HPE DL380 Gen9 12LFF 2x Xeon E5-2680v4 384GB DDR4 rack server

HPE DL380 Gen9 12-bay 384 GB DDR4 server

This HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 arrives new in a 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis populated with two Intel Xeon E5-2680v4 processors running at 2.4 GHz and 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. An HP Smart Array P440ar controller with SAS expander manages SATA drives, while dual 10 GbE and dual 1 GbE ports plus iLO Advanced handle connectivity and remote management.

Who this suits and who should look elsewhere

The configuration fits organisations that need a high-core-count, dual-socket platform with massive memory headroom up to 3 TB and flexible 3.5-inch storage density for virtualisation, databases or backup targets. Buyers who require a single-processor design, a smaller drive bay count, or storage interfaces other than SATA and SAS should evaluate different hardware.

Deciding specification — 12 large-form-factor bays

The 12-bay LFF chassis paired with the P440ar controller and SAS expander determines how many 3.5-inch SATA drives you can install and what RAID levels are supported, making it the single attribute that confirms whether this server matches your storage capacity and redundancy requirements.