AFF support for regular HDD

[makruger]

I have read that AFF systems do not support regular hard drives. Presumably this also means you can't add a 2nd disk shelf and expect it to support regular HDD's. It too would only support SSD's.

Just looking for some confirmation on this.

Thanks!

[Ontapforrum]

Yes, your understanding is correct.

Only SSD drives are supported on AFF platforms. If non-SSD drives are attached to an AFF platform, the disks do not go online. If the root aggregate is HDD-based, the nodes do not boot. 

[TMACMD · Accepted solution]

The code to utilize spinning media is bypassed to help with performance…code streamlining if you will. 
No spinners on any AFF

[EWILTS_SAS]

If you want a filer with a mix of SSD and spinners, get a FAS.  We've had no problems mixing and matching...