gFiler capacity metrics

Units of measurement for storage

NetApp defines units of measurement for storage as follows:

Kilobyte (KB) = 1,024 bytes
Megabyte (MB) = 1,024 x 1,024 bytes
Gigabyte (GB) = 1,000 bytes x MB
Terabyte (TB) = 1,000 bytes x GB

gFiler capacity limits

gFiler models have the following maximum and minimum capacity limits.

Note
In the table, "Required" assumes 60 percent compression. A core dump is not guaranteed. "Recommended" assumes no compression and a guaranteed coredump.

Model	Maximum total capacity	Minimum total capacity
GF270c	6 TB	Each CPU module (head) must have A root volume of the following size: Recommended: 72 GB Required: 1 GB A spare LUN of at least 1.5 GB is also required in case a problem occurs that results in a system failure. The system can then dump core to the spare LUN, and NetApp can analyze the core dump to determine the cause of the problem.
GF825	3 TB unmirrored; 6 TB mirrored	Recommended: 141 GB Required: 85 GB
GF825c	6 TB unmirrored; 12 TB mirrored	For each node, single node values apply.
GF920	6 TB	Recommended: 254 GB Required: 153 GB
GF920c	12 TB	For each node, single node values apply.
GF940	12 TB	Recommended: 364 GB Required: 220 GB
GF940c	24 TB	For each node, single node values apply.
GF960	24 TB	Recommended: 704 GB Required: 423 GB
GF960c	48 TB	For each node, single node values apply.
GF980	32 TB	Recommended: 958 GB Required: 575 GB
GF980c	64 TB	For each node, single node values apply.

Connection to multiple storage subsystems

Multiple storage subsystems can connect to a stand-alone or clustered gFiler if the storage subsystems are within the same series.

Note
The 9900 series includes the 9910, 9960, 9970V, and 9980V. These platforms cannot connect to a gFiler that is already connected to a 9570V and 9580V.

You can connect to multiple storage subsystems using the same configurations described in Appendix A, Recommended Configurations.