Basil –
For ONTAP select all the storage must be of the same type and speed (e.g. 7200 RPM NL-SAS, 10000 RPM SAS, SSDs) so you can’t mix and match say 20x 4TB NL-SAS drives and 10x SSDs in the same ONTAP select VM.
I haven’t seen or heard about any restrictions on disk type though and the TR you linked definitely implies that they’re usable.
As far as flash optimization goes, I am pretty sure that only applies to AFF filers and not ONTAP 9.0 in general so that would seem to rule out ONTAP Select.
Thanks!
From: toasters-bounces@teaparty.net [mailto:toasters-bounces@teaparty.net]
On Behalf Of BERNTSEN Basil
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 11:24 AM
To: toasters@teaparty.net
Subject: Ontap SELECT SSD
Hi folks,
I was told by someone on my account team that SSD isn't "allowed" on Ontap SELECT. That said, I found in TR 4517, page 9, (http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-4517.pdf)
that in fact we can use SSDs. Anyone here know the whole story?
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If I attach a bunch of SSDs to a RAID card and present them to an Ontap SELECT VM, can I use them?
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Will it try to use them like spindles, without any of the new 9.0 flash optimizations?
Thanks!
Basil Berntsen
Société Générale
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