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Q8D18A is a NAS system featuring 8 drive bays and support for SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD drives with a total storage capacity of up to 512 TB, configured with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10. The unit is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores, pre-installed with 16 GB of DDR4 memory expandable up to 64 GB, and it offers interfaces including USB 3.2 and 10GbE Ethernet for high-speed connectivity.
Q8D18A incorporates dual 10GbE network ports and expansion support through additional PCIe slots, while its redundant power supply rated at 500W and redundant fan cooling ensure continuous operation. It is purpose-built to address use cases such as SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server applications.
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In a multinational corporation deploying 5,000+ virtual desktops, the Q8D18A-NS CS200/400 2.4TB Cache Fld Upgrade delivers enterprise-grade flash acceleration to eliminate login storms and latency spikes. By raising cache capacity to 2.4 TB, IT teams achieve sub-millisecond I/O response times, sustain 100% concurrency during peak business hours, and streamline help-desk operations—driving a 40% uplift in end-user productivity and SLAs across global sites.
A tier-1 investment bank uses the Q8D18A-NS CS200/400 2.4TB Cache Fld Upgrade to turbocharge its trading and risk-management platforms. The upgrade supercharges hot-data caching for mission-critical OLTP workloads, reducing transaction latency below 500 µs and boosting throughput by 60%. As a result, the bank ensures real-time compliance monitoring, slashes end-of-day processing windows, and fortifies its trading-floor competitiveness with predictable sub-millisecond performance.
An omnichannel retailer integrates the Q8D18A-NS CS200/400 2.4TB Cache Fld Upgrade to accelerate interactive analytics on product catalogs and customer behavior data. By caching query-hot tables at flash speed, analytics teams experience 3× faster BI dashboard load times and support 5× higher concurrent query volumes. This performance leap empowers data-driven pricing adjustments, personalized promotions, and SKU optimization in real time, driving a 25% increase in average order value.
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 Q8D18A |  Q8E94A |  Q8D45A |  Q8D79A |  Q8D38A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | SAN | SAN | SAN | NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 8-bay | 12-bay | 24-bay | 12-bay | 8-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 512 TB | 512 TB | 512 TB | 256 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 | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 2 | 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 | Active | Redundant Fan | Active |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 500W | 500W | 500W | 500W | 350W |
| 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 | Yes |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8D18A Storage Array | Q8E94A Enterprise Storage System | Q8D45A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8D79A Enterprise SAN | Q8D38A Enterprise NAS Storage System |
| Height | 3.4 inches | 3 inches | 4 inches | 3.5 inches | 4 inches |
| Width | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 28.0 inches | 28 inches | 25 inches | 27.5 inches | 28 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 35 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 25 lbs |
Cache field upgrade installed smoothly and improved IO.
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The HPE NS CS200/400 2.4TB Cache FLD Upgrade (SKU Q8D18A) is a factory-installed flash cache module that accelerates read/write performance on NS CS200/400 servers.
The Q8D18A cache upgrade is compatible only with HPE NS CS200 and NS CS400 Converged Storage servers.
By offloading hot data to high-speed flash, the 2.4TB Cache FLD Upgrade reduces I/O latency and boosts transaction throughput for database and virtualization workloads.
Install HPE OS 5.0 or later on NS CS200/400 servers to ensure firmware compatibility with the Q8D18A 2.4TB Cache FLD Upgrade.