HP ProLiant DL160 Gen9 1U rack server Xeon E5-2603v3 6C 1.6GHz 16GB DDR4 2x 1TB SAS H240

1U Rack Server with Xeon E5-2603v3

The HP ProLiant DL160 Gen9 is a 1U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2603v3 six-core processor running at 1.6GHz. It ships with 16GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and two 1TB 7.2K 2.5-inch SAS drives managed by an H240 Smart HBA controller supporting RAID 0, 1 and 5. A 550W hot-swap power supply provides redundancy in a compact chassis designed for balanced compute and storage density.

Suited For And Not Suited For

This server suits organisations needing a dense 1U platform for virtualisation hosts, web tiers or file serving where SAS reliability and hardware RAID are required. It is not suited for buyers who want more storage bays than the eight SFF slots provided, builders who need a second processor installed from the start, or workloads demanding GPU acceleration beyond the basic Matrox G200 graphics core.

Bundled Drives And Controller Impact

The two included 1TB SAS drives deliver immediate mirrored or striped capacity without additional procurement, while the H240 controller brings 12Gb SAS and 6Gb SATA connectivity with on-board RAID 0, 1 and 5 offload. Together they remove the need for a separate RAID card purchase and allow the array to be configured during initial deployment, saving integration time for standard business workloads.