HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 24-bay SFF Xeon E5-2643v3 3.4GHz 32GB DDR4 P440 4GB FBWC 2U rack server

Server configuration and target workloads

This 2U rack server ships with a single six-core Xeon E5-2643v3 running at 3.4GHz and 32GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. It is built for environments that need dense 2.5-inch drive capacity in a compact chassis, such as virtualisation hosts, database nodes or backup targets. Buyers who require dual-processor compute density or higher core counts per socket will need a different platform.

Drive capacity and memory headroom

The chassis provides 24 small-form-factor bays with trays and screws included, while the Smart Array P440 controller with 4GB flash-backed write cache supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across 12Gb and 6Gb SAS links. Installed memory sits at 32GB, yet the board offers 24 DIMM slots and the architecture allows up to 3TB total when both processor sockets are populated. Workloads that outgrow the single-CPU memory ceiling or need more than 24 drive slots will hit the physical limits of this configuration.

Included accessories and their practical impact

Redundant hot-swap 500W power supplies are fitted as standard, removing a common single point of failure without extra procurement. The P440 controller’s flash-backed write cache accelerates write-heavy RAID levels and protects in-flight data during power loss, a tangible benefit for transactional databases. No operating system, drives or optical media are supplied, so the deployment team must provision storage and software separately.