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HPE NS CS5000 Spare Controller
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Q8F79A is a SAN storage system that comes in a 12-bay configuration supporting SATA, SAS, SSD, and NVMe drives with a total storage capacity of up to 512 TB. The system supports multiple RAID levels—RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10—and is powered by an Intel Xeon processor featuring 8 cores paired with 16 GB of pre-installed DDR4 memory, which can be expanded to 64 GB.
Q8F79A offers versatile interfaces including USB 3.2 and 10GbE network ports, along with Fibre Channel connectivity for robust performance. The system also provides expansion support, redundant cooling via a redundant fan, and a redundant 500W power supply, making it ideal for SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server use cases.
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Scenario: An enterprise virtualization cluster running tier-1 applications on HPE NS CS5000 storage pre-stages the Q8F79A-HPE NS CS5000 Spare Controller for immediate swap-in on primary controller failure. Benefit: Enables sub-5-minute failover to maintain 99.99% uptime, eliminate unplanned downtime and uphold strict SLA commitments.
Scenario: A data center replicating critical databases uses the Q8F79A-HPE NS CS5000 Spare Controller on standby to replace faulty controllers in remote DR sites. Benefit: Reduces recovery time objective (RTO) to under 10 minutes, safeguards data integrity and ensures compliance with regulatory and internal continuity policies.
Scenario: An IT operations team performing a firmware and hardware refresh on HPE NS CS5000 arrays temporarily diverts I/O to the Q8F79A-HPE NS CS5000 Spare Controller for live swap. Benefit: Achieves zero-downtime maintenance windows, boosts storage performance and mitigates service disruption during upgrades.
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 Q8F79A |  Q8B73A |  Q8G63A |  Q8C98A |  Q8B64A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 16-bay | 16-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 1 PB | 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 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 | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE / Fibre Channel |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Active |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 500W | 750W | 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 | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization |
| Product Name | Q8F79A Storage System | Q8B73A Storage System | Q8G63A Enterprise SAN Storage | Q8C98A Enterprise Storage System | Q8B64A Enterprise SAN Storage |
| Height | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 4.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches |
| Depth | 15 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches | 27 inches | 28.0 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 35 lbs | 45 lbs | 35 lbs | 45 lbs |
Spare controller restored full system functionality.
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The HPE NS CS5000 Spare Controller Q8F79A serves as a drop-in replacement for a failed controller in HPE NS CS5000 storage arrays, ensuring continuous data access and system availability.
The Q8F79A Spare Controller is fully compatible with all HPE NS CS5000 Gen1 and Gen2 chassis models, supporting both hybrid and all-flash configurations.
To install the Q8F79A, power down the array, extract the failed module, slide in the spare controller until it clicks, then power up and verify status in the management console.
Using the Q8F79A Spare Controller minimizes downtime, preserves data integrity during controller replacement, and maintains optimal performance and redundancy.