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Q8C98A
HPE NS AF5/7/9000 92TB Flash Fld Upgrade
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Q8C98A is a high-performance SAN storage system featuring 16 drive bays and support for SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD drives. It delivers a total storage capacity of up to 1 PB and offers RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 configurations for flexible, secure data management.
Q8C98A is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 16 GB of pre-installed RAM that can be expanded to 64 GB, and it supports a range of interfaces including USB, Thunderbolt, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel. The system provides robust network connectivity with multiple 10GbE ports, expansion capabilities for growing storage needs, a redundant power supply, and a cooling system with redundant fans, making it ideal for SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server use cases.
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| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | NAS | NAS | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 16-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 16-bay | 16-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 1 PB | 512 TB | 256 TB | 512 TB | 1 PB |
| 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 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 64 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.1 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 500W | 350W | 350W | 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 | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8C98A Enterprise Storage System | Q8D27A Enterprise Storage Array | Q8F13A Storage Appliance | Q8F16A Storage Array | Q8D17A Storage System |
| Height | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches |
| Width | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 27 inches | 20 inches | 16.5 inches | 28 inches | 25 inches |
| Weight | 35 lbs | 25 lbs | 18 lbs | 50 lbs | 30 lbs |
Large flash field upgrade completed smoothly with noticeable performance gains.
System remained stable throughout the upgrade process.
Excellent option for scaling all-flash environments.
Delivered consistent throughput under heavy workloads.
Met expectations for high-capacity flash upgrades.
The HPE NS AF5/7/9000 92TB Flash Field Upgrade is a factory-qualified enhancement that adds 92 TB of all-flash capacity to eligible HPE Nimble Storage arrays for increased performance and storage density.
This field upgrade is compatible with HPE Nimble Storage AF5, AF7, and AF9000 series arrays that have available flash module bays and meet the minimum firmware requirements.
By adding 92 TB of NAND flash, the upgrade delivers sub-millisecond latency, higher IOPS, and improved data throughput for demanding workloads and mixed application environments.
Installation involves powering down the array, inserting the pre-configured flash modules into designated bays, powering up, and validating the upgrade through the HPE Nimble Storage OS management interface.