Drive extreme performance.
2,000,000 IOPS or sub-100 microsecond SSD latency help you complete business operations faster—and improve the customer experience.
- Supercharge your data analytics and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads with the industry’s leading price/performance NVMe system
- Achieve consistent microsecond response with end to end NVMe and industry leading support for 100Gb NVMe/RoCE, 100Gb NVMe/InfiniBand, 32Gb NVMe/FC, and 32Gb FC
- Accelerate Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases—up to 20X.
Deliver high availability
Maximize uptime using a fully redundant, six-9s modular 2U enterprise-grade building-block system with automated failover and advanced monitoring.
- Benefit from 1 million SANtricity? systems deployed.
- Grow seamlessly to 1.8PB.
- Proactive system health monitoring with flexible notification options and visibility in NetApp Active IQ.
The NetApp? EF600 is StorageReview 2019 Editor’s Choice Award winner. According to StorageReview.com, "The AFA EF600 is yet another impressive array from NetApp.”
Primary Use Cases
Models & Specifications
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| NetApp® EF600 All-Flash Array | NetApp® EF570 All-Flash Array | NetApp® EF280 All-Flash Array | |
| IOPS | 2,000,000 IOPS | 1,000,000 IOPS | 300,000 IOPS |
| Average Latency |
<100μs up to 200,000 4K random write IOPS <100μs up to 150,000 4K random read IOPS <250μs up to 2,000,000 4K random read IOPS |
<100μs up to 185,000 4K random write IOPS <140μs up to 100,000 4K random read IOPS <200μs up to 800,000 4K random read IOPS <300μs up to 1,000,000 4K random read IOPS |
n/a |
| Sustained throughput | Up to 44GBps | Up to 21GBps | Up to 10GBps |
| Maximum drives | 24 | 120 (EF570 with 4 expansion shelves) | 96 (EF280 with 3 DE224C expansion shelves) |
| Maximum raw capacity | 360TB | 1.8PB | 1.5PB |
| Drive types supported | SSD ? 1.9TB, 3.8TB, 7.6TB ? 3.8TB FIPS ? 1.9TB, 3.8TB, 7.6TB, 15.3TB FDE |
SSD ? 800GB, 1.6TB, 3.8TB, 7.6TB, 15.3TB ? 1.6TB FIPS ? 3.8TB FDE |
SSD ? 800GB, 1.6TB, 3.8TB, 7.6TB, 15.3TB ? 1.6TB FIPS ? 3.8TB FDE |
| Form factor[1] | Base system: 2U/24 | Base system: 2U/24 Expansion shelf: 2U/24 |
Base system: 2U/24 Expansion shelf: 2U/24 |
| System memory | 32GB, 128GB | 32GB, 128GB | 16GB, 64GB |
| Host I/O ports | Optional add-on I/O ports: 16 ports 32Gb FC [2] 16 ports 32Gb NVMe over FC 8 ports 100Gb NVMe over InfiniBand [3] 8 ports 100Gb NVMe over RoCE [3] (Ethernet) |
Base I/O ports: 4 ports 16Gb FC 4 ports 10Gb iSCSI (optical) Optional add-on I/O ports: 8 ports 32Gb FC 8 ports 10Gb iSCSI (copper) 8 ports 25Gb iSCSI (optical) 8 ports 12Gb SAS 4 ports 100Gb InfiniBand (iSER or SRP) 4 ports 100Gb NVMe over InfiniBand[3] 4 ports 100Gb NVMe over RoCE[3] (Ethernet) |
Base I/O ports: 8 ports 16Gb FC 8 ports 10Gb iSCSI (optical) Optional add-on I/O ports: 4 ports 10Gb iSCSI (copper) 8 ports 12Gb SAS 8 ports 32Gb FC 8 ports 25Gb iSCSI |
| System management | SANtricity System Manager 11.60 (web-based, on-box) | SANtricity System Manager 11.50 (web-based, on-box) | |
| High-availability features |
Dual active controller with automated I/O path failover Automatic load balancing and path connectivity monitoring Dynamic Disk Pools technology and traditional RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 Redundant, hot-swappable storage controllers, disk drives, power supplies, and fans Automatic rebuild after a drive failure Mirrored data cache with battery-backed destage to flash Data Assurance (T10 PI ANSI standard to ensure data integrity) Proactive drive health monitoring that identifies problems before they create issues NetApp Active IQ Online SANtricity OS upgrades and drive firmware upgrades Online configuration changes Up to six-nines availability (with appropriate configuration and service plans) |
Dual active controller with automated I/O path failover Automatic load balancing and path connectivity monitoring Dynamic Disk Pools technology and traditional RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 Redundant, hot-swappable storage controllers, disk drives, power supplies, and fans Automatic rebuild after a drive failure Mirrored data cache with battery-backed destage to flash Data Assurance (T10 PI ANSI standard to ensure data integrity) Proactive drive health monitoring that identifies problems before they create issues NetApp Active IQ Online SANtricity OS upgrades and drive firmware upgrades Online configuration changes Up to six-nines availability (with appropriate configuration and service plans) |
Dual active controller with automated I/O path failover Automatic load balancing and path connectivity monitoring Dynamic Disk Pools (DDP) technology and traditional RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 Redundant, hot-swappable storage controllers, disk drives, power supplies, and fans Automatic rebuild after a drive failure Mirrored data cache with battery-backed destage to flash Data Assurance (T10 PI ANSI standard to ensure data integrity) Proactive drive health monitoring that identifies problems before they create issues NetApp Active IQ Online SANtricity OS upgrades and drive firmware upgrades Online configuration changes Up to six-nines availability (with appropriate configuration and service plans) |
| Host operating systems | Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | Apple macOS CentOS Linux IBM AIX Microsoft Windows Server Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Oracle Enterprise Linux Oracle Solaris Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ubuntu Linux VMware ESX |
Apple macOS CentOS Linux IBM AIX Microsoft Windows Server Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Oracle Enterprise Linux Oracle Solaris Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ubuntu Linux VMware ESX |
| Included software features |
SANtricity volume copy SANtricity Snapshot |
SANtricity synchronous and asynchronous mirroring SANtricity volume copy SANtricity thin provisioning SANtricity Snapshot SANtricity Cloud Connector |
SANtricity synchronous and asynchronous mirroring SANtricity volume copy SANtricity thin provisioning SANtricity Snapshot SANtricity Cloud Connector |
| Security features |
Drive encryption (FDE/FIPS) support [4] Native encryption key management External encryption key management (KMIP-compliant) Role-based access control and audit log LDAP support SAML support to enable Multi-Factor Authentication Common Criteria certified |
Drive encryption (FDE/FIPS) support [4] Native encryption key management External encryption key management (KMIP-compliant) Role-based access control and audit log LDAP support SAML support to enable Multi-Factor Authentication Common Criteria certified |
Drive encryption (FDE/FIPS) support [4] Native encryption key management External encryption key management (KMIP-compliant) Role-based access control and audit log LDAP support SAML support to enable Multi-Factor Authentication Common Criteria certified |
| System capabilities |
Dynamic Disk Pools and Traditional RAID coexistence Dynamic volume expansion Dynamic capacity expansion for DDP or RAID volume group Dynamic capacity contraction (DDP only) Dynamic RAID-level or segment size migration (traditional RAID only) Embedded system event monitoring Full Stripe Write Acceleration (FSWA) to accelerate system write performance (for qualifying workloads) |
Dynamic Disk Pools and Traditional RAID coexistence Dynamic volume expansion Dynamic capacity expansion for DDP or RAID volume group Dynamic capacity contraction (DDP only) Dynamic RAID-level or segment size migration (traditional RAID only) Embedded system event monitoring Full Stripe Write Acceleration (FSWA) to accelerate system write performance (for qualifying workloads) |
Dynamic Disk Pools and Traditional RAID coexistence Dynamic volume expansion Dynamic capacity expansion for DDP or RAID volume group Dynamic capacity contraction (DDP only) Dynamic RAID-level or segment size migration (traditional RAID only) Embedded system event monitoring Full Stripe Write Acceleration (FSWA) to accelerate system write performance (for qualifying workloads) |
| Management enablers |
SANtricity Unified Manager NetApp SANtricity Performance App for Splunk Enterprise[5] NetApp E-Series Performance Analyzer (for Grafana?) |
SANtricity Unified Manager NetApp SANtricity Performance App for Splunk Enterprise[5] VMware vSphere Storage APIs—Array Integration (VAAI) Microsoft Windows Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) |
SANtricity Unified Manager NetApp SANtricity Performance App for Splunk Enterprise[5] VMware vSphere Storage APIs—Array Integration (VAAI) Microsoft Windows Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) |
| Open management and orchestration |
NetApp SANtricity Web Services embedded REST API NetApp SANtricity Secure CLI Ansible® modules for E-Series |
NetApp SANtricity Web Services embedded REST API NetApp PowerShell Toolkit APIs NetApp SANtricity Secure CLI Ansible® modules for E-Series |
NetApp SANtricity Web Services embedded REST API NetApp PowerShell Toolkit APIs NetApp SANtricity Secure CLI Ansible® modules for E-Series |
| System maximums |
Hosts/partitions: 512 Volumes: 2,048 Maximum DDP capacity per system: 6PB Maximum DDP volume size: 2PB Maximum RAID volume size: 30 drives Snapshot copies: 2,048 |
Hosts/partitions: 512 Volumes: 2,048 Maximum DDP capacity per system: 6PB Maximum DDP volume size: 2PB Maximum RAID volume size: 30 drives Snapshot copies: 2,048 Mirrors: 128 |
Hosts/partitions: 128 Volumes: 512 Maximum DDP capacity per system: 6PB Maximum DDP volume size: 2PB Maximum RAID volume size: 30 drives Snapshot copies: 512 Mirrors: 32 |
| IOPS | ||||||
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| Dimension and Weights | EF600 Base System | EF570 Base System | EF570 Expansion Shelf | EF280 Base System | EF280 Expansion Shelf | |
| Height | ||||||
| Height | 3.43” (8.7cm) | 3.47" (8.81cm) | 3.47" (8.81cm) | 3.47" (8.81cm) | 3.47" (8.81cm) | |
| Height | ||||||
| Width | 19.02” (48.3cm) | 19" (48.26cm) | 19" (48.26cm) | 19" (48.26cm) | 19" (48.26cm) | |
| Height | ||||||
| Depth | 17.6” (44.7cm) | 19.27" (48.95cm) | 19.27" (48.95cm) | 19.27" (48.95cm) | 19.27" (48.95cm) | |
| Height | ||||||
| Weight[6] | 53.66lb (24.34kg) | 51.63lb (23.42kg) | 46.896lb (21.27kg) | 51.63lb (23.42kg) | 46.896lb (21.27kg) | |
| Power and Cooling | EF600 Base System | EF570 Base System | EF570 Expansion Shelf | EF280 Base System | EF280 Expansion Shelf | |
| kVA | ||||||
| kVA |
Typical: 0.979 Maximum: 1.128 |
Typical: 0.522 Maximum: 0.665 |
Typical: 0.265 Maximum: 0.379 |
Typical: 0.522 Maximum: 0.665 |
Typical: 0.265 Maximum: 0.379 |
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| Watts | ||||||
| Watts |
Typical: 979.09 Maximum: 1128 |
Typical: 546.18 Maximum: 658.53 |
Typical: 262.76 Maximum: 375.12 |
Typical: 546.18 Maximum: 658.53 |
Typical: 262.76 Maximum: 375.12 |
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| BTU | ||||||
| BTU |
Typical: 3348 Maximum: 3859.128 |
Typical: 1863.64 Maximum: 2247 |
Typical: 896.57 Maximum: 1279.96 |
Typical: 1,863.64 Maximum: 2,247 |
Typical: 896.57 Maximum: 1,279.96 |
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- The base system and expansion shelves can be configured with a minimum of six SSDs.
- FC protocol available October 2019
- NVMe over Fabrics support requires the 128GB EF570 storage system.
- Hardware and software for at-rest data encryption are not available in certain countries, including Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, and other Eurasian Customs Union countries.
- Available from Splunk’s website.
- System weights will vary depending on drive count and type.
*NetApp EF570 all-flash system is the storage industry’s price/performance leader as demonstrated by SPC-1 and SPC-2 benchmark tests as of September 19, 2017.
Multiple Business Advantages
Maximum Efficiency
Eliminate overprovisioning. Reduce costs dramatically by cutting space, power, and cooling—up to 95%.
Modular Scalability
Support for up to 1.8PB of raw capacity in modular 2U building blocks delivers superior data access with low-latency performance.
Enterprise-Proven Platform
Benefit from 1 million systems—flash-optimized fourth-generation EF-Series arrays are designed to work in the most demanding environments.
Advanced Data Protection
Guard against data loss and downtime events—locally and long distance—with advanced data protection.
Software
NetApp SANtricity software lets you achieve maximum performance and utilization of your EF-Series all-flash arrays.
Need a software update? Find downloads on Support.
| Software Features | ||||
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| System management | SANtricity System Manager 11.60 | |||
| High-availability features | Dual active controller with automated I/O path failover Automatic load balancing and path connectivity monitoring Dynamic Disk Pools technology and traditional RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 Redundant, hot-swappable storage controllers, disk drives, power supplies, and fans Automatic rebuild after a drive failure Mirrored data cache with battery-backed destage to flash Data Assurance (T10 PI ANSI standard to ensure data integrity) Proactive drive health monitoring that identifies problems before they create issues Online SANtricity OS upgrades and drive firmware upgrades Online configuration changes |
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| Host operating systems | Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | |||
| Included software features | SANtricity volume copy SANtricity Snapshot |
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| Security features | Drive encryption (FDE/FIPS) support[1] Native encryption key management External encryption key management (KMIP-compliant) Role-based access control and audit log LDAP support SAML support to enable Multi-Factor Authentication Common Criteria certified |
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| System capabilities | Dynamic Disk Pools and Traditional RAID coexistence Dynamic volume expansion Dynamic capacity expansion for DDP or RAID volume group Dynamic capacity contraction (DDP only) Dynamic RAID-level or segment size migration (traditional RAID only) Embedded system event monitoring Full Stripe Write Acceleration (FSWA) to accelerate system write performance (for qualifying workloads) |
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| Open management | NetApp SANtricity Web Services embedded REST APIs NetApp SANtricity Secure CLI |
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| Management enablers | NetApp SANtricity Performance App for Splunk Enterprise[2] NetApp E-Series Performance Analyzer for Grafana |
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- [1] Hardware and software for at-rest data encryption are not available in certain countries, including Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, and other Eurasian Customs Union countries.
- [2] Available from Splunk’s website.
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