Posted On: Dec 6, 2022

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is extending the NVMe read cache support that is already included with Multi-AZ file systems to Single-AZ file systems. With the read cache, you can drive up to 650,000 IOPS and 6 GB/s of read throughput when reading your frequently-accessed data.

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP has always included an NVMe read cache for Multi-AZ file systems, which reduces read latencies by up to 58%, increases IOPS by up to 4x, and increases throughput by up to 50% compared to data accessed from SSD storage. Starting today, new Single-AZ file systems provisioned with at least 2 GB/s of throughput capacity include an NVMe read cache that is up to 5.7 TB in size and provides up to 650,000 IOPS and up to 6 GB/s of throughput. Now, you can extend the performance benefits that the NVMe read cache offers on Multi-AZ file systems to Single-AZ file systems.

NVMe read caching is included for all new Single-AZ file systems provisioned with at least 2 GB/s of throughput capacity in the following AWS Regions: US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), and Europe (Ireland). For more information, please visit the FSx for ONTAP documentation and the FSx for NetApp ONTAP product page.