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External Netapp Trident Storage
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|prod| can utilize the open source Netapp Trident block storage backend as an
alternative to Ceph-based internal block storage.

Netapp Trident supports:

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-   |AWS| Cloud Volumes

-   E and EF-Series SANtricity

-   ONTAP AFF, FAS, Select, and Cloud

-   Element HCI and SolidFire

-   Azure NetApp Files service

For more information about Trident, see `https://netapp-trident.readthedocs.io
<https://netapp-trident.readthedocs.io>`__.