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HPE NS SF300 Cntlr/PS Spare Kit
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Q8D76A is a high-performance SAN storage system with a 12-bay design that supports mixed drive types including SATA, SAS, SSD, and NVMe. It offers industry-standard RAID levels—RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 6—paired with an Intel Xeon processor featuring 8 cores and 16 GB of pre-installed ECC DDR4 memory, expandable up to 64 GB.
Engineered for critical environments such as SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server applications, Q8D76A delivers robust connectivity via USB 3.0, 10GbE network ports, and Fibre Channel interfaces. Its design emphasizes expansion support, hot-swap capabilities, redundant power supplies (350W), and active cooling to ensure reliable, continuous performance.
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In an enterprise data center running HPE NS-SF300 switches, a controller/PS failure threatens network uptime. By stocking the Q8D76A-HPE NS SF300 Cntlr/PS Spare Kit on-site, IT teams execute a hot-swap replacement within 10 minutes. This use case delivers uninterrupted connectivity, meets 99.999% uptime SLAs, and eliminates costly service disruptions.
A regional branch office experiences a sudden power supply fault on its HPE NS-SF300 edge switch, risking VoIP and POS transactions. Leveraging the Q8D76A-HPE NS SF300 Spare Kit, technicians perform a swift field swap, restoring full network services in under 15 minutes. The result: minimal revenue impact, preserved customer experience, and streamlined support operations.
A financial trading floor requires zero-failure network performance during peak market hours. As part of a preventive maintenance program, operations teams replace aging power supplies in HPE NS-SF300 switches with the Q8D76A-HPE NS SF300 Cntlr/PS Spare Kit before end-of-life. This strategy ensures continuous low-latency connectivity, mitigates unplanned outages, and upholds regulatory compliance.
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 Q8D76A |  Q8C96A |  Q8F03A |  Q8B38A |  Q8D66A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12-bay | 12-bay | 8-bay | 16-bay | 16-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 256 TB | 512 TB | 1 PB | 1 PB | 512 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 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 / RAID 50 / RAID 60 / JBOD |
| 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 | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE / Fibre Channel | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Active | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 350W | 350W | 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 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Use Case | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8D76A Enterprise SAN Storage | Q8C96A Enterprise Storage System | Q8F03A Storage System | Q8B38A Enterprise Storage System | Q8D66A Enterprise Storage System |
| Height | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 4 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 25.0 inches | 28 inches | 24 inches | 25 inches |
| Weight | 35 lbs | 35 lbs | 25 lbs | 35 lbs | 40 lbs |
Controller spare installed cleanly and restored stability.
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Reliable spare kit for business-critical systems.
Met expectations for performance and compatibility.
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The HPE NS SF300 Controller/Power Supply Spare Kit (SKU: Q8D76A) is an OEM replacement kit containing a redundant controller module and power supply designed to restore and maintain the HPE StoreFabric SN3000 Fibre Channel switch.
The Q8D76A kit is fully compatible with HPE StoreFabric SN3000 Fibre Channel switches, ensuring seamless integration with existing SF300 series infrastructures.
The kit includes one SF300 controller module and one power supply unit, along with mounting brackets, screws, and an installation guide.
Installation involves powering down the SF300 switch, removing the faulty module, inserting the replacement controller and power supply units, and rebooting the switch following the step-by-step guide.