NetApp.com Support Community Blog Training Contact Sign in netapp-logo SOLUTIONS chevron-down PRODUCTS chevron-down CLOUD MARKETPLACE search Search SolidFire All-Flash Array Achieve the Next-Generation Data Center Home Products Data Storage Systems All Flash Array SolidFire All-Flash Array Live Chat Agile. Scalable. Automated. Predictable. Fully automated, all-flash array delivers agility and guaranteed application performance at web scale. VIEW DATASHEET 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. Designing the Next-Generation Data Center Learn why now is the time to invest in the next-generation data center. GET THE GUIDE 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. LEARN MORE Build Cloud Hosting Infrastructure Differentiate your hosted and managed services to increase service and platform revenue. Ensure higher customer satisfaction. LEARN MORE Accelerate DevOps DevOps is evolving into a mainstream approach for managing a modern, programmable infrastructure. Start your transformation by automating every aspect of storage. LEARN MORE Models & Specs 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 Cluster size 4 Nodes 28TB 56TB 113TB 226TB 56TB 112TB 226TB 452TB 200K 200K 400K 400K 0.7 kW 0.8 kW 1.8 kW 1.8 kW 4RU * SolidFire 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 raw capacity depending on application workloads. The above capacity calculations show both 5x & 10x efficiency gains while accounting for SolidFire's High Availability in the event of a single node failure. Multiple Business Advantages Guarantee workload performance. Deliver predictable performance to hundreds of applications on a single platform—every time. Automate your entire storage infrastructure. Plug into a robust, REST-based API that automates every aspect of storage provisioning, management, and reporting. Scale-out without limitations. Accelerate IT service delivery with a building-block approach to delivering capacity and performance on demand. Deliver investment protection. Eliminate storage refresh cycles and compatibility concerns as you expand your cluster. Software Need a software update? Find downloads on Support. SolidFire Element OS provides all the features you demand from primary storage. SCALABLE Grow with your business demands by seamlessly and granularly adding capacity and performance for each new business requirement. Deploy 10s of TBs to multiple PBs. Scale without disruptions or downtime. Mix nodes in the same cluster. PREDICTABLE Optimize your infrastructure. Deliver predictable performance to hundreds of applications on a single platform—every time. Use fine-grain Quality-of-Service settings to guarantee performance to every volume. Manage performance in real time without impacting other volumes. Simplify performance management at scale through QoS policies. AUTOMATED Set your infrastructure to automatic and respond to business demands rapidly with on-the-fly adjustments. Maximize your TCO. Provision instantly and balance loads automatically, regardless of system condition or application activity. Utilize comprehensive REST-based APIs. Use always-on deduplication and compression to minimize footprint. PROTECTED Consolidate with confidence— your most critical information is protected. Replicate your data into the Data Fabric with SnapMirror® support. Leverage integrated backup and recovery with real-time replication (asynchronous and synchronous). Self-healing Helix RAID-less data protection. SolidFire Element OS powers your next generation storage architecture so you can simplify and automate data management at scale. Deployment Models All-Flash Array Accelerate next-generation data-center deployments with a node-based, web-scale solution. DATASHEET Innovative Licensing Get the cost and flexibility benefits of software-only storage without the supply-chain, system-integration, and support complexities. DATASHEET Hyper Converged Infrastructure Consolidate workloads with guaranteed performance and the ability to manage storage and compute independently. 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