HPE DL380 Gen9 12LFF 2x Xeon E5-2640 v3 32GB DDR4 rack server

DL380 Gen9 12-bay server

The HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 processors running at 2.6GHz. It ships with 32GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and supports up to 3TB across its DIMM slots. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch drive bays wired to an HP Smart Array P440ar SAS controller with an expander. Dual 800W hot-plug power supplies and HPE iLO remote management are included.

Suits dense storage workloads

This platform fits organisations that need large-capacity SATA or SAS storage in a compact rack footprint, such as backup repositories, archival stores or software-defined storage nodes. The twelve-bay layout and integrated 10GbE networking support high-throughput data ingest. Buyers who require direct-attached PCIe flash or U.2/U.3 devices should look elsewhere, as the backplane and controller are designed for traditional spinning media and SAS SSDs.

Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays

The single specification that determines fit is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch LFF chassis. It dictates the maximum raw capacity, the physical drive form factor and the airflow path for the installed 800W power supplies. If the deployment calls for a different bay count, 2.5-inch drives or a shorter chassis depth, this server will not meet the requirement.