HPE DL380 Gen9 12LFF 1x Xeon E5-2640 v3 256GB DDR4 rack server

HPE DL380 Gen9 12LFF 256GB DDR4 Server

The HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rack server built for virtualisation, database and general-purpose workloads. It arrives with one Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 processor at 2.6GHz and 256GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis supports up to twelve SATA or SAS drives and includes an HP Smart Array P440ar controller with a SAS expander for RAID flexibility.

Suited for memory-heavy single-socket deployments

This configuration fits buyers who need a large DDR4 footprint today and the option to add a second processor later. The two installed 800W hot-plug power supplies and integrated Intel I350/X540 network card providing two 10GbE and two 1GbE ports are ready for production use. Organisations that require dual-socket performance immediately or who need more than twelve drive bays should evaluate a larger chassis.

Deciding specification: 12-bay 3.5-inch LFF chassis

The twelve large-form-factor bays set the storage ceiling for this server. Each bay accepts a 3.5-inch SATA or SAS hard drive or SSD, and the P440ar controller manages RAID across all slots. If your dataset demands more than twelve spindles or you need 2.5-inch small-form-factor density, a different chassis is required.