The ASA r2 system supports SAN-only environments by delivering a streamlined hardware and software solution specifically optimized for block storage workloads. ONTAP software and System Manager is tailored to provide only essential SAN functionality, removing features unrelated to SAN, and introducing simplified management through storage units, consistency groups, and automated provisioning-all while supporting major SAN protocols like iSCSI, FC, NVMe/FC, and NVMe/TCP.
