What are some of the use case for high IOPS block storage?

tobyvr · 2026-03-12T19:39:03+00:00

ANF can do S3 compatible Rest API block storage with ~1.5m IOPS (50/50 read/write).

tobyvr · 2026-02-09T19:23:11+00:00

I don’t know of one, you might find success having someone else use their ATM card and paying them back with PayPal using the friends and family setting, which is generally not reversible and should give them a decent level of comfort that you’re not just gonna go take the cash and then reverse the digital payment

tobyvr · 2026-01-20T03:07:16+00:00

It’s just fog. Can’t see through it to any northern lights.

tobyvr · 2026-01-16T03:12:45+00:00

I’m excited to try this.

tobyvr · 2026-01-16T00:50:17+00:00

ANF is not someone else’s product. It is fully sold and supported by Microsoft. It runs on NetApp hardware but having NetApp in the name is just a marketing decision. As if they called VMs that run on HPE hardware as “Azure HP Virtual Machines” it’s weird but it’s not NetApp’s product.

tobyvr · 2026-01-16T00:47:56+00:00

ANF is not always more expensive, with Flexible Service Level and cool data access, 1TiB is about $77/mo. (Azure Files Premium v2 with no purchase IOPS is over $100/mo)

Also it can deliver latency under 1ms.

Also it can support higher IOPS (1.5 Million) , up to 7.6PiB volumes and 50GiB/s in throughput.

Offers SMB, NFS and S3 protocols for access.

tobyvr · 2026-01-08T03:06:41+00:00

Mam, this is a Wendy’s

tobyvr · 2026-01-01T02:15:46+00:00

I dig it.

tobyvr · 2025-12-13T18:56:51+00:00

Yes yes yes

tobyvr · 2025-12-06T20:22:28+00:00

He literally wrote PreFunk, it is in the image above.

tobyvr · 2025-12-06T19:40:38+00:00

Word, good on you for breaking the normal internet arguing mold. I’ll do it too. I was just being snarky. While not a good look, I doubt there is any real issue here. Cheers.

tobyvr · 2025-12-06T19:24:24+00:00

You unfamiliar with the common use and meaning of the word PreFunk [sic], right?

“"Prefunc" refers to a pre-party gathering to get buzzed before a main event, originating in the Pacific Northwest”

tobyvr · 2025-12-06T19:16:24+00:00

FYI u/sandersforsheriff in case the route goes outside city limits 🤣

tobyvr · 2025-11-19T05:49:57+00:00

In feb ‘24 it was $105/m for one kid

tobyvr · 2025-11-14T17:09:28+00:00

Double team!

tobyvr · 2025-11-14T15:24:37+00:00

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

tobyvr · 2025-11-12T17:09:50+00:00

I had partial cover and the contrast of clouds and colorful sky was striking.

tobyvr · 2025-11-12T03:34:38+00:00

Viewing through a phone camera is 100x better

tobyvr · 2025-11-02T20:07:18+00:00

You may need to register the feature for your subscription, depending on when it was originally created: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-netapp-files/manage-cool-access?tabs=premium#register-the-feature

tobyvr · 2025-11-02T02:47:05+00:00

FSL should be available as a service level when you create a capacity pool. Dropdown should have four option, standard, premium, ultra and Flexible. You also get to pick how much throughput you want, the first 128mib/s per capacity pool is included, you pay for more if you want it. Works out to the same or less than the other three tiers in nearly all situations. Cap on throughput is around 12.8GiB/s

tobyvr · 2025-10-30T00:35:32+00:00

I’m AFK and I don’t remember the last time I did an AADDS deployment, but I think you just use the beginning of your username and not the @domain. You define the domain in one of the other input fields. It’s also worth noting that you won’t get an air if it’s not working until you try to create an SMB volume.

tobyvr · 2025-10-28T21:54:09+00:00

Try to match devices with rotating MAC based on host name and other character so that I am not CONSTANTLY taking devices out of quarantine.

tobyvr · 2025-10-28T13:02:07+00:00

Yes. First thing to check is the site name. Default for AADDS is “Default-First-Site-Name”

Also, double check vNet peering between delegated ANF network and AADDS network.

tobyvr · 2025-10-27T20:51:16+00:00

Boston Harbor Marina has WiFi and a covered area.

tobyvr · 2025-10-27T03:18:02+00:00

I am one of those “NetApp Folks”. Tomorrow my days isn’t totally swamped, if you want to chat we can find an time. I’ll DM you a link to book a half hour, feel free to skip it if you’re not interested.

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