HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U 12-bay LFF 2× Xeon E5-2609 v3 1.9 GHz 96 GB DDR4 H240ar

2U 12-Bay LFF Server

The HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rackmount server system designed for data-centre workloads. It ships with dual Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processors running at 1.9 GHz and 96 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across 24 DIMM slots. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch large-form-factor drive bays and includes a Smart HBA H240ar controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60. Dual 500 W redundant hot-swap power supplies deliver continuous availability.

Suited for storage-heavy tasks, not GPU compute

This configuration suits organisations that need dense 3.5-inch drive capacity with hardware RAID and redundant power for databases, virtualization hosts or backup targets. The Matrox G200eH2 graphics with 16 MB video memory provides only basic console output, so workloads requiring GPU acceleration or high-performance visualisation should look at a different platform. The installed 96 GB matches the maximum supported by the fitted processors, so memory expansion beyond this level requires a CPU upgrade.

Twelve 3.5-inch bays define the storage ceiling

The single specification that determines fit is the twelve LFF drive bays paired with the H240ar controller. This fixes the maximum raw drive count at twelve 3.5-inch SAS or SATA devices and limits RAID options to the levels the controller supports. No drives are installed, so buyers who need solid-state media must supply their own 2.5-inch SSDs with appropriate carriers or choose a server with small-form-factor bays. The 2U height and dual 500 W supplies complete the physical and power envelope.