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Q8B72A
HPE NS AF1/3/5000 R2 11.5TB Flash Bundle
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Q8B72A is a high-performance NAS storage solution engineered for demanding enterprise environments and SMB backup needs. It features an 8-bay design that supports SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD, delivering a total storage capacity of up to 512 TB. It offers versatile RAID support including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10, and is powered by an Intel Xeon processor paired with 16 GB of pre-installed DDR4 memory that can be upgraded to 64 GB.
Q8B72A provides multiple interfaces, including dual 10GbE network ports, USB 3.0 connectivity, and Fibre Channel support, ensuring high-speed data transfers. Its design incorporates active cooling with redundant fan modules and a redundant power supply rated at 350W, making it ideal for use in enterprise data centers, virtualization environments, and media servers while also supporting expansion for future growth.
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In a capital markets firm deploying algorithmic trading platforms, the Q8B72A-HPE NS AF1/3/5000 R2 11.5TB Flash Bundle delivers consistent sub-millisecond latency and 500K+ IOPS to support real-time order matching and risk analytics. By replacing spinning disks with this all-flash array, traders achieve deterministic performance under peak market loads, reduce slippage by up to 40%, and ensure compliance with millisecond-level execution SLAs.
A global professional services firm consolidates 5,000 concurrent virtual desktops on HPE NS AF1/3/5000 R2 11.5TB Flash. The Q8B72A bundle guarantees high IOPS density and sub-millisecond response times for boot storms and application launches. As a result, the IT team cuts VDI infrastructure footprint by 60%, accelerates user logins by 50%, and delivers a consistent end-user experience across offices worldwide.
In a healthcare analytics environment processing large genomic datasets, the Q8B72A-HPE NS AF1/3/5000 R2 11.5TB Flash Bundle accelerates training and inference workloads. With sustained 12 GB/s throughput and low-jitter I/O, data scientists iterate up to 3× faster on deep learning models. This infrastructure upgrade slashes model training time from days to hours, enabling quicker insights for personalized medicine initiatives and reducing time-to-market for new diagnostics.
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 Q8B72A |  Q8D20A |  Q8B69A |  Q8D28A |  Q8F69A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 8-bay | 8-bay | 24-bay | 24-bay | 8-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | 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 | 1 PB | 512 TB | 256 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 | 8 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 750W | 750W | 750W | 750W |
| 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 | Yes | No | Yes |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server |
| Product Name | Q8B72A High-Performance NAS | Q8D20A Enterprise Storage Array | Q8B69A Enterprise Storage System | Q8D28A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8F69A Ultra Storage Appliance |
| Height | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 4 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 27 inches | 29.5 inches | 28 inches | 15.0 inches |
| Weight | 30 lbs | 45 lbs | 50 lbs | 50 lbs | 27 lbs |
Flash bundle provided solid performance gains.
Integrated smoothly into our environment.
Reliable flash capacity expansion.
Stable under production workloads.
Good value for enterprise use.
The HPE NS AF1/3/5000 R2 11.5TB Flash Bundle (Q8B72A) is an all-flash storage solution designed for enterprise SAN environments, offering 11.5TB raw capacity, NVMe acceleration, and advanced data services.
This flash bundle is optimized for performance-sensitive workloads such as databases, virtualization, VDI, and analytics, delivering sub-millisecond latency and high IOPS.
The system delivers up to 1.3 million IOPS and under 200 µs latency, thanks to NVMe flash modules, intelligent caching, and HPE’s Data Services software.
Integration is plug-and-play: insert the pre-configured flash bundle into available slots, then follow the HPE InfoSight-guided setup wizard for automated provisioning.