topic Minimum number of drives required AFF A20 in AFF

Minimum number of drives required AFF A20

FaizalRah — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:21:28 GMT

Hi Netapp Community,

May I know official statement for minimum number of disk on AFF A20 ?

Re: Minimum number of drives required AFF A20

SpindleNinja — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:43:24 GMT

8. you can find that info in hwu.netapp.com

Re: Minimum number of drives required AFF A20

andris — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:08:13 GMT

The general answer for the AFF A20 (and similar platforms) is: 8 SSD minimum.
HOWEVER, there is one exception... The AFF A20 can be configured with a minimum 6 x 1.92TB SSDs, only.
The ordering system enforces this specific caveat, as well.