with GPUDirect Storage The latest release has increased performance of NFS over RDMA and GDS dramatically, and customers like you now can get more than 171GiBps from an ONTAP storage cluster to a single NVIDIA DGX A100 compute node. So, you can achieve the highest levels of performance for machine learning and deep learning (ML/DL) workloads, using data center–standard protocols and technologies to deliver the simplest deployment and operational experience. If your existing ONTAP systems have the appropriate network adapters, you can add this level of performance with a free upgrade simply by updating to ONTAP 9.12.1 or later versions. ONTAP Reaches 171GiB/s with GPUDirect Storage | NetApp Blog