HP ProLiant DL380 G9 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 32GB DDR4 H240ar

Dual Xeon 2U rack server

The HP ProLiant DL380 G9 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 processors running at 2.4GHz. It ships with 32GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory installed across 24 DIMM slots and includes an HP Smart HBA H240ar controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 500W hot-swap redundant power supplies are fitted as standard. The unit contains eight 2.5-inch SFF drive bays with trays and screws supplied but no drives installed.

Verify power, rails and drive needs

Confirm your rack can accommodate a 2U chassis and that you have appropriate sliding rails for this model. The server requires suitable PDU connections for the dual 500W supplies. Plan to populate the eight SFF bays with 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives; the H240ar controller handles both at 12Gb SAS and 6Gb SATA speeds. Memory expansion uses DDR4 ECC registered modules up to 64GB per DIMM, with actual speed dependent on the installed processors.

Suits virtualisation hosts needing dense compute

This configuration fits buyers building a virtualisation host or database node that benefits from 16 physical cores and 32 threads in a compact 2U form factor. It is less suited for workloads requiring GPU acceleration beyond the integrated Matrox G200eH2 with 16MB video memory. Buyers needing more than eight internal drives or NVMe support without adding optional bay kits should evaluate larger chassis options.