HPE Nimble Storage HF Arrays

HF60/60C/40/40C/20/20C/20H Array Configurations

HF60 HF60C HF40 HF40C HF20 HF20C HF20H NimbleOS
May 2020 (v. 20200505.0)
Q8H40A R0P43A Q8H39A R0P42A Q8H72A Q8H70A Q8H71A

NimbleOS 5.0.3 5.0.6 5.0.3 5.0.6 5.0.3 5.0.3 5.0.3

HPE SKU Head HDD Capacity

Only ONE of the following options can be selected:
Q8B67B HEAD-HDD-11TBC (11 x 1TB HDD for base HEAD, 6.84TB (6.22TiB) useable) No No No No No No Yes 5.0.3
Q8B68B HEAD-HDD-21TBC (21 x 1TB HDD for base HEAD, 16.30TB (14.83TiB) useable) No No No No Yes Yes No 5.0.3
Q8B69B HEAD-HDD-42TBC (21 x 2TB HDD for base HEAD, 33.27TB (30.26TiB) useable) No No No No Yes Yes No 5.0.3
Q8H75A HEAD-HDD-84TBC (21 x 4TB HDD for base HEAD, 67.20TB (61.12TiB) useable) No No No No Yes Yes No 5.0.3
Q8H76A HEAD-HDD-126TBC (21 x 6TB HDD for base HEAD, 101.13TB (91.98 TiB) useable) No No No No Yes Yes No 5.0.3
Q8H77A HEAD-HDD-210TBC (21 x 10TB HDD for base HEAD, 168.99TB (153.70 TiB) useable) No No No No Yes Yes No 5.0.3
Q8H44A HEAD-HDD-21TBEC (21 x 1TB HDD for base HEAD, 16.30TB (14.83TiB) useable) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
Q8H45A HEAD-HDD-42TBEC (21 x 2TB HDD for base HEAD, 33.27TB (30.26TiB) useable) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
Q8B55B HEAD-HDD-84TBEC (21 x 4TB HDD for base HEAD, 67.20TB (61.12TiB) useable) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
Q8B56B HEAD-HDD-126TBEC (21 x 6TB HDD for base HEAD, 101.13TB (91.98 TiB) useable) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
Q8B57B HEAD-HDD-210TBEC (21 x 10TB HDD base HEAD, 168.99TB (153.70 TiB) useable) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
R4H94A HEAD-HDD-294TBEC (21 x 14TB HDD base HEAD, 294TB (215 TiB) useable) Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No 5.2
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TOTAL MAX RAW CAPACITY (HEAD HDDs + ES3 HDDs) 1 1260TB 1470TB 504TB 1470TB 7 210TB 1050TB 211TB
Head SSD Capacity (Cache) HF60 HF60C HF40 HF40C HF20 HF20C HF20H NimbleOS
ONE or TWO of the following options can be selected:
Q8B77B HEAD-FLC-480GB-2C (2 x 240GB SSDs for base HEAD) - A No No No No No No Yes 5.0.3
Q8B79B HEAD-FLCX-960GB-2C (2 x 480GB SSDs for base HEAD) - B No No No No No No Yes 5.0.3
Q8B80B HEAD-FLC-720GB-3C (3 x 240GB SSDs for base HEAD) - C No No No Yes No Yes No 5.0.3
Q8B82B HEAD-FLCX-1440GB-3C (3 x 480GB SSDs for base HEAD) - D No No No Yes No Yes No 5.0.3
Q8H80A HEAD-FLCX-2880GB-3C (3 x 960GB SSDs for base HEAD) - E No No No Yes No Yes No 5.0.3
Q8H81A HEAD-FLC-5760GB-3C (3 x 1920GB SSDs for base HEAD) - F No No No Yes No Yes No 5.0.3
Q8H82A HEAD-FLC-11520GB-3C (3 x 3840GB SSDs for base HEAD) - G No No No Yes No Yes No 5.0.3
R4H69A HEAD-FLC-23040GB-3 (3 x 7680GB SSDs for base HEAD) - I No No No Yes No Yes No 5.2
ONE of the following options can be selected:
Q8J28A HEAD-FLC-1440GB-6C (6 x 240GB SSDs for base HEAD) - J No No No No Yes No No 5.0.3
Q8J29A HEAD-FLCX-2880GB-6C (6 x 480GB SSDs for base HEAD) - K No No No No Yes No No 5.0.3
Q8J30A HEAD-FLCX-5760GB-6C (6 x 960GB SSDs for base HEAD) - L No No No No Yes No No 5.0.3
R0P02A HEAD-FLC-8640GB-6C (3 x 1920GB + 3 x 960GB SSDs for base HEAD) - O No No No No Yes No No 5.0.3
Q8J31A HEAD-FLC-11520GB-6C (6 x 1920GB SSDs for base HEAD) - M No No No No Yes No No 5.0.3
R0P03A HEAD-FLC-17280GB-6C (3 x 3840GB + 3 x 1920GB SSDs for base HEAD) - P No No No No Yes No No 5.0.3
Q8J32A HEAD-FLC-23040GB-6C (6 x 3840GB SSDs for base HEAD) - N No No No No Yes No No 5.0.3
ONE of the following options can be selected:
Q8H48A HEAD-FLC-1440GB-6EC (6 x 240GB SSDs for base HEAD) - J Yes Yes Yes No No No No 5.0.3
Q8H49A HEAD-FLC-2880GB-6EC (6 x 480GB SSDs for base HEAD) - K Yes Yes No No No No No 5.0.3
Q8B62B HEAD-FLC-5760GB-6EC (6 x 960GB SSDs for base HEAD) - L Yes Yes No No No No No 5.0.3
Q8H50A HEAD-FLCX-2880GB-6EC (6 x 480GB SSDs for base HEAD) - K No No Yes No No No No 5.0.3
Q8B63B HEAD-FLCX-5760GB-6EC (6 x 960GB SSDs for base HEAD) - L No No Yes No No No No 5.0.3
R0P04A HEAD-FLC-8640GB-6EC (3 x 1920GB + 3 x 960GB SSDs for base HEAD) - O Yes Yes Yes No No No No 5.0.3
Q8B64B HEAD-FLC-11520GB-6EC (6 x 1920GB SSDs for base HEAD) - M Yes Yes Yes No No No No 5.0.3
R0P05A HEAD-FLC-17280GB-6EC (3 x 3840GB + 3 x 1920GB SSDs for base HEAD) - P Yes Yes Yes No No No No 5.0.3
Q8B66B HEAD-FLC-23040GB-6EC (6 x 3840GB SSDs for base HEAD) - N Yes Yes Yes No No No No 5.0.3
R4H70A HEAD-FLC-46080GB-6E (6 x 7680GB SSDs for base HEAD) - Q Yes Yes No No No No No 5.2
Minimum Head Cache Required 1440GB 1440GB 1440GB 720GB 1440GB 720GB 960GB
TOTAL MAX CACHE CAPACITY (HEAD SSDs + ES3 SSDs) 2 156TB 156TB 48TB 60TB 28TB 38TB 28TB

Head Network Options HF60 HF60C HF40 HF40C HF20 HF20C HF20H NimbleOS
Min 0, Max 3 (HF60, HF40 models); Min 0, Max 2 (HF20 models)
All arrays include two (2) embedded 10GBase-T ports per controller
Q8B84B PCI-1GTx1C: Dual 1GbE (Qty. 1 pair) 2G Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8B86B PCI-10GTx1C: Dual 10GbaseT (Qty. 1 pair) 2T Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8B88B PCI-10SFPx1C: Dual 10GbE Optical (Qty. 1 pair) 2P Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8B90B PCI-16FCx1C: Dual 16GbFC (Qty. 1) 2F Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
R4G78A PCI-32FCx1: Dual 32Gb FC (Qty. 1 Pair) – 2X Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.2
Q8C09B PCI-QGC: Quad 1GbE (Qty. 1 Pair) QG Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C03B PCI-QFC: Quad 16GbFC (Qty. 1 Pair) QF Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C17B PCI-QPC: Quad 10GbE SFP+ (Qty. 1 Pair) QP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C20B PCI-QTC: Quad 10GbaseT (Qty. 1 Pair) QT Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
 HPE Nimble Storage HF Arrays
HF60/60C/40/40C/20/20C/20H Array Configurations
HF60 HF60C HF40 HF40C HF20 HF20C HF20H NimbleOS
May 2020 (v. 20200505.0)
Q8H40A R0P43A Q8H39A R0P42A Q8H72A Q8H70A Q8H71A

ES3 Shelves
Max # ES3 shelves 61 61 61 61 61 61 6 1,4 5.0.3
Mix any of the following options up to platform max Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Q8B48B ES3-H21T (21TB Raw Hyb Exp Shelf, 16TB (15TiB) useable, 1440GB Flash Cache (3x 480GB)) No No No No Yes Yes Yes4 5.0.3
Q8B49B ES3-H42T (42TB Raw Hyb Exp Shelf, 33TB (30TiB) useable, 288GB Flash Cache (3x 960GB)) No No No No Yes Yes Yes4 5.0.3
Q8B50B ES3-H84T (84TB Raw Hyb Exp Shelf, 67TB (61TiB) useable, 5760GB Flash Cache (3x 1920GB)) No No No No Yes Yes Yes4 5.0.3
Q8B51B ES3-H126T (126TB Raw Hyb Exp Shelf, 101TB (92TiB) useable, 9600GB Flash Cache (2x 3840GB + 1x 1920GB)) No No No No Yes No Yes4 5.0.3
R0N82A ES3-H126TC (126TB Raw Hyb Exp Shelf, 101TB (92TiB) useable, 3840GB Flash Cache (1x 1920GB + 2x 960GB)) No Yes No Yes No Yes No 5.0.5
R0N83A ES3-H210TC (210TB Raw Hyb Exp Shelf, 169TB (154TiB) useable, 4800GB Flash Cache (2x 1920GB + 1x 960GB)) No Yes No Yes No Yes No 5.0.5
Q8H33A ES3-H21TE (21TB Raw Hyb Exp Shelf, 16TB (15TiB) useable, 1440GB Flash Cache (3x 480GB)) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
Q8H34A ES3-H42TE (42TB Raw Hyb Exp Shelf, 33TB (30TiB) useable, 288GB Flash Cache (3x 960GB)) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
Q8H35A ES3-H84TE (84TB Raw Hyb Exp Shelf, 67TB (61TiB) useable, 5760GB Flash Cache (3x 1920GB)) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
Q8G47B ES3-H126TE (126TB Raw Hyb Exp Shelf, 101TB (92TiB) useable, 9600GB Flash Cache (2x 3840GB + 1x 1920GB)) Yes No Yes No No No No 5.0.3
Q8G48B ES3-H210TE (210TB Raw Hyb Exp Shelf, 169TB (154TiB) useable3, 17280GB Flash Cache (3x 3840GB + 3x 1920GB)) Yes No Yes No No No No 5.0.3
R4H75A ES3-H294TE (294TB Raw Hyb Exp Shelf, 267TB (215TiB) useable3, 23040GB Flash Cache (3x 7680GB)) Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No 5.2
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TOTAL MAX RAW CAPACITY (HEAD HDDs + ES3 HDDs) 1 1260TB 1470TB 504TB 1470TB 210TB 1050TB 211TB
TOTAL MAX CACHE CAPACITY (HEAD SSDs + ES3 SSDs) 2 156TB 156TB 48TB 60TB 28TB 38TB 28TB
ES3 Optional Cache for Bank B HF60 HF60C HF40 HF40C HF20 HF20C HF20H NimbleOS
Only ONE of the following options can be selected:
Q8C25B ES3-FLC-2880GB (2.88TB Flash Pack: 3 x 960GB SSDs for ES3 shelf) - 2880F Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C26B ES3-FLC-5760GB (5.76TB Flash Pack: 3 x 1920GB SSDs for ES3 shelf) - 5760F Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C28B ES3-FLC-11520GB (11.52TB Flash Pack: 3 x 3840GB SSDs for ES3 shelf) - 11520F Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
R4H71A ES3-FLC-23040GB (23.04TB Flash Pack: 3 x 7680GB SSDs for ES3 shelf) - 23040F Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No 5.2
TOTAL MAX CACHE CAPACITY (HEAD SSDs + ES3 SSDs) 2 156TB 156TB 48TB 60TB 28TB 38TB 28TB
Capacity Upgrades HF60 HF60C HF40 HF40C HF20 HF20C HF20H NimbleOS
Q8D07B UPGD-HEAD-HDD-11TC (11TB Pack, 6.84TB (6.22TiB) useable: 11x 1TB HDDs field UPG6 No No No No No No Yes 5.0.3
Controller Upgrades HF60 HF60C HF40 HF40C HF20 HF20C HF20H NimbleOS
Q8H51A UPGD-CTLR-HF40 (HF20H/HF20 to HF40)5 or (HF20C to HF40C) No No No No Yes Yes Yes 5.0.5
Q8H52A UPGD-CTLR-HF60 (HF20/HF40 to HF60) or (HF20C/HF40C to HF60C) No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No 5.0.5
Head Network Add / Upgrade Options HF60 HF60C HF40 HF40C HF20 HF20C HF20H NimbleOS
Only ONE of the following options can be selected:
Q8C64B UPGD-PCI-1GTx1C (PCIe Field Upgrade Dual 1GbaseT NIC) - 2G Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C63B UPGD-PCI-10SFPx1C (PCIe Field Upgrade Dual 10G SFP+ Optical NIC) - 2P Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C62B UPGD-PCI-10GTx1C (PCIe Field Upgrade Dual 10GbaseT NIC) - 2T Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C65B UPGD-PCI-16FCx1C (PCIe Field Upgrade Dual 16Gb Fibre Channel HBA) - 2F Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
R4G79A UPGD-PCI-32FCx1: Dual 32Gb FC (Qty. 1 Pair) – 2X Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.2
Q8C66B UPGD-PCI-QFC (PCIe Field Upgrade Quad 16Gb Fibre Channel HBA) - QF Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C68B UPGD-PCI-QPC (PCIe Field Upgrade Quad 10G SFP+ Optical NIC) - QP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C69B UPGD-PCI-QTC (PCIe Field Upgrade Quad 10GbaseT NIC) - QT Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C67B UPGD-PCI-QGC (PCIe Field Upgrade Quad 1GbaseT NIC (Qty. 1 pair)) - QG Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Cache Upgrade on HFxx Head HF60 HF60C HF40 HF40C HF20 HF20C HF20H NimbleOS
Q8D11B UPGD-FLC-480GB-2C (2 x 240GB SSDs for cache field upgrade) - A No No No No No No Yes 5.0.3
Q8D12B UPGD-FLC-960GB-2C (2 x 480GB SSDs for cache field upgrade) - B No No No No No No Yes 5.0.3
Q8D13B UPGD-FLC-720GB-3C (3 x 240GB SSDs for for cache field upgrade) - C No No No No Yes Yes No 5.0.3
Q8D14B UPGD-FLC-1440GB-3C (3 x 480GB SSDs for cache field upgrade) - D No No No No Yes Yes No 5.0.3
Q8H85A UPGD-FLC-2880GB-3C (3 x 960GB SSDs for cache field upgrade) - E No No No No Yes Yes No 5.0.3
Q8H86A UPGD-FLC-5760GB-3C (3 x 1920GB SSDs for cache field upgrade) - F No No No No Yes Yes No 5.0.3
Q8H87A UPGD-FLC-11520GB-3C (3 x 3840GB SAS SSDs for cache field upgrade) - G No No No No Yes Yes No 5.0.3
Q8H58A UPGD-FLC-720GB-3EC (3 x 240GB SSDs for for cache field upgrade) - C Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
Q8H59A UPGD-FLC-1440GB-3EC (3 x 480GB SSDs for cache field upgrade) - D Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
Q8C99B UPGD-FLC-2880GB-3EC (3 x 960GB SSDs for cache field upgrade) - E Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
Q8D00B UPGD-FLC-5760GB-3EC (3 x 1920GB SSDs for cache field upgrade) - F Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
Q8D01B UPGD-FLC-11520GB-3EC (3 x 3840GB SAS SSDs for cache field upgrade) - G Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 5.0.3
R4H72A UPGD-FLC-23040GB-3E (3 x 7680GB SSDs for cache field upgrade) - I Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No 5.2
Cache Upgrade on ES3 (Bank B only) HF60 HF60C HF40 HF40C HF20 HF20C HF20H NimbleOS
Only ONE of the following options can be selected:
Q8C48B UPGD-ES3-FLC-2880GB (3 x 960GB SSDs for field upgrade) - 2880F Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C49B UPGD-ES3-FLC-5760GB (3 x 1920GB SSDs for field upgrade) - 5760F Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
Q8C50B UPGD-ES3-FLC-11520GB (3 x 3840GB SSDs for field upgrade) - 11520F Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.0.3
R4H73A UPGD-ES3-FLC-23040GB (23.04TB: 3 x 7680GB SSDs for field upgrade) - 23040F Yes Yes No Yes No No No 5.2
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The Total Max Raw Capacity per node is limited by the architecture and is not to be exceeded, even if it may be possible to build a configuration in the quoter that exceeds this limit.
2
The Total Max Cache Capacity per node is limited by the architecture and is not to be exceeded, even if it may be possible to build a configuration in the quoter that exceeds this cache limit.
4
HF20H must be upgraded to be fully populated (22TB raw) before any ES3 shelves can be added.
5
HF20H must be upgraded to be fully populated (22TB raw) before it can be upgraded to an HF40; HF20H cannot be upgraded to a controller beyond the HF40.
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A minimum of 1920GB of cache in the head is required to support a HF20H when upgraded to 22TB of capacity.
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HF40C and HF60C max capacity of 1470TB requires NimOS 5.0.8 or greater, or NimOS 5.1.2 or greater.