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Q8B80A is a NAS storage solution featuring an 8-bay design that supports SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD drive types with a total storage capacity of up to 512 TB. It provides RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 configurations; incorporates an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores; includes 16 GB pre-installed ECC DDR4 memory expandable to 64 GB; and offers connectivity via USB 3.2, 10GbE network ports across 4 LAN ports to meet demanding enterprise storage requirements.
Q8B80A is engineered with redundant cooling using redundant fans and a redundant power supply rated at 750W, ensuring high availability and reliability. It also supports expansion options and is ideally suited for use cases including SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server deployments.
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In large enterprise VDI deployments, the Q8B80A-HPE NS CS Hybrid 720GB Cache Bundle caches hot I/O on ultra-low-latency SSDs to deliver sub-millisecond response times. This accelerates desktop boot/login times by up to 50%, enhances user productivity and streamlines IT operations by reducing storage contention.
For mission-critical ERP workloads, leveraging the Q8B80A-HPE NS CS Hybrid 720GB Cache Bundle ensures that high-frequency OLTP transactions are served from the 720 GB SSD cache. The result is a 40% reduction in query latency, faster end-of-day processing and improved business decision velocity.
During peak shopping events, deploying the Q8B80A-HPE NS CS Hybrid 720GB Cache Bundle provides instant caching of hot SKU and cart data on the 720 GB SSD tier. This drives a 35% uplift in transaction throughput, minimizes checkout delays and elevates customer satisfaction with consistent sub-millisecond page loads.
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 Q8B80A |  Q8D66A |  Q8C91A |  Q8D38A |  Q8D25A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | SAN | NAS | NAS | NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 8-bay | 16-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 512 TB | 256 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 50 / RAID 60 / 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 |
| 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 | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | 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 | 750W | 500W | 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 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8B80A Enterprise Storage NAS | Q8D66A Enterprise Storage System | Q8C91A Enterprise NAS | Q8D38A Enterprise NAS Storage System | Q8D25A High Performance NAS |
| Height | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 4 inches | 3 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 25 inches | 20.0 inches | 28 inches | 27 inches |
| Weight | 55 lbs | 40 lbs | 25 lbs | 25 lbs | 42 lbs |
Cache bundle provided consistent performance improvements.
Installation was quick.
Improved IO stability.
Good value for performance tuning.
Reliable cache solution.
The HPE NS CS Hybrid 720GB Cache Bundle (Q8B80A) is a factory-integrated caching solution designed to accelerate HPE storage arrays by combining 720GB of intelligent flash cache with adaptive software tiers.
The Q8B80A bundle is compatible with HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE Nimble Storage, and HPE StoreVirtual platforms that support flash cache upgrades as specified in their product compatibility matrices.
By automatically tiering hot data into 720GB of high-speed flash cache, the bundle reduces I/O latency by up to 90% and boosts transaction rates for latency-sensitive workloads.
The bundle includes two 375GB enterprise-grade flash modules, caching software license, installation guidelines, and HPE factory integration services for seamless deployment.