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HPE NS CS460G-X2 Cntlr/PS/HDD/SSD Kit
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Q8D61A is an enterprise SAN storage system designed for demanding data center environments. Featuring a 24-bay rackmount enclosure, it supports mixed drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, and SATA SSD, offering a total storage capacity of up to 512 TB. The system provides robust RAID support with configurations such as RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10, ensuring data protection and performance optimization. It is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and comes with 16 GB of pre-installed ECC DDR4 RAM that can be expanded to a maximum of 128 GB.
The Q8D61A is equipped with a range of industry-standard interfaces including USB 3.2 ports and a 10GbE network port, complemented by 4 LAN ports for enhanced connectivity. It offers expansion capabilities, redundant fan cooling, and a redundant power supply rated at 750W, making it ideal for enterprise data center applications where high availability and scalability are critical. Use cases include enterprise data backup, virtualization, and media server deployments.
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In a global financial services data center, IT teams deploy the Q8D61A-HPE NS CS460G-X2 kit to replace legacy controllers and expand HDD/SSD tiers, enabling seamless SAN scaling. The outcome is 50% faster I/O throughput, 99.99% availability and compliance-ready backups, ensuring mission-critical applications run without disruption.
A large hospital group accelerates virtual desktop infrastructure roll-out by integrating the Q8D61A-HPE NS CS460G-X2 controller/PS/HDD/SSD kit to optimize SSD caching and load balancing. Clinicians experience 40% faster login times and sub-millisecond latency for EHR access, boosting productivity while maintaining strict data-protection standards.
A manufacturing R&D lab uses the Q8D61A-HPE NS CS460G-X2 kit to power NVMe SSD storage in its AI training cluster, eliminating I/O bottlenecks in large dataset processing. This deployment delivers 3× faster model training cycles and rapid defect-detection insights, driving faster product iterations and higher quality control.
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 Q8D61A |  Q8B35A |  Q8D62A |  Q8F07A |  Q8F83A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | NAS | NAS | NAS | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 24-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 96 TB | 512 TB | 256 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 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 | 16 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 128 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active | Active | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 750W | 350W | 350W | 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 | Yes | No | No | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8D61A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8B35A Enterprise Storage System | Q8D62A Storage Appliance | Q8F07A Storage System | Q8F83A Enterprise Storage Array |
| Height | 4 inches | 4 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 1.75 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 19 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 20 inches | 28 inches | 25 inches | 27 inches |
| Weight | 35 lbs | 35 lbs | 25 lbs | 30 lbs | 25 lbs |
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The HPE NS CS460G-X2 Kit (SKU Q8D61A) is an integrated storage expansion solution for HPE ProLiant servers that combines dual RAID controllers, redundant power supplies, and a mixed HDD/SSD backplane in a single enclosure for high performance and availability.
The Q8D61A kit includes two NVMe-capable RAID controllers, two hot-swappable redundant power supplies, a 60-bay drive backplane supporting SAS/SATA HDDs and SSDs, drive sleds, cables, and licensed management firmware.
The NS CS460G-X2 Kit is fully compatible with HPE ProLiant DL380, DL360, and ML350 Gen10/Gen10 Plus servers equipped with OCP 3.0 mezzanine slots and the required firmware version.
The CS460G-X2 enclosure supports 2.5″ SAS/SATA HDDs up to 10 TB and SSDs up to 15.36 TB per drive, enabling a raw capacity of over 614 TB when fully populated.