topic Re: AFF A220 w/ 18 SSDs in ONTAP Discussions

AFF A220 w/ 18 SSDs

Roland_Yu — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:42:28 GMT

Hi Team,

Is there a way to quote an AFF A220 with 18 internal drives? Even when I try to add a drive pack to a half-populated A220 it automatically includes a DS224C. Fusion doesn't allow me to build an A220 with 18 internal drives either, so I'm wondering if it just isn't a valid configuration.

Thanks,

Re: AFF A220 w/ 18 SSDs

SpindleNinja — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:40:09 GMT

It's valid, don't think there is an express pack for it though.

In Fusion click "customize" under "Change Internal Drives" and click + till you get 18.

Quoting, you'll probably need to do 1/2 shelf + drive packs.

Re: AFF A220 w/ 18 SSDs

TMACMD — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:41:35 GMT

With Fusion, you select the half shelf (12 SSDs). Then modify the shelf, customize it and increase dis count to 18.

For quoting, you would quote a 12-SSD unit, then add a 6-pack of SSDs to get 18.

If you want max-ADP in the field, then someone will need to initialize the system with all 18 drives.