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Q8C95A is an enterprise-grade SAN storage system designed for high-performance data management environments. It features a 12-bay drive enclosure supporting a mix of drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD, offering a total storage capacity of up to 1 PB. The system supports multiple RAID levels—RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10—to ensure data protection and performance optimization.
Q8C95A is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and comes with 16 GB of pre-installed memory (expandable up to 64 GB of ECC DDR4 RAM). It is equipped with 10GbE network ports, 2 LAN ports, and USB 3.2 connectivity, while providing expansion support through additional modules. With redundant power supplies rated at 500W and redundant fan cooling, it is ideal for use in enterprise data centers, virtualization environments, media servers, and SMB backup applications.
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A global investment bank deploys the Q8C95A-HPE NS AF9000 All-Flash Fld Upgrade to accelerate real-time trade matching and risk analysis. By delivering sub-200 μs latency and 10M IOPS, the bank achieves 4× faster transaction processing, meets stringent SLAs, and gains a competitive edge in high-frequency trading.
A technology firm integrates the Q8C95A-HPE NS AF9000 All-Flash Fld Upgrade into its deep-learning cluster to handle petabyte-scale datasets and iterative model training. The upgrade delivers 5× higher throughput and 60% shorter training cycles, enabling faster insights, reduced GPU idle time, and streamlined AI development pipelines.
A multinational corporation implements the Q8C95A-HPE NS AF9000 All-Flash Fld Upgrade to support 5,000 concurrent virtual desktop sessions. Achieving 8× higher IOPS and consistent sub-1 ms response, the organization reduces login times by 70%, improves end-user satisfaction, and lowers desktop TCO through centralized flash storage efficiency.
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 Q8C95A |  Q8D47A |  Q8B83A |  Q8B70A |  Q8D56A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay | 8-bay | 16-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 1 PB | 512 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 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 | 32 GB | 32 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.1 | 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 | 500W | 750W | 750W | 350W | 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 | No | No | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8C95A | Q8D47A Enterprise Storage Array | Q8B83A SAN Storage System | Q8B70A Storage Appliance | Q8D56A Enterprise Storage Array |
| Height | 1.75 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 4 inches |
| Width | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 20 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches | 27 inches | 28 inches |
| Weight | 25 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 25 lbs | 35 lbs |
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The HPE NS AF9000 All Flash Field Upgrade (SKU Q8C95A) is an upgrade kit that converts qualified HPE Nimble Storage hybrid arrays to an all-flash configuration, delivering ultra-low latency and high throughput.
The AF9000 upgrade supports HPE Nimble Storage dH20, dH50, dH100, dH200, dH400, dH900 and CS1000/CS3000 hybrid models running NimbleOS 5.0 or later.
After upgrade, you can achieve sub-millisecond latency, up to 155K IOPS per controller and sustained throughput up to 7.5 GB/s.
The AF9000 upgrade supports up to 153.6 TB raw flash capacity per shelf, with inline compression and deduplication for effective expansion.