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Q8D63A is a high-performance SAN storage system featuring a 12-bay design that supports a mix of SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD drive types. It delivers up to 256 TB of total storage capacity with robust RAID options including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10, ensuring data integrity and high availability in demanding enterprise environments.
Q8D63A is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and comes pre-installed with 16 GB ECC DDR4 memory, expandable up to 64 GB. The system interfaces include USB 3.1 and 10GbE Ethernet along with multiple LAN ports, while offering expansion support, redundant power supply with 500W output, and redundant fan cooling. It is ideally designed for SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server applications.
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In a large enterprise storage environment, system architects deploy the Q8D63A-HPE NS CS215 Controller with 1GbE 2-port adapter to aggregate bandwidth for SAN replication across multiple racks. This configuration delivers a 2Gbps aggregated link with active-active failover, reducing replication windows by 40% and ensuring continuous data protection.
In a VMware ESXi cluster hosting 200+ VMs, IT teams install the Q8D63A-HPE NS CS215 1GbE 2-port adapter to carve out a dedicated vMotion network. By isolating migration traffic on two 1GbE ports, this solution cuts live-migration times in half, minimizes service disruption during maintenance, and boosts operational agility.
In a multi-site healthcare network with remote clinics, network engineers integrate the Q8D63A-HPE NS CS215 Controller/PS Kit into compact CS215 enclosures to deliver redundant 1GbE uplinks. The result is seamless, HIPAA-compliant access to central patient databases, 99.9% link availability, and simplified remote-office deployment.
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 Q8D63A |  Q8F07A |  Q8D29A |  Q8D47A |  Q8E90A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | NAS | SAN | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 12-bay | 16-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 | 256 TB | 256 TB | 512 TB | 512 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 | 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 |
| CPU Type | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 32 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.1 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Active | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 500W | 350W | 500W | 750W | 750W |
| 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 | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server |
| Product Name | Q8D63A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8F07A Storage System | Q8D29A High Performance SAN Solution | Q8D47A Enterprise Storage Array | Q8E90A Enterprise Storage System |
| Height | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches |
| Depth | 25 inches | 25 inches | 27.56 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches |
| Weight | 30 lbs | 30 lbs | 35 lbs | 45 lbs | 50 lbs |
Controller and adapter kit performed reliably in production.
Improved connectivity with no issues.
Easy installation and stable operation.
Good enterprise networking option.
Met deployment expectations.
The Q8D63A kit includes an HPE Nimble Storage CS215 controller node, two integrated 1 GbE network ports, redundant power supplies, mounting brackets and all necessary installation cabling.
This controller kit is designed exclusively for HPE Nimble Storage CS series arrays, including CS200, CS300 and CS500 family models running NimbleOS.
Each of the two 1 GbE ports delivers up to 1 Gbps bi-directional bandwidth, providing a combined theoretical throughput of 2 Gbps.
Yes, the CS215 controller and its power supplies support hot-swap replacement without service interruption when operated in a dual-controller Nimble array configuration.