Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP now supports NVMe-over-TCP for simpler, lower-latency shared block storage
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Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP now supports the NVMe-over-TCP (NVMe/TCP) block storage protocol, allowing for lower latency and simpler setup compared to traditional iSCSI for shared block storage workloads like databases and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
Specifically, the article covers:
- Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, a managed shared storage service built on NetApp ONTAP
- Support for NVMe-over-TCP protocol for lower latency and easier multi-path IO configuration than iSCSI
- Benefits for block storage workloads like databases and VDI
- NVMe/TCP availability on all second-generation FSx for ONTAP file systems across AWS regions
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