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Q8B74A Overview
Q8B74A is a high-performance SAN storage system engineered for enterprise data centers, featuring a 12-bay design that accommodates Mixed drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD, delivering a total storage capacity of 1 PB. It supports multiple RAID levels including RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10, is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores, and comes with 16 GB pre-installed memory that can be expanded up to 64 GB of ECC DDR4.
Q8B74A offers versatile interfacing with USB 3.2 and 10GbE network ports along with 4 LAN ports, ensuring robust connectivity for SMB backup, virtualization, and media server applications. The system provides expansion support, features redundant cooling with a redundant fan setup, and is equipped with a redundant 750W power supply, making it an ideal solution for enterprise data centers, SMB backup, virtualization environments, and media servers.
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Q8B74A Specifications
- Product Type
- Storage System
- Storage Type
- SAN
- Form Factor
- Rackmount
- Bay Count
- 12-bay
- Supported Drive Types
- Mixed
- Hot-Swap Support
- Yes
- Max Supported Capacity
- 1 PB
- 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
- 64 GB
- RAM Type
- ECC DDR4
- Network Ports
- 10GbE
- LAN Ports
- 4
- USB Ports
- USB 3.2
- Expansion Support
- Yes
- Cooling
- Redundant Fan
- Power Supply
- Redundant
- Power Supply Wattage
- 750W
- 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
- Q8B74A Enterprise SAN Storage System
- Height
- 3.5 inches
- Width
- 17.5 inches
- Depth
- 25.0 inches
- Weight
- 28 lbs
Q8B74A Use Case
Ultra-Low-Latency Financial Trading Platform Acceleration
A global investment bank deploys the Q8B74A-HPE NS AF1000 R2 23TB Flash Bundle to support high-frequency trading engines that demand sub-millisecond response times. By leveraging end-to-end NVMe architecture, the bundle delivers sustained 1.5M IOPS and under 200µs latency, enabling rapid order execution, reducing slippage, and maximizing revenue per trade.
Scalable E-Commerce Peak-Traffic Transaction Optimization
An online retailer integrates the HPE NS AF1000 R2 23TB Flash Bundle into its order management and product catalog services to handle Black Friday and holiday surges. The solution boosts database concurrency by 4×, cuts page-load and checkout times by 60%, and increases conversion rates while ensuring consistent customer experience under multi-million daily transaction volumes.
High-Performance Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for Remote Workforce
A Fortune 500 enterprise implements the Q8B74A-HPE NS AF1000 R2 23TB Flash Bundle in its VDI environment to support 5,000 remote users running CAD and data-intensive applications. The 23 TB all-flash array delivers predictable performance under peak load, reduces login and application launch times by 70%, and improves user productivity with rock-solid reliability and simplified management.
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Product Comparison Table 
| Q8B74A |  Q8D35A |  Q8F00A |  Q8F83A |  Q8E99A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | NAS | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 24-bay | 12-bay | 8-bay | 12-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 1 PB | 1 PB | 512 TB | 256 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 | 8 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 750W | 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 | Yes | No | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8B74A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8D35A Enterprise Storage Array | Q8F00A Enterprise NAS | Q8F83A Enterprise Storage Array | Q8E99A High-Performance Storage Array |
| Height | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 1.75 inches | 3 inches |
| Width | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 19 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 25.0 inches | 28.0 inches | 28 inches | 27 inches | 28 inches |
| Weight | 28 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 25 lbs | 45 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
B
Brian Keller
5
Installed cleanly with no service interruption.
S
Samuel Turner
4
Good balance of capacity and speed.
E
Eric Dawson
4
Reliable flash expansion option.
P
Paul Whitaker
5
Met enterprise expectations.
Questions & Answers
What is the HPE NS AF1000 R2 23TB Flash Bundle?
The HPE NS AF1000 R2 23TB Flash Bundle is an all-flash storage solution optimized for high-performance workloads, offering 23 TB of raw capacity in a compact 1U form factor.
What are the key features of the AF1000 R2 23TB Flash Bundle?
Key features include end-to-end NVMe architecture, inline deduplication and compression, sub-millisecond latency, 23 TB raw flash capacity, and integrated HPE InfoSight AI-driven management.
What performance can I expect from the HPE NS AF1000 R2?
The AF1000 R2 delivers up to 1 million IOPS and sub-200 µs read latency, ensuring consistent high throughput for demanding database, virtualization, and analytics workloads.
Which workloads are ideal for this 23TB flash bundle?
This bundle is ideal for latency-sensitive applications such as SQL/Oracle databases, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), real-time analytics, and high-frequency trading platforms.
How does the AF1000 R2 improve storage efficiency?
It uses inline deduplication and compression to reduce data footprint by up to 5:1, along with thin provisioning and space reclamation for optimal capacity utilization.
What connectivity options does the AF1000 R2 support?
The AF1000 R2 supports 32 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) and 25 Gb/10 Gb Ethernet with iSCSI, enabling flexible integration into SAN or converged network environments.
How scalable is the HPE NS AF1000 R2 storage system?
It scales from a single 1U system up to 16 arrays using HPE Peer Persistence, delivering over 350 TB of raw flash capacity in a single cluster.
What management tools are included with the AF1000 R2?
It includes HPE InfoSight for predictive analytics, HPE NimbleOS for simplified administration, and a RESTful API for seamless integration with DevOps tools.
How does HPE InfoSight enhance the AF1000 R2?
HPE InfoSight uses AI-driven insights to predict and prevent issues, optimize performance, and automate support tasks, reducing downtime and operational overhead.
What data protection features are built into the flash bundle?
It offers snapshots, replication, RAID-6 protection, and built-in encryption to safeguard data against hardware failures, ransomware, and unauthorized access.
What is the power and cooling requirement for the AF1000 R2?
Each 1U array consumes up to 450 W under peak load and supports front-to-back airflow with dual-redundant, hot-plug power supplies and fans.
How does the AF1000 R2 compare to the original AF1000?
The R2 model doubles IOPS, halves latency, increases flash endurance, and adds NVMe support compared to the first-generation AF1000 for superior performance.
What operating environments are supported?
It supports VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, and major container platforms like Kubernetes and OpenShift.
What warranty and support options are available?
HPE offers a three-year warranty with next-business-day onsite support, optional Proactive Care, and Foundation Care Service for comprehensive hardware and software maintenance.
How easy is it to deploy the AF1000 R2 23TB Flash Bundle?
Deployment is streamlined with HPE OneView templates, automated provisioning scripts, and guided setup wizards, enabling production readiness in under one hour.