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What's new in ONTAP 9.16.0 for ASA r2 systems

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Learn about the new capabilities available in ONTAP 9.16.0 for ASA r2 systems.

Platforms

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New platforms

The following new NetApp ASA r2 systems are available. These platforms deliver a unified hardware and software solution that creates a simplified experience specific to the needs of SAN-only customers.

  • ASA A1K

  • ASA A70

  • ASA A90

System Manager

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Streamlined support for SAN-only customers

System Manager is streamlined to provide support for essential SAN functionality while removing visibility of features and functions not supported in SAN environments.

Storage management

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Simplified storage management

ASA r2 systems introduce the use of storage units with consistency groups for simplified storage management.

  • A storage unit makes storage space available to your SAN hosts for data operations. A storage unit refers to a LUN for SCSI hosts or an NVMe namespace for NVMe hosts.

  • A consistency group is a collection of storage units that are managed as a single unit.

Data security

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Onboard key manager and dual-layer encryption

ASA r2 systems support an onboard key manager and dual-layer (hardware and software) encryption.