HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 2.3GHz 48GB DDR4 2x 146GB SAS H240ar

HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U server

This 2U rack server ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 twelve-core processor at 2.3 GHz and 48 GB of DDR4 ECC memory across 24 DIMM slots. Dual 500 W hot-swap power supplies provide redundancy. The Smart HBA H240ar controller manages two 146 GB 15 K SAS drives in eight SFF bays.

Suits virtualisation hosts needing dense memory

Organisations that require dual processors from day one or want NVMe boot drives should look elsewhere; the system arrives with one CPU and the H240ar does not present NVMe to the OS. Buyers needing more than eight 2.5-inch bays without adding optional cages will also need a different chassis.

48 GB DDR4 handles moderate VM density

The installed 48 GB ceiling is reached with the current single processor; adding a second CPU unlocks the full 3 TB maximum across all 24 slots. Two 146 GB 15 K SAS drives deliver fast sequential I/O but capacity runs out quickly for large datasets, so additional SAS or SATA drives are required for bulk storage.