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TD105042

IBM System Storage and TotalStorage

IBM N Series to NetApp Machine Type comparison table
contains also
IBM N Series which are withdrawn from Marketing

November 13th. 2012

N Series
NetApp
Data OnTap

Author
Marco Schwarz
Teamleader EMEA Techline Storage
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IBM

NetApp

N Series Model Type

N3150
N3220
N3240
N3400
N6210
N6240

N6270

A15
A25
A12
A22
A14
A24
A11
A21
C10
C20
C21
E11
E21
C22
E12
E22

2857
2857
2857
2859
2858
2858

2858

Type
FAS2220
FAS2220
FAS2240-2
FAS2240C-2
FAS2240-4
FAS2240C-4
FAS2040
FAS2040C
FAS3210
FAS3210C
FAS3240
FAS3240
FAS3240C
FAS3270
FAS3270
FAS3270C

Data

Maximum
ONTAP
drives in filer
7.3.x
or expansion support

Data
ONTAP
8.0.x
support

Data
ONTAP
8.1
support

X
8.1.1+

60
144

X
144
136

240
600

960

N7950T

E22

2867

FAS6280C

1440

EXN3000
EXN3200
EXN3500
EXN4000

003
306
006
004

2857
2857
2857
2863

DS4243
DS4486
DS2246
DS14mk4

24
48
24
14

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IBM
N Series
N3300
N3700
N3600
N3600
N5200

N5300

N5500

N5600

N6040
N6060
N6060
N6070
N6070
N7600

N7700

N7800

N7900
EXN1000

Model

Operations
Manager
Tier s

A10
A20
A10
A20
A10
A20
A10
A20
G10
G20
A10
A20
G10
G20
A10
A20
G10
G20
A10
A20
G10
G20
A10
A20
A12
A22
A21
A11
A10
A20
G10
G20
A11
A21
G11
A10
A20
G10
G20
A11
G11
G21
A21
001

1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
6
5
6
5
3
3
5
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
N/A

Type
2859
2863
2862
2862
2864

2869

2865

2868

2858
2858
2858
2858
2858
2866

2866

2867

2867

WDFM

Data
ONTAP
7.3.x
support

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Type
FAS2020
FAS2020C
FAS270
FAS270C
FAS2050
FAS2050C
FAS3020
FAS3020C
V3020
V3020C
FAS3040
FAS3040C
V3040
V3040C
FAS3050
FAS3050C
V3050
V3050C
FAS3070
FAS3070C
V3070
V3070C
FAS3140
FAS3140C
FAS3160
FAS3160C
FAS3170C
FAS3170
FAS6030
FAS6030C
V6030
V6030C
FAS6040
FAS6040C
V6040
FAS6070
FAS6070C
V6070
V6070C
FAS6080
V6080
V6080C
FAS6080C
DS14mk2

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Data
ONTAP
8.0.x
support

Data
ONTAP
8.1.x
support

yes

yes
yes

x
x

x
x

x
x

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes