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HPE NS CS 240GB Spare SSD
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Q8E95A is an enterprise SAN storage system designed with a 12-bay configuration that supports SATA, SAS, SSD, and NVMe drive types, offering a total storage capacity of up to 256 TB and robust RAID options including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10. It is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 16 GB of pre-installed memory that is upgradable to 64 GB for enhanced performance in demanding applications.
Q8E95A includes high-speed connectivity with 10GbE network ports and USB 3.2 support, ensuring seamless integration in enterprise data centers, virtualization environments, media servers, and SMB backup use cases. The system further provides expansion support, redundant power supplies rated at 750W, and redundant cooling via active fan modules to deliver reliable, continuous operation.
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In a VMware vSphere cluster on HPE ProLiant servers, the Q8E95A‐HPE NS CS 240GB Spare SSD is configured as a hot-spare drive. When a primary SSD fails, the hot-spare instantly rebuilds the array without manual intervention—cutting rebuild time by up to 50% and delivering 99.99% VM uptime. Outcome: uninterrupted business continuity and SLA compliance.
Deployed in telecom edge computing nodes, the Q8E95A‐HPE NS CS 240GB Spare SSD provides low-latency (sub-0.1ms) write caching for high-velocity IoT telemetry streams. This accelerates real-time analytics by 30% and reduces WAN backhaul traffic by 40%, enabling instantaneous decision-making at the network edge. Outcome: optimized bandwidth usage and faster edge insights.
In financial services databases (Oracle, SQL Server), the Q8E95A‐HPE NS CS 240GB Spare SSD is dedicated to transaction logs. With sustained 15K IOPS and enterprise-grade endurance, it delivers sub-millisecond commit latency and ensures ACID compliance under peak load. Outcome: increased transaction throughput, bullet-proof data integrity and regulatory adherence.
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| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | NAS | SAN | NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 12-bay | 8-bay | 12-bay | 16-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | 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 | 256 TB | 1 PB | 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 10 / RAID 50 / RAID 60 | 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 | 6 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 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 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 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 | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 750W | 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 | Yes | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8E95A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8B81A Enterprise Storage System | Q8D39A Enterprise Storage Appliance | Q8D53A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8D56A Enterprise Storage Array |
| Height | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 4 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 28 inches | 25.6 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 35 lbs | 45 lbs | 35 lbs |
Spare SSD integrated smoothly.
Consistent performance after rebuild.
Matches original drive specifications.
Useful redundancy part.
Reliable SSD spare.
The HPE NS CS 240GB Spare SSD (SKU Q8E95A) provides 240 GB of usable solid-state storage capacity.
The Q8E95A SSD uses a 2.5-inch small form factor with a SATA 6 Gb/s interface.
Yes. The HPE NS CS 240GB Spare SSD supports hot-swapping in any compatible HPE drive bay without powering down the system.
The Q8E95A SSD delivers up to 550 MB/s sequential read and up to 500 MB/s sequential write performance.