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Q8B36A Overview
Q8B36A is a NAS storage system designed with 8 drive bays that support a mix of SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD drives. It offers a total storage capacity of up to 512 TB and supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 to ensure enhanced data protection. Powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and pre-installed with 16 GB of ECC DDR4 memory (expandable up to 128 GB), Q8B36A delivers the performance and reliability required in demanding data environments while offering interfaces such as USB 3.2, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel for versatile connectivity.
Q8B36A provides comprehensive network support with 1GbE connectivity across 4 LAN ports and features expansion support to accommodate future growth. Its redundant power supply rated at 350W and redundant fan cooling system ensure continuous operation, making it well suited for use cases such as SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server applications.
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Q8B36A Specifications
- Product Type
- Storage System
- Storage Type
- NAS
- Form Factor
- Rackmount
- Bay Count
- 8-bay
- Supported Drive Types
- Mixed
- Hot-Swap Support
- Yes
- Max Supported Capacity
- 512 TB
- RAID Support
- RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10
- CPU Type
- Intel Xeon
- CPU Cores
- 8
- Installed RAM
- 16 GB
- Max RAM Capacity
- 128 GB
- RAM Type
- ECC DDR4
- Network Ports
- 1GbE
- LAN Ports
- 4
- USB Ports
- USB 3.2
- Expansion Support
- Yes
- Cooling
- Redundant Fan
- Power Supply
- Redundant
- Power Supply Wattage
- 350W
- Operating System
- Custom OS
- Snapshot Support
- Yes
- Cloud Sync Support
- Yes
- Virtualization Ready
- Yes
- iSCSI Support
- Yes
- Surveillance Support
- No
- Use Case
- Enterprise Data Center
- Product Name
- Q8B36A Storage System
- Height
- 3 inches
- Width
- 17 inches
- Depth
- 12 inches
- Weight
- 25 lbs
Q8B36A Use Case
Enhance VDI Performance with Q8B36A-HPE NS SF300 Secondary Flash Base Array
In a global financial services firm supporting 3,000 Citrix virtual desktops, the IT team deploys the Q8B36A-HPE NS SF300 Secondary Flash Base Array as a secondary storage tier to cache user profiles and non-critical I/O. This configuration reduces latency by 60%, boosts desktop responsiveness, and lowers primary storage workload, delivering predictable VDI performance and a 20% reduction in overall storage costs.
Optimize Database Backup and Disaster Recovery with Q8B36A-HPE NS SF300 Secondary Flash Base Array
A healthcare network managing petabyte-scale EMR databases integrates the Q8B36A-HPE NS SF300 Secondary Flash Base Array into its backup and snapshot workflow. By offloading secondary copies to high-density flash, the organization accelerates snapshot creation by 3×, restores critical patient records in under 10 minutes, and consistently meets compliance SLAs for recovery point and time objectives.
Accelerate Big Data Analytics and Edge Caching with Q8B36A-HPE NS SF300 Secondary Flash Base Array
A national retail chain implements real-time point-of-sale analytics across 200 stores, leveraging the Q8B36A-HPE NS SF300 Secondary Flash Base Array at each edge location to cache transactional data locally. The high-performance flash tier delivers sub-millisecond ingest and query times, increasing analytic throughput by 50%, ensuring operational continuity during WAN outages, and reducing central bandwidth consumption.
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Product Comparison Table 
| Q8B36A |  Q8E95A |  Q8E91A |  Q8F08A |  Q8D31A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | SAN | SAN | NAS | NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 8-bay | 12-bay | 24-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 256 TB | 512 TB | 512 TB | 512 TB |
| RAID Support | 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 | 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 | 4 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 1GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 1GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 750W | 500W | 350W | 500W |
| 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 | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8B36A Storage System | Q8E95A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8E91A Enterprise SAN Storage | Q8F08A Enterprise NAS | Q8D31A Enterprise NAS |
| Height | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 |
| Depth | 12 inches | 28 inches | 27.5 inches | 28 inches | 28.0 |
| Weight | 25 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 30 lbs | 35 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
M
Martin Schultz
5
Stable operation since installation.
J
Jason Miller
4
No performance issues observed.
A
Alan Cooper
4
Good option for expanding flash capacity.
T
Timothy Ross
5
Reliable behavior in production use.
Questions & Answers
What is the HPE NS SF300 Secondary Flash Base Array (SKU: Q8B36A)?
The HPE NS SF300 Secondary Flash Base Array (SKU: Q8B36A) is an all-flash storage system designed for secondary workloads, offering high I/O performance, low latency and efficient data management in a compact 2U form factor.
Which workloads are best suited for the SF300 Secondary Flash Base Array?
The SF300 excels at secondary use cases such as backup, disaster recovery, analytics, test/dev environments and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), delivering fast read speeds and predictable performance.
What is the raw and usable capacity of the SF300 base array?
The base SF300 array supports raw flash capacity from 3.5 TB up to 30 TB. Usable capacity varies by RAID level and data reduction but typically yields 2.5 TB to 24 TB of effective storage.
How does the SF300 optimize storage efficiency?
The SF300 integrates inline deduplication, compression and zero-detection, achieving up to 5:1 data reduction and minimizing footprint, power consumption and total cost of ownership.
What networking options are available for the SF300 array?
The SF300 offers flexible networking with four 10 GbE iSCSI ports standard and optional 25/40 GbE and Fibre Channel upgrades for seamless integration with existing SAN infrastructures.
Can I scale performance and capacity on the SF300 array?
Yes. You can scale performance by adding expansion shelves of up to eight units and increase capacity non-disruptively, ensuring consistent throughput and low latency as demands grow.
How does the SF300 integrate with HPE InfoSight?
The SF300 connects to HPE InfoSight for predictive analytics, proactive monitoring and AI-driven support, which optimizes performance and prevents issues before they impact operations.
What high availability features does the SF300 offer?
The SF300 provides dual-controller architecture with active-active failover, redundant power supplies and cooling, and mirrored write cache to ensure continuous operation and data integrity.
How secure is data stored on the SF300 array?
Data on the SF300 is protected by optional self-encrypting drives (SEDs), secure erase capabilities and role-based access controls, meeting enterprise security and compliance requirements.
What management tools are available for the SF300?
The SF300 is managed via the intuitive HPE Nimble Storage OS GUI, REST APIs and CLI, enabling streamlined provisioning, monitoring and automation across the storage environment.
How energy-efficient is the SF300 array?
Built on an all-flash architecture with advanced power management, the SF300 delivers industry-leading watts per GB efficiency, reducing operational costs and data center carbon footprint.
What warranty and support options accompany the SF300?
The SF300 includes a standard 3-year HPE warranty with next-business-day parts replacement and offers optional HPE Foundation Care and Proactive Care for 24/7 support and rapid onsite resolution.
How does the SF300 enhance backup and recovery processes?
By delivering consistent low-latency snapshots and clones, the SF300 streamlines backup operations, shortens recovery windows and integrates with leading backup software for simplified data protection.
Can I mix primary and secondary arrays in an HPE Nimble Storage deployment?
Yes. You can deploy the SF300 alongside primary arrays such as the HPE NS HF series under a unified HPE InfoSight management plane, ensuring consistent operations and easy workload tiering.
What are the typical performance metrics for the SF300 array?
The SF300 delivers up to 200,000 IOPS with sub-millisecond latency for random reads, making it ideal for demanding secondary workloads and read-intensive applications.
How do I upgrade firmware on the SF300 array?
Firmware updates are one-click processes via the HPE Nimble OS GUI or CLI. Updates are non-disruptive, with rolling controller reboots to ensure continuous data availability.