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Q8D42A
NS CS240-X4 Controller/PS/HDD/SSD Spare Kit
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Q8D42A is a SAN storage system featuring an 8-bay chassis that supports a mixed range of drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD. It offers a total storage capacity of up to 1 PB with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 6 configurations, powered by an Intel Xeon processor featuring 8 cores and pre-installed 16 GB of ECC DDR4 memory that can be expanded to 64 GB.
Q8D42A provides versatile connectivity with USB 3.2 and 10GbE network ports along with 4 LAN ports, ensuring high-performance data transfers and extensive network support. With expansion support, redundant fan cooling, and a redundant 500W power supply, this enterprise-grade solution is ideally suited for data centers and virtualization use cases.
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 Q8D42A |  Q8D09A |  Q8D26A |  Q8D67A |  Q8B78A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 8-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 16-bay | 12-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD / Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 1 PB | 256 TB | 256 TB | 1 PB | 1 PB |
| RAID Support | 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 | 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 | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 1GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 500W | 350W | 500W | 750W | 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 | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization |
| Product Name | Q8D42A Enterprise Storage Array | Q8D09A Storage System | Q8D26A Storage System | Q8D67A Storage System | Q8B78A Enterprise Storage Array |
| Height | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 4 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches |
| Depth | 25 inches | 28 inches | 25 inches | 27 inches | 25.0 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 50 lbs | 35 lbs | 32 lbs | 45 lbs |
Installed as a direct replacement and everything came back online smoothly with no performance impact.
Reliable spare kit that helped us recover quickly from a controller issue.
All components fit perfectly and system stability returned immediately.
Good enterprise-grade quality and predictable behavior after installation.
Worked exactly as expected in a production environment.
The Q8D42A NS CS240-X4 Spare Kit is a service replacement bundle containing controller modules, power supplies, HDD/SSD drive carriers and related components for the HPE Nimble Storage CS240-X4 shelf.
The kit includes two CS240-X4 controller modules, two redundant power supply units, four drive carriers for HDD/SSD installation, associated cables, air shrouds and mounting hardware.
Yes. The Q8D42A spare kit is specifically designed for HPE Nimble Storage CS240-X4 arrays and is not compatible with other models.
Power off the array, remove the existing controllers, slide in the Q8D42A replacement modules until they click, reconnect cables, and power on. Follow HPE’s service instructions for firmware validation.