Which hardware platforms support software-based encryption (NVE and NAE)?
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- NetApp Volume Encryption
- NetApp Aggregate Encryption
Answer
- All new hardware platforms introduced with ONTAP 9.1 and later support NetApp Volume Encryption (NVE).
- ONTAP 9.6 and later support NetApp Aggregate Encryption (NAE) .
- The following platforms introduced in prior versions of ONTAP also support NVE and NAE:
- FAS2620
- FAS2650
- FAS6280
- FAS6290
- FAS8020
- FAS8040
- FAS8060
- FAS8080
- FAS8200
- FAS9000
- AFF A200
- AFF A300
- AFF A700
- AFF A700s
Additional Information
- NetApp Volume Encryption (NVE) and NetApp Aggregate Encryption (NAE) require that the controller CPU provide an offload called AES-NI
- The NetApp Hardware Universe provides NetApp Volume Encryption support information per platform.
- FAQ: NetApp Volume Encryption and NetApp Aggregate Encryption