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AFF support for regular HDD

makruger
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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!

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

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

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

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