1GbE RJ45 |
Data – (2) 10GbE iSCSI SFP+
Mgt – (2) 1GbE RJ45 |
Data – (4) 16GB
(4) 10GbE iSCSI SFP+ Mgt – (2) 1GbE RJ45 |
| Average Watts | 130W to 230W, depending on I/O load | 150W to 275W, depending on I/O load | 300W to 450W, depending on I/O load | 300W to 450W, depending on I/O load | 120W to 200W, depending on I/O load |
| Weight | 17.2 kg (38 lbs) | 17.2 kg (38 lbs) | 17.2 kg (38 lbs) | 17.2 kg (38 lbs) | 16.3 kg (36 lbs) |
*Each SolidFire SF-series storage node includes Element OS software and is available as an encrypted or non-encrypted appliance.
**SolidFire’s effective capacity calculation accounts for Helix data protection, system overhead and global efficiencies including compression, deduplication and thin provisioning. SolidFire customers typically achieve an effective capacity range of 5x to 10x the usable capacity depending on application workloads.
SolidFire System At Scale
Expand storage clusters by simply adding new nodes as your business and application demands dictate. SolidFire lets you instantly and automatically grow the capacity and performance of the entire system. No controller upgrades, no interruptions, and no settings to change.
| Cluster size | 4 Nodes | 20 Nodes | 40 Nodes | 100 Nodes | |
| Effective Capacity 5x* | SF4805 | 28TB | 180TB | 371TB | 942TB |
| SF9605 | 56TB | 361TB | 742TB | 1.8PB | |
| SF19210 | 113TB | 722TB | 1.4PB | 3.7PB | |
| SF38410 | 226TB | 1.4PB | 2.9PB | 7.4PB | |
| Effective Capacity 10x* | SF4805 | 56TB | 360TB | 742TB | 1.8PB |
| SF9605 | 112TB | 722TB | 1.4PB | 3.6PB | |
| SF19210 | 226TB | 1.4PB | 2.8PB | 7.4PB | |
| SF38410 | 452TB | 2.8PB | 5.8PB | 14.8PB | |
| 4K Random IOPS | SF4805 | 200K | 1M | 2M | 5M |
| SF9605 | 200K | 1M | 2M | 5M | |
| SF19210 | 400K | 2M | 4M | 10M | |
| SF38410 | 400K | 2M | 4M | 10M | |
| kW at Max IO load | SF4805 | 0.7 kW | 3.6 kW | 7.2 kW | 18 kW |
| SF9605 | 0.8 kW | 4.2 kW | 8.5 kW | 21.2 kW | |
| SF19210 | 1.8 kW | 9 kW | 18 kW | 45 kW | |
| SF38410 | 1.8 kW | 9 kW | 18 kW | 45 kW | |
| Rack Units | 4RU | 20RU | 40RU | 100RU | |
