Supported configurations in Azure
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Several Cloud Volumes ONTAP configurations are supported in Azure.
Supported configurations by license
Cloud Volumes ONTAP is available in Azure as a single node system and as a high-availability (HA) pair of nodes for fault tolerance and nondisruptive operations.
Upgrading a single node system to an HA pair is not supported. If you want to switch between a single node system and an HA pair, then you need to deploy a new system and replicate data from the existing system to the new system.
Single node systems
You can choose from the following configurations when deploying Cloud Volumes ONTAP as a single-node system in Azure:
| Freemium | PAYGO Explore | PAYGO Standard | PAYGO Premium | Node-based license | Capacity-based license | |
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Maximum system capacity |
500 GiB |
2 TiB 1 |
10 TiB |
368 TiB |
368 TiB per license |
2 PiB |
Supported virtual machine types |
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Supported disk types 4 |
Standard HDD Managed Disks, Standard SSD Managed Disks, and Premium SSD Managed Disks |
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Data tiering to Azure Blob storage isn't supported with PAYGO Explore.
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This VM type uses an Ultra SSD for VNVRAM, which provides better write performance.
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This VM type includes local NVMe storage, which Cloud Volumes ONTAP uses as Flash Cache. Flash Cache speeds access to data through real-time intelligent caching of recently read user data and NetApp metadata. It is effective for random read-intensive workloads, including databases, email, and file services. Compression must be disabled on all volumes to take advantage of the Flash Cache performance improvements. Learn more.
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High write speed is supported with all instance types when using a single node system. You can enable high write speed from BlueXP during deployment or any time after. Learn more about choosing a write speed.
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Enhanced write performance is enabled when using SSDs.
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For Azure region support, see Cloud Volumes Global Regions.
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Cloud Volumes ONTAP can run on either a Reserved or On-demand VM instance from your cloud provider. Solutions that use other VM instance types aren't supported.
HA pairs
You can choose from the following configurations when deploying Cloud Volumes ONTAP as an HA pair in Azure.
| Freemium | PAYGO Standard | PAYGO Premium | Node-based license | Capacity-based license | |
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Maximum system capacity |
500 GiB |
10 TiB |
368 TiB |
368 TiB per license |
2 PiB |
Supported virtual machine types |
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Supported disk types |
Premium page blobs |
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Cloud Volumes ONTAP supports high write speed with these VM types when using an HA pair. You can enable high write speed from BlueXP during deployment or any time after. Learn more about choosing a write speed.
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This VM is recommended only when Azure maintenance control is needed. It's not recommended for any other use case due to the higher pricing.
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PAYGO Explore isn't supported with HA pairs in Azure.
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For Azure region support, see Cloud Volumes Global Regions.
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Cloud Volumes ONTAP can run on either a Reserved or On-demand VM instance from your cloud provider. Solutions that use other VM instance types aren't supported.
Supported disk sizes
In Azure, an aggregate can contain up to 12 disks that are all the same type and size.
Single node systems
Single node systems use Azure Managed Disks. The following disk sizes are supported:
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HA pairs
HA pairs use Premium page blobs. The following disk sizes are supported:
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500 GiB
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1 TiB
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2 TiB
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4 TiB
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8 TiB