Entry all-flash unified storage — NVMe performance, ONTAP intelligence, at accessible scale
The NetApp AFF A30 is an entry-level all-flash unified storage system providing NVMe performance, ONTAP data management, and 4 PB raw capacity per HA pair. A cost-effective platform for virtualisation, file services, and database workloads requiring enterprise storage capabilities without the flagship price.
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The AFF A30 delivers NVMe/FC and NVMe/TCP connectivity from a 2U chassis, providing sub-millisecond latency for the most demanding database and virtualisation workloads. 24 internal NVMe SSD slots plus NS224 external shelf expansion support grow capacity as needs evolve.
ONTAP is the intelligence layer that manages data from the AFF A30 across block, file, and object protocols in a single platform. Features include inline deduplication, compression, compaction, FlexClone instant copies, SnapMirror replication, and seamless cloud tiering to AWS, Azure, and GCP.
ONTAP's built-in AI/ML engine monitors storage I/O patterns in real time, detecting ransomware encryption behaviour with 99%+ accuracy. NetApp's Ransomware Recovery Guarantee provides assurance of full data restoration following a verified ransomware event.
SnapMirror replicates data at block or file level to remote AFF systems or to ONTAP in the cloud — providing synchronous or asynchronous disaster recovery with RPO near zero and RTO in minutes. MetroCluster extends synchronous mirroring to active-active data centres.
FabricPool automatically tiers cold data from the AFF A30 to object storage in the cloud — AWS S3, Azure Blob, or StorageGRID — reducing on-premises footprint and cost while keeping hot data on flash for performance.
A single AFF A30 HA pair simultaneously serves NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP, FC, iSCSI, NFS v3/v4.x (including RDMA), SMB/CIFS, and S3 — consolidating workloads from multiple legacy storage silos onto one managed platform.
The NetApp AFF A30 is the entry point to NetApp's all-flash AFF A-Series portfolio — a 2U unified storage system delivering NVMe performance, ONTAP data management, and enterprise-grade reliability at a cost-effective scale. With 24 internal NVMe SSD slots and support for NS224 external shelf expansion, the AFF A30 scales to 4.0 PB raw capacity per HA pair.
ONTAP provides the intelligent data management layer — inline deduplication, compression, and compaction reduce effective storage costs. FlexClone instant thin clones eliminate storage waste for dev/test environments. SnapMirror replication delivers synchronous and asynchronous disaster recovery to remote AFF systems or ONTAP Cloud deployments.
Security is built-in from the hardware up. ONTAP's AI/ML engine monitors I/O patterns in real time, detecting ransomware with 99%+ accuracy. Immutable SnapLock Compliance snapshots provide a tamper-proof recovery baseline, backed by NetApp's Ransomware Recovery Guarantee. Six-nines availability (99.9999%) ensures the platform itself never becomes a point of failure.
As a scale-out NAS platform, the AFF A30 supports up to 6-node clusters for growing file and object workloads, with seamless non-disruptive upgrades as capacity requirements increase.
The AFF A30 is a certified VMware vSphere datastore — delivering NVMe-based IOPS for dense VM environments with VAAI acceleration, VVOL support, and ONTAP management integration via VMware vCenter and Cloud Insights.
Sub-millisecond NVMe latency and inline deduplication make the AFF A30 ideal for consolidating Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL databases onto a single storage platform — reducing licensing footprint and simplifying management.
FabricPool transparently tiers cold data to AWS S3, Azure Blob, or NetApp StorageGRID — reducing on-premises flash consumption and cost while maintaining full ONTAP data management and access transparency for applications.
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Midrange all-flash power — 330 PB effective scale, NVMe/RDMA, and NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD ready
Capacity-optimised all-flash — high-density NVMe QLC SSDs at the economics of spinning disk
Pure block storage excellence — symmetric active-active multipathing, NVMe speed, 100% availability guarantee
