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Q2R96A
HPE StoreEasy 1560 8TB SATA Storage
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Q2R96A is a high-performance SAN storage system designed with 24 drive bays that support a mixed configuration of SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD, delivering a total storage capacity of 256 TB. It features comprehensive RAID support including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, and RAID 60, and is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores, pre-installed with 16 GB DDR4 memory upgradeable up to 64 GB.
Q2R96A offers versatile interfacing with Ethernet and Fibre Channel connectivity alongside USB 3.0 ports, ensuring robust network support and seamless expansion capabilities. Its design includes redundant power supplies rated at 750W and active cooling with redundant fans, making it ideal for SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server use cases.
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A 150-user manufacturing firm implements Q2R96A-HPE StoreEasy 1560 8TB SATA Storage as a unified file server and backup target. Leveraging its dual-controller architecture and integrated Windows File Server, the company achieves 99.99% file-access uptime and reduces nightly backup windows by 60%. Outcome: Simplified IT management, bulletproof data integrity, and a 40% drop in storage-related support tickets.
A national retail chain deploys HPE StoreEasy 1560 with 8TB SATA drives at 20 remote locations to host point-of-sale data and surveillance footage. Integrated Azure cloud tiering automatically offloads cold data, freeing 70% of local capacity. In conjunction with HPE Replication, the solution delivers sub-hour RTO/RPO for remote sites. Outcome: Scalable edge storage, cost-optimized capacity and robust disaster-recovery compliance.
An IT services provider uses the Q2R96A StoreEasy 1560 8TB SATA array as target storage for VM snapshots and backups across 500 virtual machines. With native SMB/NFS protocols and built-in deduplication, backup data ingestion speeds increase by 45% while reducing disk footprint by 55%. Outcome: Accelerated restore times, lower TCO, and compliance-grade data protection for enterprise virtualization environments.
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 Q2R96A |  Q2P78A |  Q2R92A |  B7E20AC |  K2R20A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN | NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 24-bay | 24-bay | 16-bay | 16-bay | 8-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / NVMe SSD | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 256 TB | 1 PB | 512 TB | 512 TB | 256 TB |
| RAID Support | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 / RAID 50 / RAID 60 | 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 | 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 | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Active |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 750W | 750W | 500W | 500W | 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 | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q2R96A Enterprise SAN Storage | Q2P78A Enterprise Storage System | Q2R92A Enterprise SAN Storage System | B7E20AC Storage System | K2R20A Enterprise NAS System |
| Height | 3 inches | 3 inches | 4 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Depth | 25 inches | 28 inches | 30 inches | 27 inches | 15.7 inches |
| Weight | 50 lbs | 60 lbs | 45 lbs | 25 lbs | 25 lbs |
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The HPE StoreEasy 1560 8TB SATA Storage is a rack-mount network-attached storage (NAS) appliance optimized for file and block data workloads, offering reliable, enterprise-grade capacity in an 8TB SATA configuration.
The HPE StoreEasy 1560 features dual-controller architecture, 8TB SATA drive capacity, up to 24 drive bays, 10GbE networking, integrated HPE iLO management, and Windows Server storage software pre-installed.
Out of 8TB raw capacity, the HPE StoreEasy 1560 delivers approximately 7.2TB of usable space after system overhead, RAID metadata, and parity allocations.
The StoreEasy 1560 supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, enabling flexible trade-offs between performance, capacity, and fault tolerance.