HPE Nimble Storage Controllers
For a Nimble controller replacement, match the spare by array model and host ports, because controllers of one family can carry different ports: HPE fits CS1000 to CS7000 controllers with 10GbE or 16Gb Fibre Channel cards, and HF-Series controllers with 1G, 10GBASE-T or SFP+ NICs. Spares exist for CS-Series arrays such as the CS215 and CS300, for HF-Series arrays, and as I/O modules for ES1 and ES3 expansion shelves. HPE's HF-series hardware manual describes each iSCSI interface pair as two Ethernet connections, one from each controller, which is why a spare should carry the same ports as the controller it replaces. Spares are tested in-house on arrival and before dispatch.
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HPE Nimble Storage CS210 Spare Controller (2x1GbE) | Q8F67AAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: HPE Nimble Storage Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock - HPE Nimble Storage CS300 Spare Controller (4x1GbE) | Q8D67AAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: HPE Nimble Storage Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- HPE Nimble Storage CS220 Spare Controller (4x1GbE) | Q8D28AAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: HPE Nimble Storage Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyStarting atRequest PricingIn stock
- HPE Nimble Storage CS220G Spare Controller (2x 10Gb SFP+) | Q8D29AAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: HPE Nimble Storage Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- HPE Nimble Storage CS215 Spare Controller (4x1GbE) | SP-CRTL-CS215-4GAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: HPE Nimble Storage Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- HPE Nimble Storage ES3 Spare Controller (4x 12Gbps SAS) | ES3-ControllerAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: HPE Nimble Storage Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- HPE Nimble-ES1-Controller Nimble Storage ES1 Expansion Shelf I/O ModuleAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: HPE Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
- Nimble Storage CS5000 Spare ControllerAvailability: Only 3 leftManufacturer: HPE Nimble Storage Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyBuy Now$999.99
- HPE SP-CRTL-HF20-4G Nimble Storage HF20 4x1GbE Spare ControllerAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: HPE Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
Matching a Nimble spare controller
A Nimble controller is specific to its array model and to its host port option, and the label on the controller you are replacing carries the HPE or Nimble part number that settles both. Nimble's data sheet gives CS-Series arrays network options that vary by array family, and HF-Series controllers take NICs and HBAs in their PCIe slots, so a spare should match the ports already in use. Expansion shelves have controllers of their own: ES1 shelves run on I/O modules and ES3 shelves on SAS controllers.
Each Nimble family builds different host ports into its controllers and takes different add-in cards, as the Nimble and HPE documents set out.
| Family | Ports built into each controller | Added ports (manufacturer document) |
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| CS210 to CS700 (3U) | 2 x 1GbE | Network options that vary by array family (Nimble data sheet) |
| CS1000 to CS7000 (4U) | 10Gb Ethernet ports, 10GBASE-T on some models | PCIe cards: 10GbE and 16Gb Fibre Channel, both with SFP+ transceivers (HPE hardware guide) |
| HF20, HF40, HF60 | One NIC per controller | Dual or quad 1G, 10GBASE-T or SFP+ cards, plus two HD SAS expansion ports (HPE hardware manual) |
| AF1000 to AF9000 | 2 x 10GBASE-T | 1GBASE-T, 10GBASE-T or 10GbE SFP+ iSCSI, or 8 or 16Gb Fibre Channel (HPE data sheet) |
| ES1 shelves | Two I/O modules per shelf, with 2 x 6Gb SAS connectivity per array controller | - |
The arrays these controllers run are on HPE Nimble Storage, with CS Series and HF Series pages of their own, and drives for them are under Nimble Hard Drives and Nimble SSDs.
