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Q8D44A
HPE NS CS260G Cntlr/PS/HDD/SSD Spare Kit
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Q8D44A is a high-performance SAN storage system featuring 24 drive bays that support a mixed array of SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD drive types. It delivers a total storage capacity of up to 1 PB with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60, and JBOD configurations, powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and 16 GB of pre-installed RAM expandable up to 128 GB of ECC DDR4 memory.
Q8D44A provides multiple interfaces, including USB 3.2, Ethernet at 10GbE, and Fibre Channel connectivity, with integrated network support and expansion capabilities for increased scalability. This system features redundant power supplies rated at 750W, redundant fan cooling, and is designed for use in enterprise data centers, SMB backup environments, virtualization platforms, and media server applications.
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In a Fortune-500 data center running HPE NS CS260G storage for mission-critical databases, an unexpected controller or power-supply failure can threaten 24x7 uptime. By deploying the Q8D44A-HPE NS CS260G Controller/PS/HDD/SSD Spare Kit, IT teams complete a hot-swap replacement of controllers, power supplies and drive modules within 15 minutes. Benefit: Restores full storage redundancy in under 15 minutes, ensuring 99.99% SLA compliance and eliminating unplanned downtime.
A national retail chain uses HPE NS CS260G in 500 edge locations to cache POS transactions during network interruptions. When an SSD or HDD fails on-site, store technicians leverage the Q8D44A spare kit to perform a quick hot-swap without third-party service calls. Benefit: Reduces mean time to repair (MTTR) from days to under 30 minutes, maintains uninterrupted checkout operations and lowers field service costs.
A managed cloud provider runs block storage clusters on HPE NS CS260G across multiple availability zones. To support seasonal workload growth, infrastructure teams pre-stage the Q8D44A kit in each zone for rapid controller, PSU and drive expansion. Benefit: Enables non-disruptive capacity scaling with consistent IOPS performance, accelerates provisioning by 70% and optimizes total cost of ownership.
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 Q8D44A |  Q8F15A |  Q8G43A |  Q8D31A |  Q8D74A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | NAS | NAS | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 24-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 24-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 1 PB | 512 TB | 512 TB | 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 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 | 8 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| 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 | 750W | 350W | 500W | 500W | 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 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8D44A Storage System | Q8F15A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8G43A | Q8D31A Enterprise NAS | Q8D74A Enterprise SAN Storage |
| Height | 3.5 inches | 4.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 | 4 inches |
| Width | 17.5 inches | 17.3 inches | 17.2 inches | 17.5 | 17 inches |
| Depth | 25 inches | 20 inches | 20 inches | 28.0 | 28 inches |
| Weight | 30 lbs | 25 lbs | 25 lbs | 35 lbs | 45 lbs |
Spare kit integrated smoothly into existing system.
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The HPE NS CS260G Spare Kit (Q8D44A) is an all-in-one replacement assembly that includes the storage controller, power supply, drive trays and mounting hardware designed to restore full functionality to an HPE NS CS260G storage chassis.
The Q8D44A kit includes an HPE NS CS260G controller module, redundant power supply unit, two 2.5″ drive caddies, mounting rails, air baffles and installation documentation.
The Q8D44A spare kit is compatible with HPE NS CS260G Storage Chassis and HPE ProLiant DL-series servers that host the NS CS260G backend module, including DL360 Gen9/Gen10 and DL380 Gen9/Gen10.
No. Q8D44A is sold as a pre-configured spare kit that bundles the controller, power supply and drive trays to ensure full compatibility and simplified field replacement.