??? abstract "Document Control"
!!! info "Page Owner: Troy Hess (Solutions Engineer - IBM and RedHat Alliances - NetApp)"
!!! info "User Story"
**As a**: Solutions Architect
**I want to**: understand which ONTAP system is suitable for my deployment model and environment
**So that**: I can position the most suitable ONTAP system
!!! info "Status"
- [ ] Structure
- [X] Draft
- [ ] Reviewed:
- [ ] Ready
- [ ] Published: _Add the public URL link here once published_
!!! info "Classification"
- [ ] IBM Confidential
- [X] Public
| AFF | FAS | Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO) | ONTAP Select (OTS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can IBM Sell? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Can IBM Support? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NetApp portfolio | ONTAP | ONTAP | ONTAP | ONTAP |
| Offering Type | CapEx/OpEx | CapEx/OpEx | BYOL or Hourly | CapEx SW License |
| GTS Managed | Offering | Offering | Optional | Optional |
| Deployment | On-Prem | On-Prem | AWS, Azure, GCP | IBM Cloud, On-Prem |
| System Type | HW Appliance | HW Appliance | SDS | SDS |
| Required HW/SW | NetApp HW + ONTAP | NetApp HW + ONTAP | Servers in AWS, Azure, GCP | Commodity servers, KVM, vSphere |
| License type | Bundle based + options | Bundle based + options | All Included | All Included |
| Underlying Storage/Media | SSD | SDD/HDD | Cloud Storage Options | DAS based media (SSD included) |
| Supported by NetApp Trident? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DR/Replication1 | To/From Any ONTAP Listed Here | To/From Any ONTAP Listed Here | To/From Any ONTAP Listed Here | To/From Any ONTAP Listed Here |
| Protoclos | FCP, NFS, CIFS, iSCSI | FCP, NFS, CIFS, iSCSI | iSCSI, NFS, CIFS | iSCSI, NFS, CIFS |
| More Info | AFF All Flash Storage Arrays | FAS Hybrid Storage Arrays | Cloud Volumes ONTAP | ONTAP Select Software Defined Storage |
1 Within the same major release