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Q8D36A
NS CS235 Controller/PS/HDD/SSD Spare Kit
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Q8D36A is a NAS storage system featuring 8 drive bays that support SATA, SAS, SSD, and NVMe drive types with a total storage capacity of 512 TB. It provides robust data protection through RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 configurations, is powered by an Intel Xeon 8-core processor, and comes with 16 GB of pre-installed memory that can be expanded up to 64 GB.
Q8D36A offers versatile connectivity with interfaces including USB 3.2, 10GbE Ethernet, and Fibre Channel, supports advanced network protocols, and incorporates expansion capabilities along with a redundant power supply rated at 750W and redundant fan cooling. This system is ideally suited for use cases such as SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server deployments.
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In a global e-commerce environment, IT teams deploy the Q8D36A-NS CS235 Controller/PS/HDD/SSD Spare Kit as hot-swappable failover components to maintain uninterrupted service during hardware faults. By pre-staging controller modules, power supplies and drives on-site, data center operators cut MTTR (Mean Time To Repair) by 70%, guaranteeing 99.99% uptime and seamless customer experiences.
A leading financial institution integrates the Q8D36A-NS CS235 Spare Kit into its DR (Disaster Recovery) site to mirror primary storage arrays. When a ransomware attack strikes, engineers replace affected CS235 controllers and SSDs within minutes, restoring critical transaction logs and minimizing revenue loss. The outcome: under 30 minutes RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and compliance with stringent regulatory SLAs.
An enterprise IT department leverages the Q8D36A-NS CS235 HDD/SSD Spare Kit to sustain peak performance across virtual machine clusters. By stocking compatible SSD spares and controller PS modules, administrators swiftly swap degraded components without reconfiguring ESXi hosts. This proactive approach boosts IOPS consistency by 45%, accelerates VM provisioning and reduces storage-related helpdesk tickets by 60%.
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 Q8D36A |  Q8E87A |  Q8D60A |  Q8D40A |  Q8E96A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | SAN | SAN | NAS | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 8-bay | 24-bay | 24-bay | 8-bay | 24-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SATA SSD | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 512 TB | 512 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 / 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 / RAID 10 |
| CPU Type | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 | 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 | 750W | 750W | 500W | 350W | 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 | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center / SMB / Media Server / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server / SMB | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8D36A Enterprise Storage System | Q8E87A Enterprise SAN Storage | Q8D60A Storage Array | Q8D40A Storage Appliance | Q8E96A High-Performance Storage System |
| Height | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17.5 inches |
| Depth | 27 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches | 27.6 inches | 28 inches |
| Weight | 50 lbs | 75 lbs | 45 lbs | 22 lbs | 45 lbs |
Spare kit enabled rapid recovery during hardware failure.
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The HPE NS CS235 Controller/PS/HDD/SSD Spare Kit (Q8D36A) is an official replacement bundle containing controllers, power supplies, HDDs, SSDs, drive blanks, and installation hardware for HPE Nimble Storage CS235 arrays.
The Q8D36A kit includes two controller modules, two hot‐swap power supply units, replacement HDDs, SSDs, guide rails, drive blanks, and all required mounting screws.
The Q8D36A kit is compatible with HPE Nimble Storage CS235 Hybrid and All-Flash arrays running NimbleOS 5.x or later.
Power down the CS235, remove the faulty module, slide in the corresponding spare from Q8D36A, secure it with rack screws, then power on and verify system health via the web UI.