topic Re: Why no SSD drives in the new DS2246 shelf? in ONTAP Hardware https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47488#M3330 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>During Insight Jay White also explained that the SATA-&gt;SAS dongles weren't available in 2.5inch formfactor.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Niek</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:18:45 GMT vmsjaak13 2010-11-11T09:18:45Z Why no SSD drives in the new DS2246 shelf? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47462#M3315 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>With NetApp jumping on the SSD drives, in addition to their previous solid state lineup consisting of the PAM-II cards, I really wonder why they chose to fit these drives only in the DS4243 shelf. The density of SSD drives would make them a perfect fit for the DS2246 shelf, and it would provide even greater performance/density/power ratio. Are there SSD drives planned in the future for the new 2,5" shelf?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:05:54 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47462#M3315 avbohemen 2025-06-05T07:05:54Z Re: Why no SSD drives in the new DS2246 shelf? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47466#M3317 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I can only second to that question, 2.5'' SSDs make perfect sense to me.</P><P></P><P>IMHO the likely reason is simply the validation &amp; testing routine, so someone made the decision to introduce 3.5'' SSDs first.</P><P></P><P>Regards,<BR />Radek</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:36:33 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47466#M3317 radek_kubka 2010-11-10T13:36:33Z Re: Why no SSD drives in the new DS2246 shelf? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47470#M3319 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>From the Storage Subsystem Technical FAQ:</P><P>SSD drives have a 3Gb/s interface. They would be unable to take advantage of the 6Gb/s speed offered by the IOM6 capable DS2246 shelf.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Niek</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:54:24 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47470#M3319 vmsjaak13 2010-11-10T14:54:24Z Re: Why no SSD drives in the new DS2246 shelf? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47475#M3322 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This particular argument doesn't stack up in my view:</P><P></P><P>1) SSDs wouldn't be any slower in DS2246, as the DS4243 they are supported in is 3Gbit SAS anyway</P><P>2) With SSDs it's all about random IOPS, not about throughput</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:00:08 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47475#M3322 radek_kubka 2010-11-10T15:00:08Z Re: Why no SSD drives in the new DS2246 shelf? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47479#M3324 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I agree, but that was all I could find about the subject.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Niek</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:03:11 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47479#M3324 vmsjaak13 2010-11-10T15:03:11Z Re: Why no SSD drives in the new DS2246 shelf? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47484#M3327 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The reason the SSDs are in the DS4243 shelf and not the DS2246 shelf was a time-to-market reason.&nbsp; Combining the intro of both SSD and DS2246 added risk to bringing each new capability to market in a timely fashion.&nbsp; Now that the DS2246 is shipping, there is the flexibility to use it in the future with SSD.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:05:39 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47484#M3327 sshapiro 2010-11-11T02:05:39Z Re: Why no SSD drives in the new DS2246 shelf? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47488#M3330 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>During Insight Jay White also explained that the SATA-&gt;SAS dongles weren't available in 2.5inch formfactor.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Niek</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:18:45 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Why-no-SSD-drives-in-the-new-DS2246-shelf/m-p/47488#M3330 vmsjaak13 2010-11-11T09:18:45Z