ONTAP 9 Manuals ( CA08871-402 )

All-Flash SAN Arrays software configuration overview

The All-Flash SAN Arrays (ASAs) are available beginning with ONTAP 9.7. ASAs are all-flash SAN-only solutions built on proven ETERNUS AX/AC series.
ASA platforms include the following:

  • ETERNUS AX1200 ASA

  • ETERNUS AX2200 ASA

  • ETERNUS AX4100 ASA

  • ETERNUS AC2200 ASA

Beginning with ONTAP 9.16.0, a simplified ONTAP experience specific to SAN-only customers is available on ASA r2 systems (ETERNUS AX1300 ASA, ETERNUS AX2300 ASA, ETERNUS AX4200 ASA, or ETERNUS AC2200 ASA). If you have an ASA r2 system, see the ASA r2 system manual.

ASA series use symmetric active-active for multipathing. All paths are active/optimized so in the event of a storage failover, the host does not need to wait for the ALUA transition of the failover paths to resume I/O. This reduces time to failover.

Set up an ASA

All-Flash SAN Arrays (ASAs) follow the same setup procedure as non-ASA series.

ONTAP System Manager guides you through the procedures necessary to initialize your cluster, create a local tier, configure protocols, and provision storage for your ASA.

ASA host settings and utilities

Host settings for setting up All-Flash SAN Arrays (ASAs) are the same as those for all other SAN hosts.

You can download the Fujitsu Host Utilities software for your specific hosts from the support site.

Ways to identify an ASA series

You can identify an ASA series using ONTAP System Manager or using the ONTAP command line interface (CLI).

  • From the ONTAP System Manager dashboard: Click Cluster > Overview and then select the system node.

    The PERSONALITY is displayed as All-Flash SAN Array.

  • From the CLI: Enter the san config show command.

    The "All-Flash SAN Array" value returns as true for ASA series.

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