Engineered to supercharge your entire AI data pipeline, NetApp® AFX powers your most demanding workloads with high-performance, ultra-scalable, disaggregated AI storage.
NetApp AFX delivers the proven, enterprise-grade data management and security features of NetApp ONTAP® while integrating seamlessly into your hybrid multicloud data estate. No other AI storage solution comes close to the power of AFX.

Throughput
for AI-intensive workloadsUp to 4 TB/s of throughput in a single cluster
Scale for massive data setsUp to 1+ EB in a single cluster with FabricPool tiering
More Efficient24% increased data reduction observed with ONTAP 9.19.1 in pre-release testing. Storage efficiency rates vary by workload and data type; your results may vary.
Get extreme parallel file system performance without the headaches.These specifications represent reasonable customer configurations. The AFX architectural design can scale more than an order of magnitude above the noted limits. Upon initial release of AFX certain smaller limits may be imposed; please check with NetApp for details. Full enablement of the limits in the referenced table is planned for a future software release of ONTAP, included at no additional cost for customers under a support contract. Statements by NetApp about unreleased offerings and future plans are for informational purposes only, are subject to change without notice, and should not be relied upon for purchasing or other decisions. Such statements do not constitute a commitment, obligation, guarantee, or warranty of any kind by NetApp, including about availability, functionality, pricing, or timing. Optimize with linear, independent scale of compute and storage and granular QoS so that your apps operate at peak performance.
Deliver efficient data movement that preserves policy and security context. Protect data with fine-grained access controls and real-time ransomware detection. And it’s all on the planet’s most secure storage.
Streamline AI pipelines with unified data access as you manage, protect, and mobilize data across your hybrid cloud. Find and curate the right datasets instantly with an always-current metadata engine.
Fuel next-gen AI breakthroughs with NetApp AFX — now certified for NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD. Purpose-built for AI Centers of Excellence, AFX delivers the performance, scalability, and intelligent data management needed to accelerate your most demanding AI workloads.

Discover how AFX delivers enterprise-grade performance and scale for all your AI workloads — along with all the advanced data management, ease of use, and proven security of NetApp ONTAP.

At Vultr, our customers are running increasingly demanding AI workloads at scale and require storage that can support them. That’s why we partnered with NetApp—AFX brings together the performance and enterprise data services needed to support AI workflows in production.
Kevin Cochrane, CMO, Vultr

NetApp® AFX systems are ideal for data-intensive workloads like AI that demand maximum throughput and performance. Pair with the NetApp AI Data Engine to accelerate your AI adoption.
| NetApp AFX | ![]() |
|---|---|
| Storage controller | AFX 2K |
| Storage controller form factor | 2U |
| Maximum storage controllers | 128These specifications represent reasonable customer configurations. The AFX architectural design can scale more than an order of magnitude above the noted limits. Upon initial release of AFX certain smaller limits may be imposed; please check with NetApp for details. Full enablement of the limits in the referenced table is planned for a future software release of ONTAP, included at no additional cost for customers under a support contract. Statements by NetApp about unreleased offerings and future plans are for informational purposes only, are subject to change without notice, and should not be relied upon for purchasing or other decisions. Such statements do not constitute a commitment, obligation, guarantee, or warranty of any kind by NetApp, including about availability, functionality, pricing, or timing. |
| Storage enclosure | NX224 |
| Storage enclosure form factor | 2U |
| Maximum storage enclosures | 52[4] |
| Maximum capacity | 1 EB[4] |
| Drive type supported | 7.6 TB, 15.3 TB, 30.7 TB, 61.4 TB |
| Supported storage protocols | pNFS, NFS, SMB, S3, NFS/RDMA |
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