HP ProLiant DL380 Gen10 10 Bay SFF Xeon Platinum 8268 256GB DDR4 6x 1.2TB SAS

Virtualization Rack Server

The HP ProLiant DL380 Gen10 is a 2U rackmount server built for business workloads such as virtualization, databases, backups and application hosting. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 processors, each running at 2.90GHz with 12 cores, providing 24 cores in total. The system includes 256GB of DDR4 memory and six 1.2TB SAS drives in a 10-bay SFF chassis.

Capacity and Headroom

The 256GB DDR4 configuration supports multiple virtual machines and data-heavy services, while the installed SAS drives deliver fast storage for operating systems, applications and backups. Memory can scale to 3TB for future growth, and the chassis supports up to 24 SFF drives when additional capacity is required. The six installed drives leave four bays free for immediate expansion without adding enclosures.

Upgrade Path

This server replaces older rackmount systems that lack dual-socket scalability or sufficient memory headroom for modern virtualization clusters. The jump is worth it when workloads demand more than 12 cores per socket, DDR4 memory bandwidth, or hot-plug SAS storage density in a 2U form factor. Buyers needing GPU acceleration or NVMe-only storage should evaluate alternative platforms.