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HPE NS CS420G-X2/CS440G/CS460G Spr Controller
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Q8F72A is a high-performance SAN storage solution engineered for enterprise data centers and virtualization environments. It features a 12-bay design supporting SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD drive types with a total storage capacity of up to 1 PB. The system delivers robust data protection with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 configurations, and is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores. Pre-installed with 16 GB of DDR4 ECC memory and expandable to 128 GB, Q8F72A offers versatile connectivity with Ethernet and Fibre Channel interfaces, including a 10GbE network port, making it well-suited for demanding enterprise applications.
Specifically designed to meet the needs of SMB backup as well as media server deployments, Q8F72A ensures uninterrupted operations with redundant power supplies (750W) and a redundant fan cooling system. The system supports expansion for future growth and integrates advanced storage management features, making it an ideal choice for businesses that require reliable, scalable, and high-performance storage infrastructure.
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Scenario: A global financial services firm needs to deliver hundreds of virtual desktops with sub-millisecond response times during peak trading hours. By deploying the Q8F72A-HPE NS CS460G Spr Controller in its VMware Horizon environment, the firm benefits from inline deduplication, adaptive flash caching and 2 million IOPS performance. Outcome: Users experience seamless, high-throughput VDI sessions, IT reduces storage footprint by up to 5×, and total cost of ownership falls by 30%, ensuring reliable productivity for critical front-office operations.
Scenario: A retail chain’s 24/7 point-of-sale system struggles with transaction latency spikes during holiday sales. Integrating the Q8F72A-HPE NS CS440G Spr Controller into their SQL Server cluster delivers consistent sub-millisecond latency and 1.8 million IOPS at scale. Outcome: Transactional throughput increases by 40%, cart-abandonment rates drop by 25%, and inventory reconciliation runs in real time, driving higher sales and improved customer satisfaction.
Scenario: A healthcare provider requires zero-data-loss replication between primary and secondary data centers to comply with HIPAA. Using the Q8F72A-HPE NS CS420G-X2 Spr Controller’s built-in synchronous replication and snapshots, the provider automates failover workflows and continuous data protection. Outcome: RTO and RPO improve to under 15 seconds, audit-ready recovery reports are generated instantly, and patient records remain accessible and secure even during site-wide outages.
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 Q8F72A |  Q8D12A |  Q8E97A |  Q8F75A |  Q8F76A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | NAS | NAS | NAS | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 12-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 1 PB | 512 TB | 128 TB | 256 TB | 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 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 | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.1 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 750W | 750W | 350W | 350W | 350W |
| 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 | No |
| 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 | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server / SMB |
| Product Name | Q8F72A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8D12A Enterprise Storage Appliance | Q8E97A Enterprise Storage System | Q8F75A Enterprise NAS Storage System | Q8F76A |
| Height | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches |
| Width | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 28.0 inches | 25 inches | 20 inches | 26 inches | 28 inches |
| Weight | 46 lbs | 50 lbs | 25 lbs | 35 lbs | 25 lbs |
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The HPE NS CS420G-X2/CS440G/CS460G Spr Controller is an NVMe over Fabrics storage controller that delivers high-throughput, low-latency connectivity and enterprise-grade reliability.
Key features include dual 100GbE QSFP28 ports, hardware-accelerated NVMe-oF offload, inline AES-256 encryption, 16 GB DDR4 cache and support for up to 60 NVMe drives.
The controller is compatible with HPE ProLiant Gen10 and Gen11 servers, HPE Synergy Compute Modules and HPE Apollo systems.
Power off the server, insert the controller into a PCIe Gen4 x16 slot, secure the bracket, reconnect power and network cables, then power on.