NetApp AFF C-Series Systems
Leading the way to a cloud-connected all-flash data center

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NetApp AFF C-Series is Capacity Flash Storage

NetApp® AFF C-Series systems make all-flash more accessible with the lowest entry capacity for unified storage, meaning less money out of your pocket. Modernize your data center with these capacity-optimized, all-flash systems with native cloud integration.

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AFF C Series Products

AFF C800

For More demanding workloads requiring moderately high performance and high capacity

AFF C400

For Most enterprise applications that require best balance of performance and capacity

AFF C250

For Mid-size business and enterprises that require simplicity and best value

Sustainable flash technology

Trust your security: The only enterprise storage vendor validated to store top-secret data.
Simplify scaling: Remove silos by scaling out in a cluster nondisruptively with just the right mix of performance flash, capacity flash, and hybrid flash.
Save the planet: Reduce rack space by up to 95% and power and cooling costs by up to 85%.

Sustainable

Reduce energy consumption and achieve your carbon footprint reduction goals.

Scalable

Expand capacity and eliminate storage silos with non-disruptive scale-out in a cluster. Deploy and move workloads with the ultimate flexibility.

Secure

Safeguard against threats like ransomware and get built-in, application-consistent data protection.

Key Benefits of Choosing the C-Series

Reduce TCO and energy costs while simplifying operations.

Save up to 95% of rack space and up to 85% of power and cooling cost over hybrid flash storage.
Reduce cost with guaranteed storage efficiency
Realize even greater savings by tiering cold data to the cloud easily

Scale capacity and performance painlessly as your data grows.

Expand capacity with nondisruptive scaling in a cluster without silos or data migration.
Manage data with the ultimate flexibility of unified support across different storage media and protocols, on premises or in the cloud.
Scale performance with technology innovations of NVMe/FC and NVMe/TCP connectivity.

Keep important data secure, available, and protected.

Safeguard your data with best-in-class data security and ransomware protection.
Simplify backup and recovery with built-in application-consistent data protection.
Achieve business continuity and fast disaster recovery with zero data loss and zero downtime.

AFF C-Series Technical Specifications

The AFF C-Series all-flash systems are ideal for tier 1 and tier 2 workloads while also delivering better performance than disks. Find out which model is the best fit for your requirements.

	AFF C800	AFF C400	AFF C250

Best for	More demanding workloads requiring moderately high performance and high capacity	Most enterprise applications that require best balance of performance and capacity	Mid-size business and enterprises that require simplicity and best value
Maximum scale-out	24 nodes	24 nodes	24 nodes
Raw capacity	182TB-2.2PB	122TB-1.46PB	122-734TB
Max Effective Capacity	176PB	71PB	35PB
Controller Chassis Form Factor	4U; 48 internal SSD slots	4U	2U; 24 internal SSD slots
Power Consumption (Median)	1463W	1240W (with NS224)	491W

Our Guarantees:

Guaranteed Storage Efficiency

AFF systems deliver better effective capacity for any workload, backed by our Storage Efficiency Guarantee.

Guaranteed Ransomware Recovery

Your data is your most valuable asset. Trust NetApp to protect your data from ransomware attacks. If we can’t help you recover your data in the event of a ransomware attack, we will make it right.

Software features

Category	Features
Data Access Protocols	FC, iSCSI, NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP, FCoE, NFS, SMB, S3
High Availability	Active-active controller architecture Nondisruptive maintenance, upgrade and scale-out clustering Multi-site resiliency for continuous data access
Storage Efficiency	Online data compression, deduplication and compaction Space-efficient LUN, file and volume cloning Automatic data tiering
Data Management	Intuitive onboard GUI, REST APIs and automation integration AI-informed predictive analytics and corrective action Quality of Service (QoS) workload control Easily provision and manage data from market-leading host operating systems, hypervisors and application software
Scalable NAS	Large-scale single namespace management with local and remote caching
Data Protection	Application-consistent Snapshot® copies and restore Integrated remote backup/disaster recovery Synchronous zero data loss replication Tamper-proof Snapshots Business continuity across sites
Security and Compliance	Autonomous ransomware protection Multifactor admin access Secure multitenant shared storage In-flight and data at-rest encryption Regulatory compliant data retention Multi-admin verification before executing sensitive commands
Cloud Integration	Seamlessly tier, backup, replicate, cache data to private and public clouds Move data between major public cloud services

Simplify your storage journey:

NetApp Advance

Future proof your storage investment with free, non-disruptive controller upgrades, and options to shift to the cloud as your business needs evolve.

ONTAP Software

On premises or across your hybrid multicloud—support your business, reduce risk, save time, and optimize your budget.

Cloud tiering

Extend storage capacity up to 80% and save up to 70% on storage costs with automated data tiering.

All-Flash Unified

Block / SAN

Hybrid Flash & Object

AI Infrastructure

Public Cloud

Software & Management

Storage as a Service

NetApp AFF C-Series Systems Leading the way to a cloud-connected all-flash data center