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HPE 3PAR 9000 2pt 10Gb iSCSI CNA
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Q0E98A is a high-performance NAS storage system featuring a 12-bay design, supporting mixed drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD. It delivers a total storage capacity of up to 512 TB with robust RAID support options such as RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10, paired with an Intel Xeon processor and 8 cores.
Q0E98A comes pre-installed with 16 GB of ECC DDR4 memory and supports up to 128 GB, while offering multiple interfaces such as USB 3.2, 10GbE Ethernet, and Fibre Channel connectivity. It also supports expansion, features a redundant fan cooling system with a redundant 500W power supply, and is ideally suited for use cases including SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media servers.
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Scenario: A global financial services firm deploys the Q0E98A-HPE 3PAR 9000 2pt 10Gb iSCSI CNA to link its trading engine servers to 3PAR storage arrays across two data centers, enabling sub-millisecond synchronous replication of order books. Benefit: Delivers sustained 10 Gbps throughput with minimal CPU overhead, reducing replication lag below 1 ms, ensuring continuous regulatory compliance and risk management.
Scenario: A large healthcare provider implements desktop virtualization for 5,000 clinical workstations using HPE 3PAR 9000 storage connected via Q0E98A 2pt 10Gb iSCSI CNA, handling simultaneous boot and login storms. Benefit: Achieves consistent 10 Gbps I/O performance with sub-millisecond latency, cutting login times by 50% and boosting clinician productivity while simplifying end-user management.
Scenario: A multinational enterprise orchestrates nightly backups and DR replication from on-premises 3PAR arrays to a public cloud environment using the Q0E98A-HPE 3PAR 9000 2pt 10Gb iSCSI CNA and HPE Cloud Volumes. Benefit: Secures high-speed, encrypted 10 Gbps data transfers, delivering RPOs under five minutes, shrinking backup windows by 60% and ensuring rapid failover for continuous business operations.
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 Q0E98A |  K2Q37B |  Q0E96A |  E7Y71A |  H6Z05A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | SAN | NAS | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 12-bay | 4-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 512 TB | 128 TB | 512 TB | 192 TB |
| RAID Support | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 / JBOD | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 |
| CPU Type | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 128 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 1GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 500W | 750W | 500W | 350W | 350W |
| Operating System | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS |
| Snapshot Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud Sync Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Virtualization Ready | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iSCSI Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Surveillance Support | No | No | No | No | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q0E98A Enterprise Storage System | K2Q37B | Q0E96A Enterprise NAS Storage System | E7Y71A Enterprise Storage Solution | TechStorage H6Z05A Enterprise Storage Array |
| Height | 4.5 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches |
| Depth | 27.5 inches | 28 inches | 22 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 50 lbs | 25 lbs | 45 lbs | 25 lbs |
CNA integrated cleanly and delivered stable 10Gb iSCSI performance.
Low latency and reliable connectivity to our SAN fabric.
Recognized immediately by hosts with no driver issues.
Good throughput under sustained load.
Worked as expected in production.
The HPE 3PAR 9000 2-port 10Gb iSCSI Converged Network Adapter (CNA) is a dual-port network interface card designed for high-performance, low-latency connectivity between HPE 3PAR storage arrays and your IP-based SAN.
The CNA supports major enterprise operating systems, including Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi, and Citrix Hypervisor.
Install the CNA into a compatible PCIe slot, attach SFP+ transceivers to each 10Gb port, connect to your IP network, and install HPE’s driver package following the QuickSpecs guide.
Each 10Gb port delivers up to 10 Gbps full-duplex throughput, low microsecond latency, and support for hardware offloads to maximize CPU efficiency.