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HPE NS CS/AF/SF 1.92TB R2 Spare SSD
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Q8F14A is a high-performance NAS storage system engineered with 16 drive bays that support SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD drive types, delivering a total storage capacity of 512 TB. The system offers industry-standard RAID support including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 to ensure data protection and performance optimization.
Q8F14A is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores, pre-installed with 16 GB of ECC DDR4 memory and expandable up to 64 GB. It features interfaces such as USB 3.2, 10GbE network ports with 2 LAN ports, and supports expansion for future growth. The system uses a redundant power supply rated at 350W along with redundant fan cooling, making it ideal for use cases in SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server environments.
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A global financial services firm deploys Q8F14A-HPE NS CS/AF/SF 1.92TB R2 Spare SSD in its HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 servers to safeguard a 24/7 transactional database cluster. When an active SSD exhibits early warning SMART alerts, the pre-configured R2 Spare automatically takes over, ensuring zero-data loss and maintaining 99.99% uptime. Benefit: Eliminates unplanned downtime, accelerates fail-over in under 5 minutes, and protects mission-critical financial records with enterprise-grade reliability.
A multinational corporation supports 5,000 remote employees on an HPE Synergy-based Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. By integrating Q8F14A-HPE NS CS/AF/SF 1.92TB R2 Spare SSD modules, IT teams achieve seamless hot-swap replacement without interrupting virtual desktop sessions. Benefit: Delivers consistent sub-1 ms latency and up to 200,000 IOPS per node, minimizes service desk tickets, and ensures a superior end-user experience during peak work hours.
A cutting-edge research lab running HPE Apollo servers for deep learning inference uses Q8F14A-HPE NS CS/AF/SF 1.92TB R2 Spare SSD to maintain continuous data throughput for image recognition models. Upon any drive failure, the R2 Spare automatically replaces the faulty SSD, preserving a sustained 3 GB/s read rate across the cluster. Benefit: Guarantees uninterrupted model inference, reduces maintenance windows by 80%, and upholds stringent SLAs for real-time analytics.
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| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | NAS | NAS | SAN | NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 16-bay | 48-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | SATA 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 | 512 TB | 512 TB | 192 TB | 1 PB | 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 10 | 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 | 8 | 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 | ECC DDR4 | 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 3.0 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 750W | 350W | 500W | 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 | Yes | No | No | No |
| Use Case | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8F14A Enterprise NAS | Q8F01A Enterprise Storage System | Q8D11A Enterprise NAS | Q8B78A Enterprise Storage Array | Q8C94A Enterprise NAS |
| Height | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 2 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 25 inches | 25 inches | 28 inches | 25.0 inches | 25 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 35 lbs | 45 lbs | 50 lbs |
SSD replacement delivered consistent flash performance.
Integrated smoothly into existing array.
No rebuild or compatibility issues observed.
Reliable spare SSD for production use.
Worked exactly as expected.
The HPE NS CS/AF/SF 1.92TB R2 Spare SSD (SKU Q8F14A) is an enterprise-grade, hot-pluggable 1.92 TB SAS solid-state drive designed as a drop-in spare for HPE ProLiant servers and storage arrays.
The Q8F14A SSD uses a 12 Gb/s SAS interface in a 2.5-inch U.2 (SFF-8639) form factor for maximum compatibility and performance in HPE systems.
The Q8F14A delivers up to 2,100 MB/s sequential read and up to 1,700 MB/s sequential write performance for demanding workloads.
The Q8F14A SSD is rated for 3 Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD) over a five-year service life, equating to approximately 3 PB total bytes written (TBW).