NetApp FAS500f: The ideal balance of performance and capacity
Customers have embraced the FAS500f for medical imaging and research, analytics, media and entertainment production, and other deployments that are latency and capacity-intensive.
The NetApp FAS Series
The FAS series product line has been embraced by customers for their perfect balance of performance and capacity. Build your datacenter with the #1 customer trusted cloud-optimized unified storage platform that's optimized for easy deployment and operations. There are six FAS models, each tailored to different needs.
NetApp FAS500f specs
Each FAS series can accommodate up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) per cluster.
- Maximum raw capacity per HA pair: 734TB
- Maximum drives per HA pair: 48
- NAS scale-out: 1-24 nodes (12 HA pairs)
- SAN scale-out: 1-12 nodes (6 HA pairs)
- Maximum raw capacity for cluster: 8.8PB
- Controller chassis from factor: 2U
- OS version: ONTAP 9.8 RC1 and later
- Storage protocols supported: NVMe-oF, FC, FCoE, iSCSI, NFS, pNFS, CIFS/SMB
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ONTAP: Choose the #1 customer-trusted ecosystem
ONTAP is the the #1 customer-proven operating system that delivers the security, simplicity, and scalability for your hybrid cloud deployments.
Simplify data management, 365 days a year, with Simplicity365
Learn once, reap the benefits forever. With NetApp's Simplicity365, we lighten the heavy burden for front line IT teams across edge, core, and hybrid cloud deployments.
Easy setup
Taking the first step into the cloud may be easier than you think. With the NetApp FAS series, you can provision your own storage in just minutes, and reduce costs simply by implementing NetApp's proven methods of efficiency.
Remain flexible
If you're already working with a public cloud vendor, we have good news: you can easily integrate NetApp's hybrid cloud with your existing clouds on any public cloud. Our powerful reporting will help you further optimize your storage in the future.
Safe, everywhere
We protect your data at every opportunity, making sure it stays safe and sound, in transit or at rest. Whether it lives in the cloud or on premise, every data point is completely safe and secure, thanks to ONTAP's customer-trusted security features.
Effortless migration
The ONTAP ecostystem has everything you need for a smooth migration, including NetApp's SnapMirror. This software expertly moves your data between on-prem and the cloud through data replication.
Risk prevention
Reduce risks and lost time by signing up for alerts from NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager. Receive problem prevention tips (based on the collective wisdom of our user base) whenever the system detects a risk factors.
"It's user-friendly, and I am happy with the dashboard, customization, and security.
"The most valuable features are the NAS features and NetApp's excellent support. We are mainly using this solution for file sharing, virtualization, and database storage. I have been using this solution for seven years. It's very stable. It's scalable. You can scale as much as you can have. We have approximately 500 end-users in our organization. I would definitely recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it."
NetApp FAS Customer: IT Manager
Maritime company, 51-200 employees
Other Models
From entry to enterprise, we have you covered
The FAS2750 and the FAS2720 are both quite often paired with NetApp's FAS900, 8700, and 8300 to unify the data of a dispersed enterprise. Compare the power and scalability of these models to find a fit.
See All FAS Models from NetApp
Get the overview of the entire FAS lineup from NetApp. Take a look and compare your needs with our product offerings.
Choose the best of hybrid cloud
Connect your data, wherever it lives, with NetApp's services for hybrid cloud.
Change how you see your data
With ONTAP, getting valuable insights from your data is just a few clicks away.
Deployment in just minutes
Setup for these FAS models is so simple, it can go from start to completion in under ten minutes.
Scale up and out, as needed
Maintain a seamless IT connection between primary and branch locations of your distributed enterprise.
