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HPE NS CS/AF 960GB Spare SSD
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Q8F15A is an enterprise-grade SAN storage system featuring an 8‑bay design that supports mixed drive types including SATA HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD, and offers a total storage capacity of up to 512 TB. It comes equipped with robust RAID support—including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10—paired with an Intel Xeon processor featuring 8 cores and 8 GB of pre‑installed RAM that can be expanded up to 64 GB ECC DDR4.
Q8F15A also provides versatile interfaces such as USB 3.2 and 10GbE Ethernet along with four LAN ports to ensure seamless network support and expansion capabilities. Its redundant power supply (350W) and redundant fan cooling system make it ideal for demanding use cases including SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server applications.
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In HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series All-Flash arrays powering a global financial trading platform, the Q8F15A-HPE NS CS/AF 960GB Spare SSD is configured as an automated global hot spare. When a flash module degrades or fails, the array instantly redirects writes to the spare SSD and triggers an autonomous rebuild. Benefit: reduces rebuild time from hours to minutes, preserves sub-millisecond I/O latency and ensures 24/7 trading operation continuity under strict SLAs.
A retail enterprise running real-time inventory forecasting on HPE Nimble CS All-Flash arrays deploys the Q8F15A-HPE NS CS/AF 960GB Spare SSD as a dedicated hot-spare drive. Upon any front-end SSD fault, the storage controller automatically engages the spare, maintaining consistent sub-millisecond throughput for BI queries during peak sale events. Benefit: prevents performance degradation, eliminates manual service windows and sustains data-driven decision-making without disruption.
A global banking institution leverages HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series All-Flash for secure transaction logging. By holding the Q8F15A-HPE NS CS/AF 960GB Spare SSD on standby, IT teams can perform one-to-one hot-swap replacements within minutes of a drive alert. Benefit: meets stringent RTO and audit requirements, preserves end-to-end data integrity and minimizes downtime for compliance-critical financial records.
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 Q8F15A |  Q8D62A |  Q8D58A |  Q8D17A |  Q8D73A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8-bay | 8-bay | 24-bay | 16-bay | 8-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 512 TB | 512 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 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 | 8 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 64 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 350W | 500W | 500W | 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 | No | No | No | No | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8F15A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8D62A Storage Appliance | Q8D58A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8D17A Storage System | Q8D73A Enterprise Storage System |
| Height | 4.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17.3 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches |
| Depth | 20 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches | 25 inches | 25 inches |
| Weight | 25 lbs | 25 lbs | 75 lbs | 30 lbs | 30 lbs |
SSD spare delivered consistent performance.
Integrated smoothly into existing storage.
No rebuild issues encountered.
Reliable option for production workloads.
Worked as expected.
The HPE NS CS/AF 960GB Spare SSD is an OEM-grade, hot-pluggable 2.5" SAS solid-state drive designed as a replacement for HPE Nimble Storage All Flash arrays, offering 960 GB of high-performance flash storage.
The HPE NS CS/AF 960GB Spare SSD is fully compatible with HPE Nimble Storage AF-Series and CS-Series arrays running HPE NimbleOS firmware.
The HPE NS CS/AF 960GB Spare SSD uses a 12 Gb/s SAS interface in a 2.5-inch U.2 form factor.
The HPE NS CS/AF 960GB Spare SSD features a 3 Full Drive Write Per Day (DWPD) endurance rating, ensuring reliable write performance over its warranty period.