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Q8F86A
HPE NS CS/AF/SF DFC 960GB Spare SSD
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Q8F86A Overview
Q8F86A is an enterprise-class SAN storage system purpose-built for high-demand environments. It comes in a rackmount form factor featuring 12 drive bays that support Mixed drive types (including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD) with a total storage capacity of 512 TB and RAID 5 protection. Powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores, it ships with 16 GB of pre-installed ECC DDR4 RAM and supports up to 128 GB of memory.
Q8F86A also offers multiple high-speed interfaces; it provides 10GbE network ports alongside USB 3.0 connectivity and supports Fibre Channel for advanced storage networking. Designed for mission-critical applications, it features hot-swap drive bays, redundant fan cooling, and a redundant 350W power supply, making it ideally suited for use cases such as enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media servers.
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Q8F86A Specifications
- Product Type
- Storage System
- Storage Type
- SAN
- Form Factor
- Rackmount
- Bay Count
- 12-bay
- Supported Drive Types
- Mixed
- Hot-Swap Support
- Yes
- Max Supported Capacity
- 512 TB
- RAID Support
- RAID 5
- CPU Type
- Intel Xeon
- CPU Cores
- 8
- Installed RAM
- 16 GB
- Max RAM Capacity
- 128 GB
- RAM Type
- ECC DDR4
- Network Ports
- 10GbE
- LAN Ports
- 2
- USB Ports
- USB 3.0
- Expansion Support
- Yes
- Cooling
- Redundant Fan
- Power Supply
- Redundant
- Power Supply Wattage
- 350W
- Operating System
- Custom OS
- Snapshot Support
- Yes
- Cloud Sync Support
- Yes
- Virtualization Ready
- Yes
- iSCSI Support
- Yes
- Surveillance Support
- No
- Use Case
- Enterprise Data Center
- Product Name
- Q8F86A Enterprise SAN Storage System
- Height
- 3.5 inches
- Width
- 17.3 inches
- Depth
- 28.5 inches
- Weight
- 45 lbs
Q8F86A Use Case
High-Availability Hot Spare for HPE ProLiant NVMe Servers
In enterprise data centers running HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers, the Q8F86A-HPE NS CS/AF/SF DFC 960GB Spare SSD functions as an automated hot spare for NVMe storage arrays. Upon detecting drive failure, the system instantly engages the spare, eliminating unplanned downtime and safeguarding critical workloads with continuous data availability.
Performance Optimization in Hyperconverged VMware vSAN Clusters
Financial services organizations deploy the Q8F86A-HPE NS CS/AF/SF DFC 960GB Spare SSD within HPE-based VMware vSAN hyperconverged infrastructures to serve as a standby NVMe cache replacement. This proactive spare strategy prevents performance degradation during rebuilds, sustaining sub-millisecond latency under peak transaction loads and ensuring consistent user experience.
Rapid Recovery for Regulatory Compliance and Business Continuity
Healthcare and government agencies integrate the Q8F86A-HPE NS CS/AF/SF DFC 960GB Spare SSD into their disaster recovery frameworks on HPE storage controllers. As an on-site spare, it accelerates drive rebuilds after failures, reducing recovery time objectives (RTO) by up to 50%, maintaining audit-ready data integrity and compliance with strict uptime mandates.
Quality Certifications
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Product Comparison Table
 Q8F86A |  Q8G63A |  Q8D55A |  Q8B63A |  Q8B71A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | NAS | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 8-bay | 8-bay | 12-bay | 16-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 | 256 TB | 256 TB | 1 PB | 256 TB |
| RAID Support | RAID 5 | 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 | 6 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 128 GB | 64 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 1GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.0 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Active | Active |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 500W | 350W | 750W | 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 | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q8F86A Enterprise SAN Storage System | Q8G63A Enterprise SAN Storage | Q8D55A Enterprise NAS Storage System | Q8B63A Storage Server | Q8B71A Enterprise Storage System |
| Height | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.2 inches |
| Depth | 28.5 inches | 28 inches | 25 inches | 28 inches | 25.0 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 35 lbs | 35 lbs | 45 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
M
Mehak Siddiqui
4
No compatibility problems.
R
Rene Hoffmann
5
Good performance match.
Z
Zeeshan Raza
3
Useful spare for resilience.
T
Thomas Green
4
Reliable replacement SSD.
Questions & Answers
What is the HPE NS CS/AF/SF DFC 960GB Spare SSD (SKU Q8F86A)?
The HPE NS CS/AF/SF DFC 960GB Spare SSD (Q8F86A) is a certified hot-plug 2.5-inch SAS drive with 960GB capacity and advanced data fabric caching, designed as a replacement or spare in HPE Nimble Storage CS, AF, and SF arrays.
Which HPE storage arrays are compatible with this spare SSD?
The Q8F86A SSD is fully compatible with HPE Nimble Storage CS series, AF series, and SF series arrays and supports all corresponding firmware and management features.
What are the key specifications of the 960GB spare SSD?
It features 960GB capacity, 12Gb/s SAS interface, 2.5-inch hot-plug form factor, enterprise-grade NAND flash, up to 1850 MB/s sequential read, 340 K IOPS random read, and 10 DWPD endurance.
How do I install the HPE NS CS/AF/SF DFC SSD as a spare drive?
Insert the SSD into an available 2.5-inch drive bay until it clicks, then use the HPE Nimble Storage management interface to monitor the automatic rebuild process; hot-swap is fully supported.