Netapp A700

Updated September 20, 2026

Overview

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The NetApp AFF A700 is a high-end all-flash storage system originally released as part of NetApp's flagship enterprise portfolio. It is designed for high-performance SAN and NAS workloads, such as Tier 0/1 databases and large-scale virtualization Netapp Altatechnologies.

Product Insights & Specifications

* Performance Architecture: The A700 features a dual-controller 8U chassis utilizing PCIe Gen3 bus architecture, supporting up to 512GB of RAM and NVRAM10 Netapp Arrow.

* Scalability: It can scale from 2 to 24 nodes, supporting a maximum effective capacity of approximately 702.7 PB when fully scaled with SSD shelves Scribd.

* Connectivity: Modern updates allowed A700 systems to support 100GbE and 25GbE host networks and backend NVMe storage, bridgeing the gap between legacy SAS and modern NVMe architectures Netapp.

Market Trends & Lifecycle

* End-of-Availability (EOA): The AFF A700 has reached its End-of-Availability phase, meaning it is no longer sold as a new primary system by NetApp Netapp. It has been superseded by the AFF A900 and the more recent AFF A70 (released in 2024) Wwt.

* Upgrade Path: A significant market trend for current A700 owners is the in-chassis upgrade to the A900. This non-disruptive upgrade doubles motherboard bandwidth (moving to PCIe Gen4) and improves overall throughput by up to 50% while using the same cabling and chassis Wwt.

* Secondary Market: Due to its EOA status, there is an active secondary market for refurbished A700 units and components. Current B2B listings show full systems priced between $3,000 and $7,500 depending on configuration, with replacement controller modules (Part 111-02587) available around $5,500 .

Comparison with Successors

Metric	AFF A700	AFF A900 (Direct Successor)	AFF A70 (Modern Equivalent)
Performance	Baseline	50% Higher than A700	2x Higher than A400
Bus Type	PCIe Gen3	PCIe Gen4	PCIe Gen5
Chassis Size	8U	8U	2U (Modern Slim)
Key Protocols	SAS/NVMe	NVMe/TCP & NVMe/FC	NVMe Native

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