What's different with AFF & EF series

[JerryYang]

What's different with AFF & EF series

[scott_lee]

Aff is more storage function, ef is performance.

[Maxtsen]

I think Aff is Storage Array data Management

ef is application data management

[Francis]

AFF ==> Unify storage & more function
EF ==> Best Performance

[Mathewyu]

If need some function like snapmirror must use AFF, EF series is good for low lantency,high iops.

[bevinsns1]

the ef series is based on the e-series hardware and software. It is Block storage only.

AFF is FAS based. File and Block storage with all the efficiency and data protection normallyou associated with NetApp.

[aselvan]

AFF is FAS system with All SSD Disk in it .

EF is E-Series system with All SSD Disk in it.

[NigelM]

Hi Jerry

both use a different OS too

All Flash FAS uses Clustered Data ONTAP OS

E-Series uses Santricity OS.

Also AFF is unified storage, all protocols NAS and SAN wheras E-Series is for SAN protocols only.

Nigel