HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server E5-2609v3 6C 1.9GHz 8GB DDR4 2x 1TB SAS H240ar

Server identity and target user

The HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2609v3 six-core processor running at 1.9 GHz. It ships with 8 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and two 1 TB 7.2K SAS drives managed by a Smart HBA H240ar controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. The platform suits organisations that need a dense, redundant compute node for virtualisation, database or file-serving workloads.

Bundled storage and controller impact

Two 2.5-inch 1 TB SAS drives arrive pre-installed in the eight-bay SFF chassis, giving immediate mirrored or striped capacity without extra cabling. The H240ar HBA provides 12 Gbps SAS and 6 Gbps SATA connectivity, so the installed drives run at their native 6 Gbps link speed while leaving headroom for faster SAS SSDs or additional spindles. No operating system is included, so the installer chooses the hypervisor or OS that matches the licence estate.

Chassis, power and expansion reality

Redundant 500 W hot-swap power supplies keep the system running through a single-module failure, and the 2U form factor fits standard rack rails. The board offers 24 DDR4 DIMM slots across two processor sockets, though only one CPU is populated, so half the slots remain unusable until a second processor kit is added. Three internal bay zones allow growth to 16 or 24 SFF drives, an NVMe option in bay two, or a universal media bay in bay three, giving flexible density upgrades without changing the rack footprint.