Amazon Web Services → Microsoft Azure
Azure equivalent of Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
Microsoft maps FSx for NetApp ONTAP iSCSI or NVMe/TCP LUNs to Azure Elastic SAN.
About Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
| Provider | Amazon Web Services |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Managed NetApp ONTAP file systems with NFS, SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe/TCP access, SSD plus an elastic capacity pool tier, SnapMirror, FlexCache, and S3 access points. |
| Documentation | docs.aws.amazon.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Azure mappings (2)
| Capability | Azure equivalent | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Managed SAN (pooled iSCSI block storage) | Azure Elastic SAN | Partial match |
| Managed NetApp ONTAP file storage | Azure NetApp Files | Direct match |
Block storage(1)
Managed SAN (pooled iSCSI block storage) Partial match
Microsoft maps FSx for NetApp ONTAP iSCSI or NVMe/TCP LUNs to Azure Elastic SAN. Elastic SAN pools capacity and performance across many iSCSI volumes, while ONTAP is a full storage OS that also serves file protocols.
- Scope. Elastic SAN is block-only (iSCSI), with volume groups for policy and network rules. FSx for ONTAP serves iSCSI and NVMe/TCP LUNs alongside NFS and SMB, with ONTAP snapshots, SnapMirror, and FlexCache.
- Consumers. Elastic SAN volumes connect to VMs, AKS (through Azure Container Storage), and Azure VMware Solution. FSx for ONTAP LUNs connect to EC2 and EKS, among others.
- On Azure, Azure NetApp Files is the ONTAP-based option, but it serves files (NFS and SMB), not LUNs.
Managed file systems(1)
Managed NetApp ONTAP file storage Direct match
Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP maps to Azure NetApp Files. Both offer NetApp technology as a managed service, with NFS, SMB, and dual-protocol volumes and NetApp-style snapshots and replication.
- Operating model. FSx for ONTAP gives you an ONTAP file system and storage VMs that you can manage with ONTAP tools (for example, SnapMirror to on-premises and FlexCache). Azure NetApp Files is a first-party Azure service with Azure-native capacity pools and volumes.
- Protocols. FSx for ONTAP also serves iSCSI and NVMe/TCP block LUNs. Azure NetApp Files is file-only, but adds an S3-compatible object REST API on volumes.
- Performance tiers. FSx for ONTAP uses SSD plus an elastic capacity pool tier. Azure NetApp Files has five service levels (Flexible, Standard, Premium, Ultra, and Elastic zone-redundant), plus cool access that moves cold data to Azure Storage.