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Q8F64A is a high-performance SAN storage system equipped with 16 drive bays that support mixed drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD. It delivers a total storage capacity of 512 TB with RAID support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10, and is powered by an Intel Xeon processor featuring 8 cores along with 16 GB of pre-installed ECC DDR4 memory expandable up to 128 GB. The system offers interfaces such as USB 3.1 and 10GbE Ethernet alongside 4 LAN ports, while also providing expansion support, redundant fan cooling, and a redundant power supply rated at 750W.
Q8F64A is designed to meet the demands of diverse use cases ranging from SMB backup and enterprise data center applications to virtualization and media server deployments. Its robust performance, reliable hardware redundancy, and flexible connectivity options make it an ideal storage solution for organizations requiring secure, scalable, and efficient data management.
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A global trading firm experiences a controller fault on its HPE Nimble Storage CS1000H during peak market hours. By deploying the Q8F64A-HPE NS CS1000H Spare Controller, on-site engineers complete a hot-swap in under five minutes, preserving in-flight transaction data and maintaining sub-millisecond I/O latency. Benefit: instantaneous failover ensures zero revenue loss, full compliance with FINRA uptime mandates, and uninterrupted trade execution.
An online retailer running a mission-critical CS1000H array schedules quarterly firmware upgrades. Using the Q8F64A-HPE NS CS1000H Spare Controller as a standby unit, IT operations perform live controller replacements without disrupting catalog searches, shopping cart sessions, or payment processing. Benefit: continuous site availability, improved customer experience, and streamlined maintenance that aligns with peak-traffic SLAs.
A large hospital leverages HPE InfoSight predictive analytics to flag early-warning signs of controller degradation on its CS1000H. When thresholds are met, the Q8F64A-HPE NS CS1000H Spare Controller is pre-staged rack-side to facilitate an immediate hot replacement. Benefit: uninterrupted access to electronic medical records, full HIPAA compliance, and guaranteed patient-care continuity during hardware transitions.
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 Q8F64A |  Q8E89A |  Q8D65A |  Q8B56A |  Q8B69A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | NAS | SAN | NAS | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 16-bay | 8-bay | 12-bay | 8-bay | 24-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 | 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 | 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 | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128 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 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.1 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 750W | 750W | 500W | 350W | 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 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8F64A | Q8E89A Storage System | Q8D65A Enterprise Storage Array | Q8B56A Enterprise NAS Storage System | Q8B69A Enterprise Storage System |
| Height | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 28 inches | 24 inches | 28.0 inches | 29.5 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 25 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 50 lbs |
Spare controller integrated smoothly into our CS1000H system.
System stability returned immediately.
Good replacement option for production environments.
No compatibility issues observed.
Worked as expected.
The HPE NS CS1000H Spare Controller (SKU: Q8F64A) is a hot-swappable replacement controller for HPE NS CS1000H storage arrays, delivering continuous data availability and system redundancy.
The HPE NS CS1000H Spare Controller (Q8F64A) is compatible with HPE NS CS1000H and NS CS1000M storage arrays in both high-availability and scale-out configurations.
Power down the array, slide the spare controller into the controller bay until it latches, power up, and run the HPE Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) to complete initialization.
Yes, the HPE NS CS1000H Spare Controller supports hot-swap functionality, allowing replacement without powering down the storage array when firmware and configuration permit online failover.