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HPE NS 2TB Spare HDD
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Q8E88A is a high-performance NAS storage system engineered for demanding enterprise and SMB environments. It features 8 drive bays and supports a mixed array of drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD, delivering a total storage capacity of 512 TB with RAID configurations available in RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10.
Q8E88A is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and comes with 16 GB of pre-installed RAM that can be expanded up to 128 GB using ECC DDR4 memory. The system offers versatile interfaces such as USB 3.2, Thunderbolt, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel with 10GbE network support and 4 LAN ports, ensuring seamless connectivity. It also includes expansion capabilities, a redundant 500W power supply, active cooling, and is ideally suited for SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media servers.
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Scenario: A mission-critical enterprise operates HPE ProLiant servers in a RAID 6 array. The Q8E88A-HPE NS 2TB Spare HDD is configured as a hot spare that automatically engages when a primary disk fails. Benefit: Enables real-time rebuilds and seamless failover to maintain continuous data availability, reduce rebuild windows and minimize unplanned downtime.
Scenario: A small-to-medium business deploys an HPE NAS storage array for file sharing and backup. The Q8E88A-HPE NS 2TB Spare HDD sits ready as a hot spare, immediately replacing any failed drive. Benefit: Preserves RAID integrity, ensures uninterrupted file access and streamlines disaster recovery without manual intervention.
Scenario: A virtualized data center running VMware or Hyper-V on HPE servers demands consistent I/O under heavy VM workloads. The Q8E88A-HPE NS 2TB Spare HDD is assigned as a dedicated hot spare. Benefit: Delivers automated failover, sustains VM performance during drive rebuilds and simplifies storage maintenance for high-availability infrastructure.
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 Q8E88A |  Q8D33A |  Q8B33A |  Q8B39A |  Q8B38A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | SAN | NAS | NAS | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 8-bay | 24-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 16-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 512 TB | 256 TB | 512 TB | 1 PB |
| RAID Support | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 / 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 |
| CPU Type | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| 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 | 500W | 750W | 350W | 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 | Yes | No | No |
| Use Case | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | SMB, Enterprise Data Center, Virtualization, Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server |
| Product Name | Q8E88A Enterprise NAS System | Q8D33A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8B33A Enterprise Storage Array | Q8B39A Enterprise Storage Array | Q8B38A Enterprise Storage System |
| Height | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 4 inches | 3 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 28 inches | 20 inches | 28 inches | 24 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 50 lbs | 25 lbs | 45 lbs | 35 lbs |
Spare HDD installed cleanly and rebuilt without issues.
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The HPE NS 2TB Spare HDD (SKU: Q8E88A) is a 3.5-inch hot-pluggable SATA hard drive with 7,200 RPM speed, designed as a dedicated spare for HPE storage arrays.
The Q8E88A uses a 3.5-inch form factor compatible with HPE ProLiant servers and HPE storage enclosures.
The Q8E88A drive supports a standard SATA 6 Gb/s interface for backward compatibility with earlier HPE systems.
The HPE NS 2TB Spare HDD Q8E88A spins at 7,200 RPM to deliver a balance of performance and capacity.