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HPE NS CS260-X2 Cntlr/PS/HDD/SSD Kit
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Q8D46A is a high-performance NAS storage system engineered for enterprise data centers and SMB backup environments. It features 8 drive bays supporting SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD, offering a total storage capacity of up to 512 TB with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 6 protection. The system integrates robust interfaces including USB 3.2, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel to meet diverse connectivity needs.
Q8D46A is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores, pre-installed with 16 GB of DDR4 memory and expandable up to 128 GB. It offers advanced network support with 10GbE connectivity and dual LAN ports, along with expansion capabilities, a redundant power supply rated at 750W, and active cooling to ensure maximum reliability. Its versatile design makes it ideal for virtualization, media servers, and backup applications in SMB and enterprise environments.
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A global investment bank deployed the Q8D46A-HPE NS CS260-X2 Cntlr/PS/HDD/SSD Kit to replace legacy SANs with a three-node hyperconverged cluster, supporting 600+ low-latency VMs and reducing rack footprint by 50%. Benefit: Achieved sub-millisecond transaction latency, streamlined infrastructure management and cut total cost of ownership by 30%.
A nationwide retailer rolled out the Q8D46A-HPE NS CS260-X2 Cntlr/PS/HDD/SSD Kit at 200 stores to process real-time SKU data locally, syncing inventory changes with the central ERP system in under one second. Benefit: Boosted stock accuracy by 25%, accelerated restocking cycles and lowered WAN bandwidth usage by 60%.
A university research lab leveraged a four-node Q8D46A-HPE NS CS260-X2 Cntlr/PS/HDD/SSD Kit cluster with NVMe SSD acceleration to process terabytes of genomic sequencing data. Benefit: Shortened pipeline runtimes by 3× (from 48 to 16 hours), accelerated discovery cycles and increased overall data throughput.
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 Q8D46A |  Q8E89A |  Q8D02A |  Q8F63A |  Q8C91A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | NAS | SAN | SAN | NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 8-bay | 8-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay | 8-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe 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 | 512 TB | 256 TB |
| 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 | 8 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 2 | 4 | 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 | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 750W | 750W | 350W | 350W | 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 | Yes | No | No |
| Use Case | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center / SMB / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server |
| Product Name | Q8D46A | Q8E89A Storage System | Q8D02A Enterprise Storage System | Q8F63A Enterprise Storage Solution | Q8C91A Enterprise NAS |
| Height | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.2 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Depth | 18 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches | 28.0 inches | 20.0 inches |
| Weight | 25 lbs | 25 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 25 lbs |
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The HPE NS CS260-X2 Kit (SKU Q8D46A) includes two NS260-X2 controller modules, dual redundant hot-pluggable power supplies, a set of enterprise-class SAS HDDs and high-performance SSDs for immediate storage deployment.
The Q8D46A kit is compatible with HPE BladeSystem c7000 and c3000 enclosures, ensuring seamless integration into existing c-Class blade infrastructures.
When fully populated, the HPE NS CS260-X2 Kit supports up to 240 TB of raw storage per enclosure using SAS HDDs and SSDs.
The CS260-X2 Kit delivers high throughput and low latency via dual active-active controllers and 12 Gb/s SAS back-end connectivity, optimizing performance for data-intensive applications.