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HPE NS CS/SF Hybrid 5.76TB Cache Upgrade
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Q8D00A is a high-performance NAS designed to meet the demanding needs of enterprise data centers and SMB backup solutions. Featuring a 4-bay design, it supports mixed drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD, and offers a total storage capacity of up to 256 TB. Built with robust RAID support (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60, JBOD), the system is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and comes pre-installed with 16 GB of DDR4 memory that can be expanded up to 64 GB.
Q8D00A provides a comprehensive set of interfaces including USB 3.2 ports and 10GbE network connectivity, along with 2 LAN ports to ensure high-speed data transfer. The system is engineered with expansion support, active cooling, and a redundant power supply rated at 350W, ensuring both performance and reliability for diverse use cases such as enterprise data centers, virtualization environments, media servers, and SMB backup implementations.
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In a global enterprise deploying 3,000+ Citrix virtual desktops on HPE Nimble Storage CS Hybrid, the Q8D00A 5.76TB cache upgrade cuts login-storm latency by 70%, delivering sub-2-second OS boot times and seamless user experience.
A financial services firm running high-volume Oracle and SQL Server workloads on HPE Nimble Storage achieves sub-millisecond transaction latency and 50% higher throughput during peak trading hours by adding the Q8D00A NVMe cache upgrade.
A managed service provider accelerates snapshot-based backups and restores across multi-tenant hybrid clouds, reducing backup windows by 60% and meeting RPO/RTO SLAs under 15 minutes using the Q8D00A cache expansion on HPE Nimble Storage.
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 Q8D00A |  Q8D14A |  Q8D08A |  Q8F63A |  Q8D67A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | NAS | NAS | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 4-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 12-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 | 256 TB | 512 TB | 1 PB | 512 TB | 1 PB |
| RAID Support | 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 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 | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 2 | 2 | 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 | Active | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 500W | 350W | 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 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8D00A Enterprise NAS | Q8D14A Enterprise Storage Array | Q8D08A Enterprise NAS | Q8F63A Enterprise Storage Solution | Q8D67A Storage System |
| Height | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches | 28.0 inches | 27 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 25 lbs | 45 lbs | 32 lbs |
Cache upgrade delivered noticeable performance improvements.
Straightforward installation process.
System remained stable after expansion.
Good upgrade for hybrid workloads.
Worked exactly as required.
The HPE NS CS/SF Hybrid 5.76TB Cache Upgrade (SKU Q8D00A) is a factory-tested, field-installable module that adds 5.76 TB of NVMe-based cache acceleration to supported HPE Nimble Storage CS and Storage Fusion platforms.
SKU Q8D00A is compatible with HPE Nimble Storage CS500, CS3000, and SF-series hybrid arrays running NimbleOS 5.1 or later; refer to the HPE QuickSpecs for a complete compatibility matrix.
Adding 5.76 TB of NVMe cache delivers up to 5× lower read latency and up to 3× higher IOPS for mixed workloads, accelerating databases, virtual desktops, and analytics.
Install the Q8D00A module via the front-access NVMe slot; follow the step-by-step instructions in the HPE Nimble Storage hardware installation guide and verify via NimbleOS CLI.