HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 1U rack server 2× E5-2643 v3 3.4 GHz 8 GB DDR4 2× 300 GB 15K SAS H240ar

HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 1U Server

The HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9 is a 1U rack server built for dense compute environments. It ships with dual Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 processors, each running at 3.4 GHz with six cores. The system includes 8 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across 24 DIMM slots. Two 300 GB 15K SAS drives and an H240ar controller provide the initial storage foundation.

Suits virtualisation hosts needing high clock speeds

This configuration suits workloads that benefit from high single-thread frequency, such as legacy applications or lightly threaded databases. The 8 GB installed memory and two drive bays occupied limit immediate capacity for memory-heavy consolidation or large local datasets. Buyers who need more storage bays or larger memory footprints from day one should look at a different chassis or configuration.

Sustained load with redundant 500 W power

Under continuous load the dual 500 W hot-swap power supplies share the draw and maintain uptime if one unit fails. The 15K SAS spindles deliver consistent IOPS for random read/write streams without the thermal throttling seen in burst-oriented media. The H240ar controller manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across the SAS backplane, keeping parity calculations steady during extended rebuilds or scrub operations.